HORROR MOVIES 101

Ode to Karen Black

Don't worry she is not dead but I had been watching a few movies this last week and a couple of them starred Karen Black, I started wondering exactly how many movies she has done and was just floored.  She is definately a working actor and has her own unique way of bringing a character to life.  I just thought I would copy the list of her movies from IMBD.com, from over the years and see how many you have seen and how many you like.  So, what are some of your favorites?

1. Heated Rivalry (details only on IMDbPro)

Re:Ode to Karen Black

divinemsjunebug:

Don't worry she is not dead but I had been watching a few movies this last week and a couple of them starred Karen Black, I started wondering exactly how many movies she has done and was just floored.  She is definately a working actor and has her own unique way of bringing a character to life.  I just thought I would copy the list of her movies from IMBD.com, from over the years and see how many you have seen and how many you like.  So, what are some of your favorites?

1. Heated Rivalry (details only on IMDbPro)

Actress:

1. Go Straight to Hell (2010) (pre-production) .... Lacy
2. Nothing Special (2010) (filming) .... May
3. Stuck! (2010) (post-production) .... Next Door Neighbor Lady
4. Katie Q (2009) (post-production) .... Blanche
5. Double Duty (2009) (completed) .... Annabelle
6. A Single Woman (2009) (completed) .... Storyteller
   
   
7. Irene in Time (2009) .... Sheila
8. First Time Long Time (2009) .... Dr. Shneidel
9. The Blue Tooth Virgin (2008) .... Zena
10. Watercolors (2008) .... Mrs. Martin
11. Contamination (2008) .... Mavis
12. One Long Night (2007) .... Barbara
13. Suffering Man's Charity (2007) .... Renee
    ... aka Ghost Writer (International: English title: DVD title)
14. Read You Like a Book (2006) .... Kate
15. Hollywood Dreams (2006) .... Luna
16. Whitepaddy (2006) .... Mrs. Leider
17. Firecracker (2005) .... Sandra/Eleanor
    ... aka Steve Balderson's Firecracker (Australia: DVD title)
18. Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula (2005) .... Agrippina
19. My Suicidal Sweetheart (2005) .... Grace's Mom
    ... aka Crazy for Love (USA: new title)
    ... aka Max & Grace (USA: festival title)
20. Compartment (2005/I) (voice) .... Kate Burns
    ... aka Carma (USA: new title)
21. Dr. Rage (2005) .... Molly
    ... aka Nightmare Hostel (UK)
    ... aka The Straun House (USA: video title)
22. Birth of Industry (2004) .... Sara
23. America Brown (2004) .... Marianne Brown
24. Summer Solstice (2003) .... Dr. McDermott
25. Paris (2003) .... Chantelle
26. House of 1000 Corpses (2003) .... Mother Firefly
27. "Russkie v Gorode Angelov" .... Patricia Sommers (1 episode, 2003)
    ... aka "Русские в Городе Ангелов" (Russia)
    ... aka "Russians in the City of Angels" (International: English title)
        - Priklyuchenie (2003) TV episode .... Patricia Sommers
28. "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" .... Vera Morgan (1 episode, 2003)
    ... aka "Law & Order: CI" (USA: promotional abbreviation)
        - Con-Text (2003) TV episode .... Vera Morgan
29. Curse of the Forty-Niner (2002) .... Aunt Nelly
    ... aka Curse of the 49er (USA: MIFED title)
    ... aka Miner's Massacre (USA: video title)
30. A Light in the Darkness (2002) .... Mrs. Melnick
31. Buttleman (2002) .... Mrs. Buttleman
    ... aka Harold Buttleman, Daredevil Stuntman (USA: DVD title)
32. Teknolust (2002) .... Dirty Dick
33. Soulkeeper (2001) .... Magnificent Martha
34. Hard Luck (2001) .... Aunt Judy
35. Gypsy 83 (2001) .... Bambi LeBleau
36. Red Dirt (2000) .... Aunt Summer
37. The Donor (2000) .... Mrs. Springle
38. Inviati speciali (2000)
39. Oliver Twisted (2000) .... Mrs. Mary Happ
    
    
40. "Rude Awakening" .... Crystal Garcia (2 episodes, 1999)
        - One Birthday at a Time (1999) TV episode .... Crystal Garcia
        - The Grateful Living (1999) TV episode .... Crystal Garcia
41. Paradise Cove (1999) .... Ma
42. The Underground Comedy Movie (1999) .... Mother
43. Mascara (1999) .... Aunt Eloise
44. Charades (1998) .... Jude
    ... aka Felons
    ... aka First Degree (USA: video title)
45. "Party of Five" .... Doreen Jablonsky (1 episode, 1998)
        - One Christmas, to Go (1998) TV episode .... Doreen Jablonsky
46. Malaika (1998) .... Jessica Martin
    ... aka Tons of Trouble (USA: video title)
47. Bury the Evidence (1998) .... The Mother
48. My Neighbor's Daughter (1998) (TV) .... Social Worker
    ... aka Angel Blue (USA: video title)
49. Sugar: The Fall of the West (1998)
50. "Profiler" .... Evie Long (1 episode, 1998)
        - Cycle of Violence (1998) TV episode .... Evie Long
51. Invisible Dad (1998) (V) .... Courtney Whitmer
52. Stripping for Jesus (1998)
53. Light Speed (1998)
54. Fallen Arches (1998) .... Lucy Romano
55. Waiting for Dr. MacGuffin (1998) .... Dental Assistant
56. I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998) .... Whip Lady
    ... aka Ed Wood's I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
    ... aka I Awoke Early the Day I Died (USA)
57. Modern Rhapsody (1997)
58. Conceiving Ada (1997) .... Lady Byron/Mother Coer
    ... aka Leidenschaftliche Berechnung (Germany)
59. Stir (1997) .... Dr. Gabrielle Kessler
60. "The Hunger" .... Miss Gati (1 episode, 1997)
        - Menage a Trois (1997) TV episode .... Miss Gati
61. Men (1997) .... Alex
62. Dogtown (1997) .... Rose Van Horn
63. Un angelo a New York (1996) (TV) .... Mrs. Tender
    ... aka New York Crossing (USA)
64. Crimetime (1996) .... Millicent
65. Cries of Silence (1996) .... Rose Walsh
    ... aka Sister Island (USA: new title)
66. Children of the Corn: The Gathering (1996) (V) .... June Rhodes
    ... aka Deadly Harvest
67. Every Minute Is Goodbye (1996) .... Schubert
    ... aka Death Before Sunrise (UK: cable TV title)
    ... aka Devotion (USA: alternative title)
68. Movies Money Murder (1996) .... Bettie
    ... aka Breaking Up with Paul (USA)
69. Dinosaur Valley Girls (1996) .... Ro-Kell
70. The Wacky Adventures of Dr. Boris and Nurse Shirley (1995) .... Evelyn
71. Plan 10 from Outer Space (1995) .... Nehor
72. Starstruck (1995) .... Bertha
73. Too Bad About Jack (1994)
74. "In the Heat of the Night" .... Carla Ray (1 episode, 1993)
        - A Dish Best Served Cold (1993) TV episode .... Carla Ray
75. Dark Blood (1993) .... Motel Woman
76. The Trust (1993) .... Maria Vandermeer
77. Tuesday Never Comes (1993) .... Michelle
78. "Moon Over Miami" .... Lorraine Pitzer (1 episode, 1993)
        - Watching the Detectives (1993) TV episode .... Lorraine Pitzer
79. Auntie Lee's Meat Pies (1992) .... Auntie Lee
80. Final Judgement (1992) .... Mrs. Sorrel
81. The Double 0 Kid (1992) (V) .... Mrs. Elliot
82. Caged Fear (1992) .... Blanche
    ... aka Hotel Oklahoma
    ... aka Innocent Young Female (UK: video title)
    ... aka Jail Force (USA)
83. Bound and Gagged: A Love Story (1992) .... Carla
84. Dead Girls Don't Tango (1992) .... Insp. Wilson
85. Legend of the Roller Blade Seven (1992) .... Tarot
86. Return of the Roller Blade Seven (1992) .... Tarot
87. Quiet Fire (1991) (V) .... Kim Martino
88. Children of the Night (1991) .... Karen Thompson
89. Rubin and Ed (1991) .... Rula
90. The Killers Edge (1991) .... Barrett
    ... aka Blood Money
91. Haunting Fear (1991) .... Dr. Julia Harcourt
92. "ABC Weekend Specials" .... Miss Kuchenbacker (1 episode, 1991)
        - Ralph S. Mouse (1991) TV episode .... Miss Kuchenbacker
93. The Roller Blade Seven (1991) .... Tarot
94. Club Fed (1990) .... Sally Rich
95. The Children (1990) .... Sybil Lullmer
    ... aka Meine liebe Rose (West Germany)
96. Mirror Mirror (1990) .... Susan Gordon
97. Night Angel (1990) .... Rita
    ... aka Hellborn (UK: video title)
98. Zapped Again! (1990) (V) .... Substitute Teacher
99. Twisted Justice (1990) .... Mrs. Granger
100. Overexposed (1990) .... Mrs. Trowbridge
101. Fatal Encounter (1990)
102. Evil Spirits (1990) .... Ella Purdy
     
