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Actor Born: July 1, 1942 in Park Ridge, IL Biography:Though her career of the late '80s and early '90s might indicate otherwise, "Karen Black" is one of Hollywood's finest actresses and has appeared in a number of well-wrought dramas. Born Karen Ziegler, she began her professional acting career after graduating from Northwestern University. After appearing in a few revues off-Broadway, Black enrolled in the Actor's Studio to study under "Lee Strasberg". She made her film debut as a teenage artist's model in exploitation filmmaker "Herschel Gordon Lewis"' The Prime Time (1960). In 1965, Black appeared on Broadway in The Playroom which only ran for a month, but did garner her a nomination for a New York Critic's Circle award. She then appeared in "Francis Ford Coppola"'s "You're a Big Boy Now" (1967). She next appeared in "Hard Contact" (1969), but did not become well known until her convincing portrayal of a spaced-out LSD-taking hooker in the box-office... Full Biography
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