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Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection

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Following Karen Carpenter's meteoric climb to stardom in the 1970s and the little-known anorexia nervosa diagnosis that resulted in her untimely death.

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Cast

Karen Carpenter

Karen Carpenter

Self (archive footage)

Richard Carpenter

Richard Carpenter

Self (archive footage)

Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John

Self (archive footage)

Cynthia Gibb

Cynthia Gibb

Self

Suzanne Somers

Suzanne Somers

Self

Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth

Self

Belinda Carlisle

Belinda Carlisle

Self

Carol Burnett

Carol Burnett

Self

Cubby O'Brien

Cubby O'Brien

Self

Carnie Wilson

Carnie Wilson

Self

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