     
103. Homer and Eddie (1989) .... Belle
104. "Miami Vice" .... Helen Jackson (1 episode, 1989)
         - Victims of Circumstance (1989) TV episode .... Helen Jackson
105. Out of the Dark (1989) .... Ruth Wilson
106. Judgement (1989) .... Tiffany Powers
     ... aka Hitz
107. Dixie Lanes (1988) .... Zelma Putnam
     ... aka Relative Secrets (USA: video title)
108. The Invisible Kid (1988) .... Mom
109. The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (1988)
     ... aka Hemingway, festa e morte (Italy: TV title)
110. Platinum Blonde (1988)
111. Hostage (1987) .... Laura Lawrence
     ... aka Colt: Flight 802 (USA)
112. It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987) .... Ellen Jarvis
     ... aka Island of the Alive (USA)
     ... aka It's Alive 3: Island of the Alive (USA: DVD box title)
113. "Faerie Tale Theatre" .... Sea Witch (1 episode, 1987)
     ... aka "Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre" (USA)
         - The Little Mermaid (1987) TV episode .... Sea Witch
114. "Worlds Beyond" (1 episode, 1987)
         - Suffer Little Children (1987) TV episode
115. Flight of the Spruce Goose (1986) .... Gloria
     ... aka Lot swierkowej gesi (Poland)
116. Invaders from Mars (1986) .... Linda Magnusson
117. "Murder, She Wrote" .... Dr. Sylvia Dunn (1 episode, 1986)
         - One Good Bid Deserves a Murder (1986) TV episode .... Dr. Sylvia Dunn
118. Savage Dawn (1985) .... Rachel
119. Inferno in diretta (1985) .... Karin
     ... aka Amazon: Savage Adventure
     ... aka Cut and Run (International: English title)
     ... aka Straight to Hell (International: English title: literal title)
120. "The Hitchhiker" .... Kay Mason (1 episode, 1985)
     ... aka "Deadly Nightmares" (UK: video compilation title)
     ... aka "Le voyageur" (France)
         - Hired Help (1985) TV episode .... Kay Mason
121. "E/R" .... Sheila Sheinfeld (3 episodes, 1984-1985)
         - Merry Wives of Sheinfeld: Part 2 (1985) TV episode .... Sheila Sheinfeld
         - Merry Wives of Sheinfeld: Part 1 (1985) TV episode .... Sheila Sheinfeld
         - Enter Romance (1984) TV episode .... Sheila Sheinfeld
122. The Blue Man (1985) .... Janus
     ... aka Eternal Evil (Australia: DVD title)
123. Growing Pains (1984) .... Gladys Fitzpatrick
     ... aka Bad Manners
124. Martin's Day (1984) .... Karen
125. A Stroke of Genius (1984)
126. Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? (1983) .... Zee
127. Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982) .... Joanne
128. La donna giusta (1982) .... Amy
     ... aka Miss Right (USA)
129. Chanel Solitaire (1981) .... Emilienne d'Alençon
130. Gräset sjunger (1981) .... Mary Turner
     ... aka Killing Heat (USA)
     ... aka The Grass Is Singing
131. Separate Ways (1981) .... Valentine Colby
132. Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop (1980) (TV) .... Officer Evelyn Carter
     ... aka The Other Side of Fear
133. The Last Word (1980) .... Paula Herbert
     ... aka Danny Travis
     ... aka The Number (UK)
134. Where the Ladies Go (1980) (TV) .... Helen
135. Power (1980) (TV) .... Rose Vanda-Buchanan
     
