| Karen Black | |
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| Character | Myrtle Wilson |
| Date of Birth | July 1, 1939 |
| Origin | Park Ridge, Illinois, USA |
| IMDb profile | |
Karen Black (born July 1, 1939 - August 8, 2013) was an American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter. She was noted for appearing in such films as Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, Rhinoceros, The Day of the Locust, Nashville, Airport 1975, and Alfred Hitchcock's final film, Family Plot. Over the course of her career, she won two Golden Globe Awards (out of three nominations), and an Academy Award nomination in 1970 for Best Supporting Actress, among numerous other honors.[1]
She portrayed Myrtle Wilson in the 1974 film adaption of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.