Photos: Actress Karen Black dead at 74
Karen Black, the prolific actress who appeared in more than 100 movies and was featured in such counterculture favorites as "Easy Rider," ''Five Easy Pieces" and "Nashville," has died in Los Angeles. Black's husband, Stephen Eckelberry, says the actress died Thursday from complications from cancer. She was 74.
Actress Karen Black dead at 74
FILE - This June 11, 2009 file photo shows actress Karen Black, a cast member in "Irene in Time," at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles. The "Easy Rider" and "Five Easy Pieces" star Black, 74, has died. Her husband, Stephen Eckelberry, says the actress died Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013, after battling cancer. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)
Actress Karen Black dead at 74
Portrait of US actress Karen Black taken in 1978. (AP Photo)
Actress Karen Black dead at 74
US actress Karen Black holds her son Hunter in their apartment in New York's Greenwich Village, United States in 1982. (AP Photo/W. Abbott)
Actress Karen Black dead at 74
Portrait of US actress Karen Black taken in 1982. (AP Photo)
Actress Karen Black dead at 74
Henry Jaglom, left, writer and director of the film "Irene in Time," greets cast member Karen Black at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, Thursday, June 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Actress Karen Black dead at 74
Karen Black, nominated for best supporting actress for her role in "Five Easy Pieces," arrives at the Academy Awards presentations in Los Angeles, April 15, 1971. (AP Photo)
Actress Karen Black dead at 74
The cast of the Broadway show "Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean" celebrate the debut of the play backstage at New York's Martin Beck Theatre, Thursday night, Feb. 19, 1982. From left are, Sandy Dennis, Cher, making her Broadway debut, and Karen Black. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Actress Karen Black dead at 74
Director Robert Altman, right, poses with actresses, from left, Karen Black, Sandy Dennis and Cher in New York City, Monday, Dec. 29, 1981. They are starting rehearsals for a Broadway-bound play "Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean." (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)
Actress Karen Black dead at 74
Jack Nicholson, right, and co-star Karen Black appear together at New York's Philharmonic Hall to attend the premiere of their new film "Five Easy Pieces," Sept. 11, 1970. (AP Photo)
Actress Karen Black dead at 74
Johnny Cash looks down at Karen Black in a scene from the film 'A Gunfight' in Hollywood, California, July 15, 1970. (AP Photo)
Actress Karen Black dead at 74
Actor Robert DoQui hugs fellow actress Karen Black prior to the 25th anniversary screening of "Nashville" at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif., Thursday, June 22, 2000. DoQui portrayed Wade and Black portrayed Connie White in Robert Altman's film. The event kicks off a five-week retrospective of Altman's films. (AP Photo/Michael Caulfield)