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Candy Clark
Candy Clark
	Clark in Handle with Care (1977)
Born	Candace June Clark; June 20, 1947 (age 77); Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.
Occupations	Actress; model;
Years active	1972–present
Spouses	; Marjoe Gortner (m. 1978; div. 1979) ; Jeff Wald (m. 1987; div. 1988)

Candace June Clark^[1] (born June 20, 1947)^[2] is an American actress and model. She is best known for her role as Debbie Dunham in the 1973 film American Graffiti, for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and her role as Mary Lou in the 1976 film The Man Who Fell to Earth.

Early life

Born in Norman, Oklahoma, to Ella (née Padberg) and Thomas Clark, a chef, she grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. She attended Green B. Trimble Technical High School.^[3]

Career

Clark's first acting role was the character of Faye in John Huston's film Fat City (1972). She also starred or acted in American Graffiti (1973), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), The Big Sleep (1978), Q (1982), Blue Thunder (1983), Amityville 3-D (1983), Cat's Eye (1985) and At Close Range (1986) and played the role of Francine Hewitt in The Blob (1988).

She appeared in the 2009 film The Informant! as the mother of Mark Whitacre, played by Matt Damon. In 2011, Clark went to Berlin to work on the play Images of Louise Brooks, directed by Sven Mundt.

Along with her film work, she also has made guest appearances on television series, including Dating Game, Magnum, P.I., Banacek, Simon & Simon, Matlock, Baywatch Nights, Criminal Minds, and Twin Peaks: The Return.

Clark appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast on January 20, 2017.^[4]

Personal life

Clark dated Jeff Bridges for several years after they met on the set of Fat City in 1972.^[5] She was married to Marjoe Gortner from 1978 to 1979.^[6] She married Jeff Wald in 1987 and divorced him in 1988.^[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1972	Fat City	Faye Murdock
1973	American Graffiti	Debbie Dunham	Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
1976	I Will, I Will... for Now	Sally Bingham
1976	The Man Who Fell to Earth	Mary-Lou
1977	Handle with Care	Pam "Electra" Armbruster
1978	The Big Sleep	Camilla Sternwood
1979	When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?	Cheryl
1979	More American Graffiti	Debbie Dunham
1982	National Lampoon's Movie Madness	Susan Cooper	"Growing Yourself"
1982	Q	Joan
1983	Blue Thunder	Kate
1983	Hambone and Hillie	Nancy Rollins
1983	Amityville 3-D	Melanie
1985	Cat's Eye	Sally Ann Cressner
1986	At Close Range	Mary Sue Whitewood
1988	The Blob	Fran Hewitt
1988	Blind Curve	Mimi
1991	Cool as Ice	Grace Winslow
1992	Deuce Coupe	Jean Fitzpatrick
1992	Original Intent	Jessica Cameron	Video
1992	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Joyce Summers
1997	Niagara, Niagara	Sally
2000	Cherry Falls	Marge Marken
2002	The Month of August	Tina
2007	Zodiac	Carol Fisher
2008	Dog Tags	Deb Merritt
2009	The Informant!	Mrs. Whitacre
2009	Cry of the Mummy	Jane Torquemada	Short
2011	Bob's New Suit	Aunt Tootie
2016	Cold Moon	Evelyn Larkin
2018	5 Weddings	Claudia Burrell

