LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST:
Actress Karen Black died yesterday in Los Angeles, after a long battle with cancer. She was 74 years old.
DAVID GREENE, HOST:
Black was a prolific character actress. She was nominated for an Oscar, for her role in the 1970 flick "Five Easy Pieces." Her breakout role came a year earlier, in "Easy Rider."
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WERTHEIMER: That was Karen Black in "Easy Rider," with Dennis Hopper. Black appeared in more than 100 films. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.