Candy Clark Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Candace June "Candy" Clark (born June 20, 1947) is an American film and television actress, well known for her role as Debbie Dunham in the film American Graffiti (1973), which garnered her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress category nomination. She reprised the role in for the sequel More American Graffiti (1979).Clark was also known for her role as Francine Hewitt in The Blob (1988). Her other films of note are: The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), The Big Sleep (1978), Blue Thunder (1983), Cat's Eye (1985) and At Close Range (1986). She has also made guest appearances on television series including Dating Game, Magnum, P.I., Banacek, Simon & Simon, Matlock, Baywatch Nights and Criminal Minds.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. She dated Jeff Bridges, whom she met on the set of Fat City, for several years. She was married to Marjoe Gortner from 1978 to 1979. She married Jeff Wald in 1987, and divorced him in 1988. As of 2007, she attended many hot rod shows, and enjoys gardening, collecting antiques, and trading memorabilia on eBay.Clark appears 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.
Full Name
Candy Clark
Net Worth
$14 Million
Date Of Birth
June 20, 1947
Place Of Birth
Norman, Oklahoma, USA
Height
1.7 m
Occupation
Actress
Profession
Actor, Fashion Model
Education
Green B. Trimble Technical High School
Nationality
American
Spouse
Jeff Wald, Marjoe Gortner
Parents
Thomas Clark, Ella Clark
Nicknames
Candy Clark, Clark, Candy
IMDB
Nominations
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Movies
The Man Who Fell to Earth, American Graffiti, Blue Thunder, Fat City, The Blob, Cat's Eye, At Close Range, More American Graffiti, Zodiac, Amityville 3-D, The Big Sleep, Cherry Falls, Cool as Ice, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Q, Radioland Murders, When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?, Niagara, Niagara, Dog...
Signed sixty of the Limited Edition American Graffiti (1973) 1958 Impala 1:18 scale Ertl American Muscle Cars models for the very first time ever, during Rocky and Brenda Whitehead's private signing with her in Tucson, Arizona on July 9, 2000. Actor Bo Hopkins, who was also in the film, was also present.
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Was cited as one of the most promising movie personalities of 1973 in John Willis' 1974 Film Annual "Screen World" book.
She played Thomas Jerome Newton (David Bowie's character) in one scene in The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), with a hat strategically pulled over her face on a day when Bowie was too ill to perform.
