Susan Clark (born Nora Golding; March 8, 1943) is a

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actress, known for her movie roles such as ''

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'' and '' Colossus: The Forbin Project'', and for her role as Katherine Papadopolis on the American

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'' Webster'', on which she appeared with her husband,

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Early life, family and education

Clark was born Nora Golding in

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, the daughter of Eleanor Almond (

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McNaughton) and George Raymond Golding. Clark was raised in

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, where she attended Northern Secondary School.

Career

In the early 1960s Clark travelled to the UK where she appeared in several television series episodes. She was employed by

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from 1967 where she appeared in several television series and made her feature film debut in '' Banning''. Clark had leading roles in several Universal films, including ''

'' with

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in 1968, ''

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'' with

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in 1969, ''

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'' with

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in 1971, ''

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'' with

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in 1973, '' Night Moves'' with Gene Hackman in 1975, the disaster film ''

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'', ''

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'' with Bill Bixby in 1975, and another disaster film, '' City on Fire'', in 1979. In 1976, she starred in a three-hour made-for-television movie biography of the aviator

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which also covered her marriage to noted publisher G. P. Putnam; she received an Emmy nomination for Best Actress. She posed topless for ''

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'' in the February 1973 issue pictorial entitled "The Ziegfeld Girls: A dazzling review starring the talking pictures' own Susan Clark". Clark played Dr. Cleo Markham in '' Colossus: The Forbin Project'', hooker Cherry Forever in ''

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'' (in which Karras also starred), Elizabeth Murray in ''

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'', Elaine Moore in the television movie '' Trapped'', and Muriel Mulligan in the 1994 television movie '' Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story''. She played murderess Beth Chadwick in the '' Columbo'' episode "Lady in Waiting". She starred in the TV movie, ''Babe'', playing multi-sport athlete

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. Her performance won her an Emmy in 1976. She and Karras played husband and wife together on the sitcom ''Webster'' for six years in the 1980s. In 2006, Clark appeared at the

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in the Warehouse production of ''

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'', and in the 2007 Mainstage production of ''

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''.

Personal life

She married American football player turned actor

in 1980. They met when they co-starred in ''Babe'' (and he played her husband, professional wrestler

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). They later co-starred on the popular primetime sitcom '' Webster'' together, portraying husband and wife. Their daughter Katie was born in 1980 as well. Clark and Karras remained married for 32 years until his death on October 10, 2012.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Susan 1943 births Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Living people Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie Primetime Emmy Award winners People from Sarnia Actresses from Ontario Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art