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Singer, television personality, co-founder of the pop music trio Wilson Phillips, and daughter of Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson
Author, singer, a survivor of anorexia nervosa, and daughter of musician Pat Boone
Lead singer of the all-female rock band The Go-Go’s, who went on to have a prolific solo career
Jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer who worked closely with producer Phil Ramone on Karen Carpenter’s 1979 solo album
Comedian, singer, actress, and author known for her groundbreaking comedy-variety series, “The Carol Burnett Show”
Carpenters’ Drummer, a former child star, and an original “Mickey Mouse Club” Mouseketeer
A former child star and music writer for Rolling Stone and numerous publications throughout the 1960s and 1970s
Author, singer, businesswoman, health spokesperson, and actress who first appeared in the television role of Chrissy Snow in “Three’s Company”
Music educator and author of the acclaimed national bestseller Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter
English-born, Australian-raised singer, actress, philanthropist, and a close friend of Karen Carpenter
Musician, record company executive, philanthropist, and former politician who dated Karen Carpenter in the mid-1970s
Dated Richard Carpenter and was Karen Carpenter’s hair and makeup stylist on tour during the early 1970s
Comedian, writer, and producer who went viral for the snap heard round the world on an episode of “Jeopardy”
Singer and Tony Award-winning actress known for her role in Broadway’s “Wicked,” in addition to numerous television and movie appearances
Filipino-American cultural critic, writer, queer studies scholar, and the author of Why Karen Carpenter Matters
Child prodigy, played drums professionally, toured with Lionel Hampton, and in high school taught Karen Carpenter to drum
Playright, librettist, actor, and graphic artist who for many years was a record executive for A&M Records where the Carpenters recorded
An original cast member of the television music drama “Fame,” who later portrayed Karen Carpenter in the TV movie “The Karen Carpenter Story”
Academy Award-winning screenwriter for Rain Man and writer for the teleplay for TV’s “The Karen Carpenter Story”