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 Clark in Handle with Care (1977) | |
| Born | Candace June Clark June 20, 1947 Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Education | Green B. Trimble Technical High School |
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| Years active | 1972–present |
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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 at the 46th Academy Awards, and her role as Mary-Lou in the 1976 film The Man Who Fell to Earth.
Clark was born in Norman, Oklahoma, to Ella (née Padberg) and Thomas Clark, a chef. She grew up in Fort Worth, Texas and attended Green B. Trimble Technical High School.[3]
Clark's first acting role was the role of Andrea Martin in "The Witch of Whitman High", season 3 episode 21 of the television series Room 222 in 1972, then as the character of Faye Murdock 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), More American Graffiti (1979), 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 a very small role as Buffy Summers (Kristy Swanson)'s mom Joyce in Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1992). 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, Clark also has made guest appearances on television series, including The 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] Her 2025 memoir, Tight Heads, features her Polaroid photographs capturing her time during the New Hollywood era.[5][6][7][8]
Clark dated Jeff Bridges for several years after they met on the set of Fat City in 1972.[9] She was married to Marjoe Gortner from 1978 to 1979.[10] She married Jeff Wald in 1987 and divorced him in 1988.[11][12]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| More American Graffiti | Debbie Dunham | ||
| Starcrash | Stella Star | English version, voice | |
| 1982 | National Lampoon's Movie Madness | Susan Cooper | |
| Q | Joan | ||
| 1983 | Blue Thunder | Kate | |
| Amityville 3-D | Melanie | ||
| 1984 | Hambone and Hillie | Nancy Rollins | |
| 1985 | Cat's Eye | Sally Ann Cressner | |
| 1986 | At Close Range | Mary Sue Whitewood | |
| 1988 | The Blob | Fran Hewitt | |
| Blind Curve | Mimi | ||
| 1991 | Cool as Ice | Grace Winslow | |
| 1992 | Deuce Coupe | Jean Fitzpatrick | |
| Original Intent | Jessica Cameron | ||
| 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 | |
| Cry of the Mummy | Jane Torquemada | Short | |
| 2011 | Bob's New Suit | Aunt Tootie | |
| 2016 | Cold Moon | Evelyn Larkin | |
| 2018 | 5 Weddings | Claudia Burrell | |
| Two Girls | Adult Ida | Voice | |
| 2019 | Five Old Comedy Writers Talking Sh*t | Actress | Short |
| 2023 | Amends of the Father | Michele Kantino |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1972 | Room 222 | Andrea Martin | Episode: "The Witch of Whitman High" |
| 1973 | The New Perry Mason | Julie Potter | Episode: "The Case of the Prodigal Prophet" |
| Banacek | Gretel | Episode: "No Stone Unturned" | |
| 1973–1974 | Insight | Ginny | 2 episodes |
| 1974 | The New Dick Van Dyke Show | Pamela Sherry | Episode: "The Hickey" |
| 1976 | James Dean | Chris White | TV film |
| 1979 | Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill | Sharee | |
| 1980 | Where the Ladies Go | Charlene | |
| Rodeo Girl | J.R. Patterson | ||
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Queen Gwynneth | Episode: "The Tale of the Frog Prince" |
| Johnny Belinda | Julie Sayles | TV film | |
| 1983 | Cocaine and Blue Eyes | Ruthann Gideon | |
| 1984 | I Gave at the Office | Julie | |
| 1985–1986 | Magnum, P.I. | Leslie "Scooter" Emory | 2 episodes |
| 1986 | Simon & Simon | Cotton | Episode: "Act Five" |
| Popeye Doyle | Corinne Evans | TV film | |
| Starman | Shannon McGovern | Episode: "Like Father, Like Son" | |
| Hunter | Jody Stone | Episode: "Crime of Passion" | |
| 1987 | The Hitchhiker | Cheryl Barnes | Episode: "Secret Ingredient" |
| Brothers | Candy | Episode: "There's a Lid for Every Pot" | |
| Matlock | Kitty Carroll | Episode: "The Country Boy" | |
| 1988 | St. Elsewhere | Harry | Episode: "Their Town" |
| 1990 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Iris Blackman | Episode: "The Passionate Painter Mystery" |
| 1992 | The Price She Paid | Marlene | TV film |
| 1995 | The Wright Verdicts | Eileen Cates | Episode: "Ex-Corpus Delicti" |
| Baywatch Nights | Julie Young | Episode: "Just a Gigolo" | |
| 2006 | Mystery Woman: Redemption | Kathy Starkwell | TV film |
| 2012–2025 | Criminal Minds | Sandy Jareau | 4 episodes |
| 2013 | On Cinema | Herself | Episode: "The First Annual On Cinema Oscar Special" |
| 2016 | Roadside Stars | Grandma Lambert | TV film |
| 2017 | Twin Peaks | Doris Truman | 2 episodes |
| Year | Award | Category | Production | Result |
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| 1973 | Academy Awards | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | American Graffiti | Nominated |
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.
