Where Are They Now - Friday, January 1, 2016
Hello fans,
Happy New Year and welcome to 2016! I hope that this year brings nothing but happiness and good luck to all of my readers. Today we are catching up with actress Candy Clark, best known for her role in the film American Graffiti. Find out what she is up to now!
Take care,
Melissa
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--DEAD OR ALIVE?--
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":
Tammy Wynette: Country music singer, "Stand By Your Man", "D-I-V-O-R-C-E"
Tom Landry: Coach for many years of the Dallas Cowboys NFL football team, his teams won two Super Bowls
Phil Hartman: Comedian, popular performer on "Saturday Night Live", played Bill on the TV series "News Radio", did many voices on the series "The Simpsons"
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Candy Clark
Learn More About Candy Clark on Celebrity Nooz
BIRTH DATE: June 20, 1947, Fort Worth, Texas
CLAIM TO FAME: She is known for playing Debbie Dunham in the 1973 film American Graffiti, which garnered her an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress. She reprised the role in 1979 for the sequel More American Graffiti.
FAMILY LIFE: She was married to Marjoe Gortner from 1978-1979. She married Jeff Wald in 1987, and divorced him in 1988.
INFO: Clark has appeared in such films as 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 appeared on television series including Magnum, P.I., Banacek, Simon & Simon, Matlock, Baywatch Nights and Criminal Minds.
TRIVIA: Attended Green B. Trimble Technical High School.
Dated Jeff Bridges, whom she met on the set of Fat City, for several years.
Attends many hot rod shows.
Enjoys gardening, collecting antiques, and trading memorabilia on eBay.
WHERE IS SHE NOW: In 2009, she appeared in the film The Informant as the mother of Matt Damon's character Mark Whitacre.
In 2011, Clark headed to Berlin and appeared in the play Images of Louise Brooks directed by Sven Mundt. She appeared as Aunt Tootie in 2011's Bob's New Suit, and appeared on two episodes of Criminal Minds in 2012 and 2014 as Sandy Jareau.
WRITE TO CANDY CLARK:
Candy Clark
c/o Pierce & Shelly
612 Lighthouse Avenue, #220
Pacific Grove, California 93950
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CREDITS:
2012-2014 Criminal Minds (TV Series)...Sandy Jareau
- If the Shoe Fits (2014)
- Run (2012)
2011 Bob's New Suit...Aunt Tootie
2009 The Informant!...Mark Whitacre's Mother
2009 Cry of the Mummy (short)...Jane Torquemada
2008 Dog Tags...Deb Merritt
2007 Zodiac...Carol Fisher
2006 Mystery Woman: Redemption (TV movie)...Kathy Starkwell
2006 The Boneyard Collection
2005 The Big Empty (short)...Mother
2002 The Month of August...Tina
2000 Cherry Falls...Marge Marken
2000 This Is How the World Ends (TV movie)...Bus Driver
1997 Niagara, Niagara...Sally
1995 Baywatch Nights (TV series)...Julie Young
Just a Gigolo (1995)
1995 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (TV series)...Baby / Mother
Monsters Are Real/This Is Your Brain on Ickis (1995)
1995 The Wright Verdicts (TV series)...Eileen Cates
Ex-Corpus Delicti (1995)
1994 Radioland Murders...Billy's Mother
1992 Buffy the Vampire Slayer...Buffy's Mom
1992 Original Intent (video)...Jessica Cameron
1992 Deuce Coupe...Jean Fitzpatrick
1992 The Price She Paid (TV movie)...Marlene
1991 Cool as Ice...Grace
1990 Father Dowling Mysteries (TV series)...Iris Blackman
The Passionate Painter Mystery (1990)
1988 The Blob...Fran Hewitt
1988 St. Elsewhere (TV series)...Harry
Their Town (1988)
1988 Blind Curve...Mimi
1987 Matlock (TV series)...Kitty Carroll
The Country Boy (1987)
1987 Brothers (TV series)...Candy
There's a Lid for Every Pot (1987)
1987 The Hitchhiker (TV series)...Cheryl Barnes
Secret Ingredient (1987)
1985-1986 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)...Leslie 'Scooter' Emory
1986 Hunter (TV series)...Jody Stone
Crime of Passion (1986)
1986 Starman (TV series)...Shannon McGovern
Like Father, Like Son (1986)
1986 Popeye Doyle (TV movie)...Corinne Evans
1986 Simon & Simon (TV series)...Cotton
Act Five (1986)
1986 At Close Range...Mary Sue
1985 Cat's Eye...Sally Ann
1984 I Gave at the Office (TV series)...Julie
1983 Amityville 3-D...Melanie
1983 Hambone and Hillie...Nancy Rollins
1983 Blue Thunder...Kate
1983 Cocaine and Blue Eyes (TV movie)...Ruthann Gideon
1982 Johnny Belinda (TV movie)...Julie Sayles
1982 Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series)...Candy / Queen Gwynneth
The Tale of the Frog Prince (1982)
1982 Q...Joan
1982 National Lampoon's Movie Madness...Susan Cooper ("Growing Yourself")
1981 Nobody's Perfekt
1980 Rodeo Girl (TV movie)...J.R. Patterson
1980 Where the Ladies Go (TV movie)...Charlene
1979 More American Graffiti...Debbie Dunham
1979 When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?...Cheryl
1979 Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill (TV movie)...Sharee
1978 Starcrash...Stella Star (voice: English version) (uncredited)
1978 The Big Sleep...Camilla Sternwood
1977 Handle with Care...Electra
1976 The Man Who Fell to Earth...Mary-Lou
1976 James Dean (TV movie)...Chris White
1976 I Will... I Will... For Now
...Sally Bingham
1974 The New Dick Van Dyke Show (TV series)
The Hickey (1974)
1973-1974 Insight (TV series)...Ginny
1973 Banacek (TV series)...Gretel
No Stone Unturned (1973)
1973 The New Perry Mason (TV series)...Julie Potter
The Case of the Prodigal Prophet (1973) ? Julie Potter (as Candace Clark)
1973 American Graffiti...Debbie
1972 Fat City...Faye
1972 Room 222 (TV series)...Andrea
The Witch of Whitman High (1972)
To see Then & Now pictures of Candy Clark, visit:
Learn More About Candy Clark on Celebrity Nooz
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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--
Tammy Wynette - DEAD (Heart failure)
Alive: 05/05/1942 Died: 04/06/1998
Tom Landry - DEAD (Cancer)
Born: 09/11/1924 Died: 02/12/2000
Phil Hartman - DEAD (Murder)
Born: 09/24/1948 Died: 05/28/1998