Marlene Clark
Biography
Marlene Clark was an American performer who worked as an actress, animator, and fashion model. Born in 1937 and raised in Harlem, she began as a fashion model before turning to film. During the 1960s she appeared in For Love of Ivy (1968) and Putney Swope (1969). Her later credits include The Landlord (1970) and the unreleased Stop! (1970). She was in Slaughter (1972), Night of the Cobra Woman (1972), and Beware! The Blob (1972). Her best-known role was Ganja Meda in the horror film Ganja & Hess (1973). That same year she played a secretary in Enter the Dragon. Other films include Black Mamba (1974), The Beast Must Die (1974), and Switchblade Sisters (1975). On television, she played Janet Lawson, Lamont Sanford's girlfriend, on Sanford and Son from 1975 to 1977. Clark died in 2023.
85years old at death
- Born Los Angeles
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 38 years1972 to 2010
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A change of course
Before she started acting, Clark worked as a fashion model, building a career in modeling ahead of her time in film and television.
Marlene Clark movies on Netflix
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Worked with
Marlene Clark shares two films with Calvin Lockhart, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Robert Clouse
All films by Jack Hill
Paul AnnettDirector, 1 film, 1974
All films by Paul Annett
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