Candy Clark

Born in Norman, Oklahoma, and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, actress Candace June “Candy” Clark is best known for her role as Debbie Dunham in the 1973 film American Graffiti, for which she earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

Her five-decade film career also includes roles in Fat City (1972), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), The Big Sleep (1978), When You Comin’ Back, Red Ryder? (1979), More American Graffiti (1979), Blue Thunder (1983), Amityville 3-D (1983), At Close Range (1986), The Blob (1988), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), Niagara, Niagara (1997), Zodiac (2007), The Informant! (2009), and many others.

Clark has also appeared in many American television series such as Magnum, P.I., Banacek, Simon & Simon, Matlock, Hunter, St. Elsewhere, and Criminal Minds.

Clark currently resides in Los Angeles.