Candy Clark


Candace June Clark is an American actress and model. She is well known for her roles as Debbie Dunham in the 1973 film American Graffiti, for which she received a nomination for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and Mary Lou in the 1976 film The Man Who Fell to Earth.

Early life

Born in Norman, Oklahoma to Ella and Thomas Clark, a chef, she grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. She attended Green B. Trimble Technical High School.

Career

Clark's first acting role was the character of Faye in John Huston's film Fat City in 1972. Clark starred or acted in The Man Who Fell to Earth, The Big Sleep, Q, Blue Thunder, Amityville 3-D, Cat's Eye and At Close Range. Clark played the role of Francine Hewitt in The Blob.
Clark 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.
She also has made guest appearances on television series, including Dating Game, Magnum, P.I., Banacek, Simon & Simon, Matlock, Baywatch Nights and Criminal Minds.
Clark appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast on January 20, 2017.

Personal life

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

Filmography

Film

Television