     
136. Killer Fish (1979) .... Kate Neville
     ... aka Deadly Treasure of the Piranha
     ... aka Killer fish agguato sul fondo (Italy)
     ... aka Naked Sun (Philippines: English title)
     ... aka O Peixe Assassino (Brazil)
     ... aka The Naked Sun
     ... aka Treasure of the Piranha
137. Mr. Horn (1979) (TV) .... Ernestina Crawford
138. Because He's My Friend (1978) (TV) .... Anne
     ... aka Love Under Pressure (Canada: English title: video title)
139. The Squeeze (1978) .... Clarisse Saunders
     ... aka Controrapina (Italy)
     ... aka Der Diamantencoup (West Germany)
     ... aka Diamond Thieves
     ... aka Gretchko (West Germany)
     ... aka L'ultimo colpo (Italy)
     ... aka Rip Off - The Diamond Connection (West Germany: video box title)
     ... aka The Heist
     ... aka The Rip-Off (Philippines: English title)
140. In Praise of Older Women (1978) .... Maya
     ... aka En hommage aux femmes de trente ans (Canada: French title)
141. Capricorn One (1978) .... Judy Drinkwater
142. The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver (1977) (TV) .... Miriam Oliver/Sandy
143. Burnt Offerings (1976) .... Marian Rolf
     ... aka Ballata macabra (Italy)
144. Family Plot (1976) .... Fran
145. Ace Up My Sleeve (1976) .... Susan Winters
     ... aka Crime and Passion (USA)
     ... aka Frankensteins Spukschloß (West Germany)
146. Nashville (1975) .... Connie White
147. The Day of the Locust (1975) .... Faye Greener
148. Trilogy of Terror (1975) (TV) .... Julie/Millicent Larimore/Therese Larimore/Amelia
     ... aka Tales of Terror (USA)
     ... aka Terror of the Doll (USA)
149. Airport 1975 (1974) .... Nancy Pryor
     ... aka Airport '75 (International: English title: informal title)
150. Law and Disorder (1974) .... Gloria
151. The Great Gatsby (1974) .... Myrtle Wilson
152. Rhinoceros (1974) .... Daisy
     ... aka Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros (Australia: DVD box title) (USA: poster title)
153. The Outfit (1973) .... Bett Harrow
154. The Pyx (1973) .... Elizabeth Lucy
     ... aka La lunule (Canada: French title)
     ... aka The Hooker Cult Murders
155. Little Laura and Big John (1973) .... Laura
156. "Ghost Story" .... Barbara Sanders (1 episode, 1972)
     ... aka "Circle of Fear" (USA: new title)
         - Bad Connection (1972) TV episode .... Barbara Sanders
157. Portnoy's Complaint (1972) .... Mary Jane Reid (The Monkey)
158. Cisco Pike (1972) .... Sue
159. Born to Win (1971) .... Parm
     ... aka Addict
     ... aka Born to Lose
160. A Gunfight (1971) .... Jenny Simms
     ... aka Gunfight (USA)
161. Drive, He Said (1971) .... Olive
162. Five Easy Pieces (1970) .... Rayette Dipesto
163. Hastings Corner (1970) (TV) .... Jenny Honker
164. Freedom (1970/II)
     
     
165. "The Name of the Game" .... Monica (1 episode, 1969)
         - Give Till It Hurts (1969) TV episode .... Monica
166. Easy Rider (1969) .... Karen
167. Hard Contract (1969) .... Ellen
168. "Adam-12" .... Susan Decker (1 episode, 1968)
         - Log 132: Producer (1968) TV episode .... Susan Decker
169. "Judd for the Defense" .... Alethea Staunton (1 episode, 1968)
         - The Devil's Surrogate (1968) TV episode .... Alethea Staunton
170. "Mannix" .... Elaine Tate (1 episode, 1968)
         - License to Kill - Limit Three People (1968) TV episode .... Elaine Tate
171. "The Second Hundred Years" (1967) TV series .... Marcia Garroway (unknown episodes, 1967-1968)
172. "The Iron Horse" .... Patricia Dunne (1 episode, 1967)
         - The Prisoner (1967) TV episode .... Patricia Dunne
173. "The Invaders" .... Claudia Stone (1 episode, 1967)
         - The Ransom (1967) TV episode .... Claudia Stone
174. "The Big Valley" .... Carla Roberts (1 episode, 1967)
         - Days of Grace (1967) TV episode .... Carla Roberts
175. "Run for Your Life" .... Jennifer Palmer (1 episode, 1967)
         - Tell It to the Dead (1967) TV episode .... Jennifer Palmer
176. "The F.B.I." .... Lorraine Chapman (1 episode, 1967)
         - The Satellite (1967) TV episode .... Lorraine Chapman
177. You're a Big Boy Now (1966) .... Amy Partlett
178. The Prime Time (1960) .... Painted woman
     ... aka Hell Kitten
     ... aka Summer Madness (USA: promotional title)
     

   Wow.  There are a LOT of really good movies on that list!   I have seen MOST of the later ones beginning with  "Airport 1975"  (One of the best movies ever with an All-Star cast including Charleton Heston and Linda Blair!)-  and the most excellent TV movie from 1975 called  "Trilogy of Terror"  all the way through  "House of 1,000 Corpses"  and including such masterpieces as "Capricorn One"  and  "Burnt Offerings"  and  "Haunting Fear" ...   I cannot say that Karen Black is my favorite actress or if I find her all that sexy but she HAS appeared in some of my favorite movies...

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