Karen Black

Karen Black in Five Easy Pieces, 1970 Last week, one of cinema’s most loved actresses Karen Black passed away aged 74, leaving behind her an influential and imaginative trail of over 100 films that helped to redefine the cinema during the 1960s and 70s. With her signature tumbling curls, ski-slope nose, crossed eyes and strong, often crazed female roles, she had a bombshell sex appeal partnered with a dark air of unhinged vulnerability. Black’s roles...