Candy Clark

• Name — Candy Clark • Birth Name — Candace June Clark • Born — 20 June 1947 • Birthplace — Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. • Education — Green B. Trimble Technical High School • Known for — * American Graffiti • Blue Thunder • The Man Who Fell to Earth • Occupation — * Actress • model • Years Active — 1972–present

Clark was born in Norman, Oklahoma, to Ella (née Padberg) and Thomas Clark, a chef. She grew up in Fort Worth, Texas and attended Green B. Trimble Technical High School.

Clark's first acting role was the role of Andrea Martin in "The Witch of Whitman High", season 3 episode 21 of the television series Room 222 in 1972, then as the character of Faye Murdock in John Huston's film Fat City (1972). She also starred or acted in American Graffiti (1973), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), The Big Sleep (1978), More American Graffiti (1979), Q (1982), Blue Thunder (1983), Amityville 3-D (1983), Cat's Eye (1985) and At Close Range (1986) and played the role of Francine Hewitt in The Blob (1988). She appeared in a very small role as Buffy Summers (Kristy Swanson)'s mom Joyce in Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1992). 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, Clark also has made guest appearances on television series, including The Dating Game, Magnum, P.I., Banacek, Simon & Simon, Matlock, Baywatch Nights, Criminal Minds and Twin Peaks: The Return. Clark appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast on January 20, 2017. Her 2025 memoir, Tight Heads, features her Polaroid photographs capturing her time during the New Hollywood era.

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.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1972 — Room 222 — Andrea Martin — Episode: "The Witch of Whitman High" • 1973 — The — Julie Potter — Episode: "The Case of the Prodigal Prophet" • Banacek — Gretel — Episode: "No Stone Unturned" • 1973–1974 — Insight — Ginny — 2 episodes • 1974 — The New Dick Van Dyke Show — Pamela Sherry — Episode: "The Hickey" • 1976 — James Dean — Chris White — TV film • 1979 — Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill — Sharee • 1980 — Where the Ladies Go — Charlene • Rodeo Girl — J.R. Patterson • 1982 — Faerie Tale Theatre — Queen Gwynneth — Episode: "The Tale of the Frog Prince" • Johnny Belinda — Julie Sayles — TV film • 1983 — Cocaine and Blue Eyes — Ruthann Gideon • 1984 — I Gave at the Office — Julie • 1985–1986 — Magnum, P.I. — Leslie "Scooter" Emory — 2 episodes • 1986 — Simon & Simon — Cotton — Episode: "Act Five" • Popeye Doyle — Corinne Evans — TV film • Starman — Shannon McGovern — Episode: "Like Father, Like Son" • Hunter — Jody Stone — Episode: "Crime of Passion" • 1987 — The — Cheryl Barnes — Episode: "Secret Ingredient" • Brothers — Candy — Episode: "There's a Lid for Every Pot" • Matlock — Kitty Carroll — Episode: "The Country Boy" • 1988 — St. Elsewhere — Harry — Episode: "Their Town" • 1990 — Father Dowling Mysteries — Iris Blackman — Episode: "The Passionate Painter Mystery" • 1992 — The — Marlene — TV film • 1995 — The — Eileen Cates — Episode: "Ex-Corpus Delicti" • Baywatch Nights — Julie Young — Episode: "Just a Gigolo" • 2006 — Mystery Woman: Redemption — Kathy Starkwell — TV film • 2012–2025 — Criminal Minds — Sandy Jareau — 4 episodes • 2013 — On Cinema — Herself — Episode: "The First Annual On Cinema Oscar Special" • 2016 — Roadside Stars — Grandma Lambert — TV film • 2017 — Twin Peaks — Doris Truman — 2 episodes