Karen Black
Current Interest
1.5
Current interest in this person
Rating Distribution
Based on 117 rated titles
Title
Year
Attention
House of 1000 Corpses
as Mother Firefly
2003
51.6
Capricorn One
as Judy Drinkwater
1977
49.8
Nashville
as Connie White
1975
45.9
The Great Gatsby
as Myrtle Wilson
1974
45.4
Five Easy Pieces
as Rayette Dipesto
1970
45.2
Airport 1975
as Nancy Pryor
1974
42.0
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
as Self (archive footage)
2015
40.8
Family Plot
as Fran
1976
40.7
The Day of the Locust
as Faye Greener
1975
37.5
Invaders from Mars
as Linda Magnusson
1986
35.4
Burnt Offerings
as Marian Rolf
1976
35.4
It's Alive III: Island of the Alive
as Ellen Jarvis
1987
33.3
The Outfit
as Bett Harrow
1973
32.4
Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering
as June Rhodes
1996
29.2
Trilogy of Terror
as Julie / Millicent Larimore / Therese Larimore / Amelia
1975
28.6
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
as Joanne
1982
24.1
Killer Fish
as Kate
1979
21.6
Out of the Dark
as Ruth Wilson
1988
20.5
You're a Big Boy Now
as Amy Partlett
1966
20.2
Eternal Evil
as Janus
1985
18.7
A Gunfight
as Jenny Simms
1971
18.0
Night Angel
as Rita
1990
17.5
Teknolust
as Dirty Dick
2002
17.3
Born to Win
as Parm
1971
17.2
Cut and Run
as Karin
1985
17.1
The Double 0 Kid
as Mrs. Elliot
1992
16.3
Cisco Pike
as Sue
1971
16.0
The Last Horror Film
as Karen Black (uncredited)
1982
15.6
Some Guy Who Kills People
as Ruth Boyd
2011
14.6
Zapped Again!
as Homeroom Teacher
1990
14.5
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as Self
2003
13.4
Auntie Lee's Meat Pies
as Auntie Lee
1992
13.2
Ooga Booga
as Mrs. Allardyce
2013
13.0
Children of the Night
as Karen Thompson
1991
13.0
Altman on His Own Terms
as Self
2000
13.0
The Independent
as Karen Black
2000
13.0
Homer and Eddie
as Belle
1989
12.8
Wild in Blue
as Justine
2014
12.5
Curse of the Forty-Niner
as Aunt Nelly
2002
12.2
Dark Blood
as Motel Woman
2012
12.0
Drive, He Said
as Olive
1971
11.4
Savage Dawn
as Rachel
1985
11.3
Red Dirt
as Aunt Summer
2000
11.1
She Loves Me Not
as Karla
2013
10.9
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
as Self
2009
10.6
Evil Spirits
as Ella Purdy
1991
10.1
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
as Agrippina
2005
9.1
Final Judgement
as Mrs. Sorrel
1992
8.6
Wamego: Ultimatum
as Self
2009
8.1
Whitepaddy
as Mrs. Leider
2006
8.1
Paris
as Chantelle
2003
7.9
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
as Self
2004
7.6
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
as Martha Gelhorn
1988
7.3
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
as Zee
1983
6.9
Mirror Mirror
as Susan Gordon
1990
6.8
The Roller Blade Seven
as Tarot
1991
6.5
Gypsy 83
as Bambi LeBleau
2001
6.2
The Invisible Kid
as Mom
1988
6.0
Suffering Man's Charity
as Renee
2007
5.6
Soulkeeper
as Martha la Magnifica
2001
5.4
Hostage
as Laura Lawrence
1987
5.3
Chanel Solitaire
as Emilienne d'Alençon
1981
5.3
Separate Ways
as Valentine Colby
1981
5.1
A Single Woman
as Storyteller
2008
4.9
Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop
as Investigator Evelyn Carter
1980
4.7
Martin's Day
as Karen
1985
4.6
Repo Chick
as Aunt De La Chasse
2009
4.4
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
as Self (archive footage)
2013
3.7
Bad Manners
as Gladys Fitzpatrick
1984
3.7
Where the Ladies Go
as Helen
1980
3.1
Read You Like a Book
as Kate
2006
2.8
Club Fed
as Sally Rich
1990
2.6
The Pyx
as Elizabeth Lucy
1973
2.3
Crimetime
as Millicent
1996
2.2
Bound and Gagged: A Love Story
as Carla
1993
2.2
Airports
2025
2.0
Return of the Roller Blade Seven
as Tarot
1993
2.0
Miss Right
as Amy
1982
2.0
Harold Buttleman: Daredevil Stuntman
as Mrs. Buttleman
2003
1.8
Wanderlust
as Herself
2006
1.8
One Long Night
as Barbara
2007
1.7
Firecracker
as Sandra / Eleanor
2005
1.7
Rhinoceros
as Daisy
1974
1.6
The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver
as Miriam Oliver / Sandy
1977
1.4
Haunting Fear
as Dr. Julia Harcourt
1990
1.4
Legend of The Roller Blade Seven
as Tarot
1993
1.4
Rubin & Ed
as Rula
1992
1.3
The Grass Is Singing
as Mary Turner
1981
1.2
The Blue Tooth Virgin
as Zena
2008
1.1
Twisted Justice
as Mrs. Granger
1990
1.1
Letters from the Big Man
as Sean's Colleague
2011
1.0
Fallen Arches
as Lucy Romano
2000
1.0
Invisible Dad
as Courtney Whitmer
1998
1.0
A Light in the Darkness
as Mrs. Melnick
2002
0.9
Caged Fear
as Blanche
1991
0.7
The Donor
as Mrs. Springle
2001
0.6
Plan 10 from Outer Space
as Nehor
1995
0.5
Henry Jaglom Finds 'A Safe Place'
as Self
2010
0.5
Little Laura and Big John
as Laura
1973
0.5
Plotting 'Family Plot'
as Self
2001
0.5
Double Duty
as Annabelle
2009
0.5
America Brown
as Marianne Brown
2005
0.5
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
as Self
2010
0.3
Irene in Time
as Sheila Shivvers
2009
0.3
Dr. Rage
as Molly
2005
0.2
Mr. Horn
as Ernestina Crawford
1979
0.2
Hollywood Dreams
as Luna
2007
0.2Bottomless Pit
as Karen Black
2015
0.2
Watercolors
as Mrs. Martin
2008
0.1
Dinosaur Valley Girls
as Ro-Kell
1995
0.1
Stuck!
as The Neighbor Lady
2009
0.1
The Prime Time
as Betty
1960
0.1Maria My Love
as Maria
2012
0.1
Nothing Special
as May
2010
0.1
Contamination
as Mavis
2008
0.1
OowieWanna
as The Donna
2012
0.1
Oliver Twisted
as Mrs. Mary Happ
2000
0.1
WAMEGO: Making Movies Anywhere
as Self
2004
0.1Meet the Eye
2009
0.1Frequently Asked Questions About Karen Black
Karen Black has appeared in 119 titles, including 119 movies and 0 television shows.
The earliest title currently listed in Karen Black's filmography is The Prime Time (1960).
The most recent title featuring Karen Black is Airports (2025).
One of the highest rated titles featuring Karen Black is Altman on His Own Terms with an IMDb rating of 8.5.
Karen Black has been active for approximately 65 years, with credits spanning from 1960 to 2025.
Titles featuring Karen Black currently have an average IMDb rating of 5.4.
The busiest years in Karen Black's career include 2009, 1990, 2000.
