- Acting films
- 81
- Acting avg
- 5.81
- Peak run
- 1975’77
- Oscar noms
- 1
Acting films, by TMDB rating
The career
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 25+ votes
Karen by the numbers
Average
5.81
38 rated films
Vote weighted
5.94
bigger films count more
Median
5.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.82
rating spread
Career
49y
1966 to 2014
Total votes
10.7K
across every film
Best
7.3
Nashville
Worst
5.6
Invaders from Mars
Newest first
Filmography
| 2015 |  Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief | Self (archive footage) | 7.6 | 890 |
| 2014 |  Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Linda Magnusson (archive footage) (uncredited) | 7.2 | 182 |
| 2014 | Wild in Blue | Justine | · | 22 |
| 2013 |  Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia | Self (archive footage) | 7.6 | 34 |
| 2013 | Ooga Booga | Mrs. Allardyce | · | 22 |
| 2012 |  Dark Blood | Motel Woman | 6.0 | 25 |
| 2011 |  Some Guy Who Kills People | Ruth Boyd | 6.1 | 118 |
| 2009 | Stuck! | The Neighbor Lady | · | 7 |
| 2009 |  Repo Chick | Aunt De La Chasse | · | 22 |
| 2009 |  Irene in Time | Sheila Shivvers | · | 6 |
| 2009 |  No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos | Self | · | 13 |
| 2008 |  Watercolors | Mrs. Martin | 5.5 | 44 |
| 2007 |  Hollywood Dreams | Luna | · | 9 |
| 2007 |  Suffering Man's Charity | Renee | · | 21 |
| 2005 | America Brown | Marianne Brown | · | 5 |
| 2005 |  Firecracker | Sandra / Eleanor | · | 16 |
| 2005 |  Crazy for Love | Grace's Mom | · | 8 |
| 2005 | Dr. Rage | Molly | · | 8 |
| 2003 |  Paris | Chantelle | · | 5 |
| 2003 |  House of 1000 Corpses | Mother Firefly | 6.2 | 1,847 |
Better together?
Karen Black's regulars
- Henry JaglomDirector and actor · 3 films
- Bruce DernCo-star · 3 films · 6.23 avg▲+0.29
- Ivan PasserDirector and actor · 3 films · 5.40 avg▼−0.51
- Steve BaldersonDirector and actor · 2 films
- George KaczenderDirector and actor · 2 films
- Robert HoustonDirector and actor · 2 films
- Robert AltmanDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.59 avg▲+0.61
- Trent HarrisDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.50 avg▲+0.27
- George SluizerDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.00 avg▼−0.17
- Antonio MargheritiDirector and actor · 2 films · 4.70 avg▼−0.89
- Lynn Hershman-LeesonDirector and actor · 2 films · 4.50 avg▼−0.65
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Henry Jaglom and Karen Black movies · Karen Black and Bruce Dern movies · Ivan Passer and Karen Black movies · Steve Balderson and Karen Black movies
Takes
On Karen Black
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1971Karen Black