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{{short description|American actress (active 1972– )}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2020}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Candy Clark
| image = File:Candy Clark in Handle with Care.jpg
| caption = Clark in ''[[Handle with Care (1977 film)|Handle with Care]]'' (1977)
| birth_name = Candace June Clark
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|06|20|}}
| birth_place = [[Norman, Oklahoma]], U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|model}}
| years_active = 1972–present
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Marjoe Gortner]]|1978|1979|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Jeff Wald|1987|1988|end=divorced}}
}}
}}

'''Candace June Clark''' 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]].<ref>[http://www.fwweekly.com/2012/10/03/tech-revolution/ "Candy Clark Tech Revolution" – ''Fort Worth Weekly'']</ref>

==Career==
Clark's first acting role was the character of Faye in [[John Huston]]'s film ''[[Fat City (film)|Fat City]]'' in 1972. She also starred or acted in ''[[American Graffiti]]'', ''[[The Man Who Fell to Earth (film)|The Man Who Fell to Earth]]'' (1976), ''[[The Big Sleep (1978 film)|The Big Sleep]]'' (1978), ''[[Q (1982 film)|Q]]'' (1982), ''[[Blue Thunder]]'' (1983), ''[[Amityville 3-D]]'' (1983), ''[[Cat's Eye (1985 film)|Cat's Eye]]'' (1985) and ''[[At Close Range]]'' (1986) and played the role of Francine Hewitt in ''[[The Blob (1988 film)|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 (TV series)|Matlock]]'', ''[[Baywatch Nights]]'', ''[[Criminal Minds]]'', and ''[[Twin Peaks (season 3)|Twin Peaks: The Return]]''.

Clark appeared on [[Ken Reid (comedian)|Ken Reid]]'s ''TV Guidance Counselor'' podcast on January 20, 2017.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

==Personal life==
Clark dated [[Jeff Bridges]] for several years after they met on the set of ''[[Fat City (film)|Fat City]]'' in 1972.<ref name="ride">{{cite news|title=The ride of her life|author=Edward Guthmann|date=2007-08-23|access-date=2007-08-23|publisher=San Francisco Chronicle | url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/08/23/DDNBRMLBT.DTL}}</ref> She was married to [[Marjoe Gortner]] from 1978 to 1979. She married Jeff Wald in 1987 and divorced him in 1988.{{Citation needed |date=May 2022}}

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1972
|''[[Fat City (film)|Fat City]]''
|Faye
|
|-
|1973
|''[[American Graffiti]]''
|Debbie Dunham
|Nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
|1976
|''[[I Will, I Will... for Now]]''
|Sally Bingham
|
|-
|1976
|''{{sortname|The|Man Who Fell to Earth}}''
|Mary-Lou
|
|-
|1977
|''[[Handle with Care (1977 film)|Handle with Care]]''
|Electra
|
|-
|1978
|''{{sortname|The|Big Sleep|The Big Sleep (1978 film)}}''
|Camilla Sternwood
|
|-
|1979
|''[[When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? (film)|When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?]]''
|Cheryl
|
|-
|1979
|''[[More American Graffiti]]''
|Debbie Dunham
|
|-
|1982
|''[[National Lampoon's Movie Madness]]''
|Susan Cooper
|"[[National Lampoon's Movie Madness#Growing Yourself|Growing Yourself]]"
|-
|1982
|''[[Q (1982 film)|Q]]''
|Joan
|
|-
|1983
|''[[Blue Thunder]]''
|Kate
|
|-
|1983
|''[[Hambone and Hillie]]''
|Nancy Rollins
|
|-
|1983
|''[[Amityville 3-D]]''
|Melanie
|
|-
|1985
|''[[Cat's Eye (1985 film)|Cat's Eye]]''
|Sally Ann
|
|-
|1986
|''[[At Close Range]]''
|Mary Sue
|
|-
|1988
|''{{sortname|The|Blob|The Blob (1988 film)}}''
|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 (film)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''
|Buffy's Mom
|-
|1997
|''[[Niagara, Niagara]]''
|Sally
|
|-
|2000
|''[[Cherry Falls]]''
|Marge Marken
|
|-
|2002
|''{{sortname|The|Month of August|nolink=1}}''
|Tina
|
|-
|2007
|''[[Zodiac (film)|Zodiac]]''
|Carol Fisher
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Dog Tags (film)|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===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1972
|''[[Room 222]]''
|Andrea
|"The Witch of Whitman High"
|-
|1973
|''{{sortname|The|New Perry Mason}}''
|Julie Potter
|"The Case of the Prodigal Prophet"
|-
|1973
|''[[Banacek]]''
|Gretel
|"No Stone Unturned"
|-
|1973–74
|''[[Insight (American TV series)|Insight]]''
|Ginny
|"Celebration in Fresh Powder", "Ginny"
|-
|1974
|''[[The New Dick Van Dyke Show]]''
|Pamela Sherry
|"The Hickey"
|-
|1976
|''[[James Dean (1976 film)|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 / Candy
|"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 (film)|Popeye Doyle]]''
|Corinne Evans
|TV film
|-
|1986
|''[[Starman (TV series)|Starman]]''
|Shannon McGovern
|"Like Father, Like Son"
|-
|1986
|''[[Hunter (1984 American TV series)|Hunter]]''
|Jody Stone
|"Crime of Passion"
|-
|1987
|''{{sortname|The|Hitchhiker|The Hitchhiker (TV series)}}''
|Cheryl Barnes
|"Secret Ingredient"
|-
|1987
|''[[Brothers (1984 TV series)|Brothers]]''
|Candy
|"There's a Lid for Every Pot"
|-
|1987
|''[[Matlock (TV series)|Matlock]]''
|Kitty Carroll
|"The Country Boy"
|-
|1988
|''[[St. Elsewhere]]''
|Harry
|"Their Town"
|-
|1990
|''[[Father Dowling Mysteries]]''
|Iris Blackman
|"The Passionate Painter Mystery"
|-
|1992
|''{{sortname|The|Price She Paid|nolink=1}}''
|Marlene
|TV film
|-
|1995
|''{{sortname|The|Wright Verdicts|nolink=1}}''
|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 (season 3)|Twin Peaks]]''
|Doris Truman
|2 episodes
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0163748}}
* [http://www.allmovie.com/artist/candy-clark-p13342 AllMovie.com]

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{{Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses from Oklahoma]]
[[Category:American film actresses]]
[[Category:American television actresses]]
[[Category:People from Norman, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Actresses from Fort Worth, Texas]]
[[Category:20th-century American actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century American actresses]]
[[Category:1947 births]]

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Ajay Kumar at 06:38, 20 August 2023