Candy Clark
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Candace June Clark (born June 20, 1947) is an Oscar-nominated American film and television actress. She is well known for her role as Debbie Dunham in the 1973 hit film American Graffiti a role which garnered her an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress, a role which she reprised in 1979 for the sequel More American Graffiti. Her other well-known films are The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), Blue Thunder (1983), Cat's Eye (1985) and At Close Range (1986). Clark has made guest appearances in televisions shows, some of them range from Magnum PI, Simon & Simon, Matlock, and Baywatch Nights.
Clark was born in Norman, Oklahoma, the daughter of Ella (née Padberg) and Thomas Clark, a chef.[1] She dated Jeff Bridges, who she met on the set of Fat City, for several years.[2] She was married to Marjoe Gortner from 1978-1979. She married Jeff Wald in 1987, and divorced in 1988. As of 2007 she attends many hot rod shows, and enjoys gardening, collecting antiques, and trading memorabilia on eBay.[2]
[edit] Filmography
- Zodiac (2007)
- The Big Empty (2005)
- Cherry Falls (2000)
- Radioland Murders (1994)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
- The Blob (1988)
- At Close Range (1986)
- Cat's Eye (1985)
- Amityville 3-D (1983)
- Blue Thunder (1983)
- National Lampoon Goes to the Movies (1982)
- Q (1982)
- When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? (1979)
- More American Graffiti (1979)
- The Big Sleep (1978)
- The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
- American Graffiti (1973)
- Fat City (1972)
[edit] References
- ^ Candy Clark Biography (1947-)
- ^ a b Edward Guthmann. "The ride of her life", August 23, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