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1972	Room 222	Andrea	"The Witch of Whitman High"
1973	The New Perry Mason	Julie Potter	"The Case of the Prodigal Prophet"
1973	Banacek	Gretel	"No Stone Unturned"
1973–74	Insight	Ginny	"Celebration in Fresh Powder", "Ginny"
1974	The New Dick Van Dyke Show	Pamela Sherry	"The Hickey"
1976	James Dean	Chris White	TV film
1979	Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill	Sharee	TV film
1980	Where the Ladies Go	Charlene	TV film
1980	Rodeo Girl	J.R. Patterson	TV film
1982	Faerie Tale Theatre	Queen Gwynneth	"The Tale of the Frog Prince"
1982	Johnny Belinda	Julie Sayles	TV film
1983	Cocaine and Blue Eyes	Ruthann Gideon	TV film
1984	I Gave at the Office	Julie	TV film
1985–86	Magnum, P.I.	Leslie "Scooter" Emory	"The Hotel Dick", "Straight and Narrow"
1986	Simon & Simon	Cotton	"Act Five"
1986	Popeye Doyle	Corinne Evans	TV film
1986	Starman	Shannon McGovern	"Like Father, Like Son"
1986	Hunter	Jody Stone	"Crime of Passion"
1987	The Hitchhiker	Cheryl Barnes	"Secret Ingredient"
1987	Brothers	Candy	"There's a Lid for Every Pot"
1987	Matlock	Kitty Carroll	"The Country Boy"
1988	St. Elsewhere	Harry	"Their Town"
1990	Father Dowling Mysteries	Iris Blackman	"The Passionate Painter Mystery"
1992	The Price She Paid	Marlene	TV film
1995	The Wright Verdicts	Eileen Cates	"Ex-Corpus Delicti"
1995	Baywatch Nights	Julie Young	"Just a Gigolo"
2006	Mystery Woman: Redemption	Kathy Starkwell	TV film
2012–19	Criminal Minds	Sandy Jareau	"Run", "If the Shoe Fits", "Hamelin"
2013	On Cinema	Herself	Adult Swim webshow, "The First Annual 'On Cinema' Oscar Special"
2016	Roadside Stars	Grandma Lambert	TV film
2017	Twin Peaks	Doris Truman	2 episodes

References

^ Hall, Ken (June 2003). "The celebrity collector: Candy Clark". Antiques & Collecting Magazine. pp. 26–28. ProQuest 197167761. Candace June Clark was born in Oklahoma and grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, before heading east for the magnetic allure of modeling, acting and fame.
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"Celebrity Birthdays". Florida Today. June 20, 2023. p. 2A. ProQuest 2828989369. Singer Anne Murray is 78. Home repair host Bob Vila is 77. Classical pianist Andre Watts is 77. Actor Candy Clarke ('American Graffiti') is 76. Singer Lionel Richie is 74. Actor John Goodman is 71. See also:
- "Today in history: Today's birthdays". Asbury Park Press. June 20, 1988. p. 20. ProQuest 2011958722. Singer Anne Murray is 43. Actress Candy Clark is 41. Singer Cyndi Lauper is 35.
^ "Candy Clark Tech Revolution" – Fort Worth Weekly
^ "TV Guidance Counselor Episode 202: Candy Clark". LibSyn.com. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ Edward Guthmann (August 23, 2007). "The ride of her life". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 23, 2007.
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Beck, Marilyn (June 28, 1978). "Hollywood: Inhabitants of 'Little House on the Prairie' move to town in the fall". Ithaca Journal. p. 26. ProQuest 2041567175. Marjoe Gortner hosted a birthday bash at his hilltop hideaway the other night for bride Candy Clark — whom he secretly married on April 16 in Juarez, Mexico.. See also:
- Lardine, Bob (July 31, 1979). "There's more 'Graffiti' ahead for Candy clark". New York Daily News. p. 24. ProQuest 2313374854. Candy Clark admits that she's impulsive. 'Heck,' she says, 'I even got married on the spur of the moment.' That was to actor Marjoe Gortner and it lasted just eight months, breaking up officially in June.
^ Sloan, Robin Adams (October 25, 1988). "'Dukakis the Sexy': Is Massachusetts man every woman's dream?". The Journal-News. p. C3. ProQuest 2039117744. Helen and Candy, a 41-year-old actress who's been in a host of mostly 'B' Hollywood movies, have little in common. What they share is a marriage to the same husband, agent-manager Jeff Wald. It was Wald who was involved with Reddy in the nasty divorce settlement a few years back when she took up with a younger man. Wald married Clark soon afterward, and now that marriage has gone up in smoke after only 15 months.