Biography for
Candy Clark More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

20 June 1947, Norman, Oklahoma, USA

Birth Name

Candace June Clark

Height

5' 7" (1.70 m)

Spouse

Jeff Wald	(1 January 1987 - 1988) (divorced)
Marjoe Gortner	(April 1978 - 14 December 1979) (divorced)

Trivia

Lived with Jeff Bridges. [1975-1977]

Was a fashion model in New York where she moved at age 18.

Graduated from Trimble Tech High School in Fort Worth, Texas.

Was romantically involved with director Nicolas Roeg at the time she starred in his film The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976).

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.

Auditioned for the role of "Princess Leia" in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977).

Ex-stepmother of Jordan Sommers.

Was cited as one of the most promising movie personalities of 1973 in John Willis' 1974 Film Annual "Screen World" book.

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 & Brenda Whitehead's private signing with her in Tucson, AZ, on July 9, 2000. Actor Bo Hopkins, who was also in the film, was also present.