# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/karen-black
# Generated: 2026-08-14T01:57:29.324Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/karen-black"
name: "Karen Black"
slug: "karen-black"
description: "Karen Blanche Black was an American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter. She rose to prominence for her work in studio and independent films in the 1970s, frequently portraying eccentric and offbeat characters, and established herself as a figure of New Hollywood. Her career spanned 50 years and includes nearly 200 credits in both independent and mainstream films. Black received numerous accolades throughout her career, including two Golden Globe Awards, as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress."
tagline: "American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter (1939-2013)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/KarenBlackDIFFApr10.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1939-07-01"
deathDate: "2013-08-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.8143662096809975
  historical:           24.88829733333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000947/"
    handle:    "nm0000947"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.karenblack.net/"
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    title: "Karen Black"
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    title: "Karen Black"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Կարեն Բլեք"
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    title: "Karen Black"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump