Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls.

Drama Music Animation

Merrill Gruver

(Karen (voice))

Michael Edwards

(Richard (voice))

Melissa Brown

(Mother (voice))

Rob LaBelle

(Dad / Mr. A&M (voice))

Cynthia Schneider

(Dionne Warwick (voice))

Todd Haynes

(Todd Donovan)

Bruce Tuthill

(Narrator (voice))

Gwen Kraus

(Narrator (voice))

Nannie Doyle

(Cherry Boone)

Larry Kole

(Announcer)

Joanne Barrett

(Self-Singer)

Michelle Manenti

(Michelle Hoyt, Musician)

Moira McCarty

((voice))

Richard Nixon

(Self (archive footage))

Ronald Reagan

(Self (archive footage))