Doran Clark | |
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Born | California, U.S. [1] | August 8, 1954
Education | Syracuse University (BA) Briarcliff College (BA) |
Years active | 1979–2000 |
Spouse | Peter Abrams |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Louise Caire Clark (sister) Mark W. Clark (grandfather) |
Doran Clark (born August 8, 1954 [1] ) is an American actress.
Clark was born to actress/model Audrey Caire and William Clark. She has two sisters and two brothers, including actress Louise Clark Goddard (of the Harry and Louise political commercials). She is the granddaughter of General Mark W. Clark. [2] Clark graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in European history and later earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in performing arts from Briarcliff College. [3] [4]
Clark's film and television credits include Black Eagle (with Jean-Claude Van Damme and Sho Kosugi), Passport to Paris (with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen), numerous appearances on Perry Mason , Matlock , Jake and the Fatman , Trapper John, M.D. , an appearance on an episode of MacGyver called "The Heist," several episodes of Murder, She Wrote , as well as many starring and supporting roles on sitcoms from the late 1970s through the 1990s.
She was known for her roles on three different primetime soaps: the short-lived (eight episodes) Secrets of Midland Heights as Ann Dulles; [5] King's Crossing as Jillian Beauchamp; [6] and Emerald Point N.A.S. as Ensign Leslie Mallory. [7] She also played Charlene Chasen in the short-lived NBC-TV drama Nightingales . [8]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | The Warriors | Lizzie | |
1988 | Black Eagle | Patricia Parker | |
1998 | Denial | Vicki | |
1999 | Passport to Paris | Barbara Porter |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | Too Far to Go | Judith | Television film |
1980 | Quincy, M.E. | Ann Kaiser | Episode: "The Winning Edge" |
1980–1981 | Secrets of Midland Heights | Ann Dulles | 11 episodes |
1981 | Splendor in the Grass | Juanita Howard | Television film |
1982 | T. J. Hooker | Carol Bennett | Episode: "Terror at the Academy" |
1982 | King's Crossing | Jillian | 10 episodes |
1983 | The Powers of Matthew Star | Caroline Ashley | Episode: "The Racer's Edge" |
1983 | Tucker's Witch | Elaine Miller / Beth Gorman | Episode: "Living and Presumed Dead" |
1983 | Prototype | Chris | Television film |
1983–1984 | Emerald Point N.A.S. | Ensign Leslie Mallory | 22 episodes |
1984–1992 | Murder, She Wrote | Various roles | 3 episodes |
1985 | Hell Town | Jennie | Episode: "Let My Jennie Go" |
1985 | Hollywood Beat | Carla | Episode: "No Place to Hide" |
1985 | MacGyver | Chris Rhodes | Episode: "The Heist" |
1986 | Hotel | Shawn Barrish | Episode: "Child's Play" |
1986 | Trapper John, M.D. | Dr. Mary Barnwell | Episode: "Judgement Day" |
1986 | Matlock | Cathy Baron | 2 episodes |
1987, 1990 | Jake and the Fatman | Karen Stetson | 2 episodes |
1987 | The Law & Harry McGraw | Sandy Wylie | Episode: "Dead Men Don't Make Phone Calls" |
1988 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake | Sara Wingate-Travis | Television film |
1989 | Nightingales | Dr. Charlene Chasen | 6 episodes |
1990 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Lindsey Quinn | Episode: "The Murder Weekend Mystery" |
1991 | Quantum Leap | Laura | Episode: "Permanent Wave" |
1991 | Civil Wars | Rachel Tillson | Episode: "Daveja-Vu All Over Again" |
1992 | Stay the Night | Roxanne Kettman | Television film |
Matlock | Kathleen Shelton | Episode: "The Vacation" | |
1999 | Chicago Hope | Melody, Cacaci's Ex-Wife #5 | Episode: "Humpty Dumpty" |
2000 | Providence | Gail O'Malley | Episode: "Mother & Child" |
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