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:
Singer Anne Murray is 43. Actress Candy Clark is 41. Singer Cyndi Lauper is 35.
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:
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.
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.
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Candace June Clark (born June 20, 1947) 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 at the 46th Academy Awards, and her role as Mary-Lou in the 1976 film The Man Who Fell to Earth.
American Graffiti is a 1973 American comedy-drama film directed by George Lucas, produced by Francis Ford Coppola and Gary Kurtz, written by Lucas, Gloria Katz, and Willard Huyck, and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Cindy Williams, and Wolfman Jack. Harrison Ford and Bo Hopkins also appear. Set in Modesto, California, in 1962, the film is a study of the cruising and early rock and roll cultures popular among Lucas' age group at that time. Through a series of vignettes, it tells the story of a group of teenagers and their adventures throughout a single summer night. While Lucas was working on his first film, THX 1138, Coppola asked him to write a coming-of-age film. The genesis of American Graffiti took place in Modesto in the early 1960s, during Lucas' teenage years. He was unsuccessful in pitching the concept to financiers and distributors but found favor at Universal Pictures after every other major film studio turned him down. Filming began in San Rafael, California, but the production crew was denied permission to shoot beyond a second day. As a result, production was moved to Petaluma, California. It is the first film to be produced by his Lucasfilm production banner. American Graffiti premiered on August 2, 1973, at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland and was released in the United States on August 11, 1973. Despite low expectations from Universal Pictures, who initially planned to release it as a television film, the film was given a theatrical release after Francis Ford Coppola, fresh off the success of The Godfather, agreed to attach his name as an executive producer. Completed on a modest budget of $777,000 (equivalent to about $6.2 million in 2026), American Graffiti became one of the most profitable films on record, earning over $200 million in box office and home video revenue. It also surpassed Airport (1970) as the highest grossing film in Universal Studios' history, until The Sting surpassed it in 1974. The film received widespread critical acclaim and was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It is widely credited with launching a wave of 1950s and early 1960s nostalgia in American pop culture, influencing the teen comedy genre and reviving interest in early rock and roll among the baby boomer generation. In 1995, it was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
Cat's Eye (also known as Stephen King's Cat's Eye) is a 1985 American anthology horror thriller film directed by Lewis Teague and written by Stephen King. It comprises three stories: "Quitters, Inc.", "The Ledge", and "General". The first two are adaptations of short stories in King's 1978 Night Shift collection, and the third is unique to the film. The cast includes Drew Barrymore, James Woods, Alan King, Robert Hays, and Candy Clark. The three stories are connected by the presence of a traveling cat and Barrymore, both of whom play incidental roles in the first two and major characters in the third.
Blue Thunder is a 1983 American action thriller film directed by John Badham and starring Roy Scheider, Malcolm McDowell, Daniel Stern, Candy Clark and Warren Oates. It depicts a Los Angeles police officer (Scheider) who discovers a conspiracy to dominate the city with an advanced military helicopter. A spin-off television series, also called Blue Thunder, ran for 11 episodes in 1984.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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