Louise Caire Clark
Encyclopedia
Louise Caire Clark is an American
actress.
Champion and an actress and model. Her father, William Doran Clark, a decorated hero of the Korean War, was the son of General Mark Wayne Clark. When Clark was age 5, the family moved back to Los Angeles, California. In her early years, her mother was a contract player at 20th Century Fox and she was exposed to the film industry. Her mentor was George Cukor who arranged for speech and voice lessons.
At age 15, the family moved to New York where Clark developed an interest in acting. After graduating from college, she attended and graduated from the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York, studying under Sanford Meisner. She went on to attend the Actors Studio
, studying with Lee Strasberg
.
Clark married Peter Gries in 1974, son of the film director Tom Gries
, and moved back to California. She did not enjoy acting in California. She and her husband started a small production company and had two sons, Mathew, born in 1976 and Michael, born in 1980. Clark and her husband eventually divorced.
In 1983, at age 34, Clark decided to go back to work as an actress. Her first audition was for Disney Cable's then upcoming TV series, Five Mile Creek
which was to be filmed in Australia. She was given the role and relocated. She remained in Australia for two years until the show was cancelled. In 1985, she returned to the United States with her two sons.
Clark has acted sporadically in smaller roles in film and television and has also appeared in over 300 television commercials. Her sister is the actress Doran Clark
, married to the producer Peter Abrams.
Clark later remarried Ben Goddard who wrote and produced the "Harry and Louise
" advertisements that helped defeat the 1993 Clinton health care plan. In 2000, they produced the movie The Testimony of Taliesin Jones.
Louise is currently retired and lives in Washington, DC with her husband Ben Goddard.
United States
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actress.
Life and career
Clark was born in Santa Monica, California in 1949 and moved back to her mother's home in New Orleans in 1950. Her mother, Audrey Caire, was a National AAUAmateur Athletic Union
The Amateur Athletic Union is one of the largest non-profit volunteer sports organizations in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs.-History:The AAU was founded in 1888 to...
Champion and an actress and model. Her father, William Doran Clark, a decorated hero of the Korean War, was the son of General Mark Wayne Clark. When Clark was age 5, the family moved back to Los Angeles, California. In her early years, her mother was a contract player at 20th Century Fox and she was exposed to the film industry. Her mentor was George Cukor who arranged for speech and voice lessons.
At age 15, the family moved to New York where Clark developed an interest in acting. After graduating from college, she attended and graduated from the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York, studying under Sanford Meisner. She went on to attend the Actors Studio
Actors Studio
The Actors Studio is a membership organization for professional actors, theatre directors and playwrights at 432 West 44th Street in the Clinton neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded October 5, 1947, by Elia Kazan, Cheryl Crawford, Robert Lewis and Anna Sokolow who provided...
, studying with Lee Strasberg
Lee Strasberg
Lee Strasberg was an American actor, director and acting teacher. He cofounded, with directors Harold Clurman and Cheryl Crawford, the Group Theatre in 1931, which was hailed as "America's first true theatrical collective"...
.
Clark married Peter Gries in 1974, son of the film director Tom Gries
Tom Gries
Thomas S. "Tom" Gries was an American TV and film director, writer and producer....
, and moved back to California. She did not enjoy acting in California. She and her husband started a small production company and had two sons, Mathew, born in 1976 and Michael, born in 1980. Clark and her husband eventually divorced.
In 1983, at age 34, Clark decided to go back to work as an actress. Her first audition was for Disney Cable's then upcoming TV series, Five Mile Creek
Five Mile Creek
Five Mile Creek is an Australian western series. The series starred Liz Burch, Louise Caire Clark, Rod Mullinar, Jay Kerr, Michael Caton, Peter Carroll, Gus Mercurio, Martin Lewis, Priscilla Weems and a young Nicole Kidman...
which was to be filmed in Australia. She was given the role and relocated. She remained in Australia for two years until the show was cancelled. In 1985, she returned to the United States with her two sons.
Clark has acted sporadically in smaller roles in film and television and has also appeared in over 300 television commercials. Her sister is the actress Doran Clark
Doran Clark
Doran Clark is an American actress. Her film and television credits include Black Eagle , Passport to Paris , numerous appearances on Perry Mason, Matlock, an appearance on an episode of MacGyver called "The Heist," several episodes of "Murder, She Wrote,as well as many starring and supporting...
, married to the producer Peter Abrams.
Clark later remarried Ben Goddard who wrote and produced the "Harry and Louise
Harry and Louise
"Harry and Louise" was a $14 to $20 million year-long television advertising campaign funded by the Health Insurance Association of America —a predecessor of the current America’s Health Insurance Plans —a health insurance industry lobby group, that ran intermittently from September 8, 1993 to...
" advertisements that helped defeat the 1993 Clinton health care plan. In 2000, they produced the movie The Testimony of Taliesin Jones.
Louise is currently retired and lives in Washington, DC with her husband Ben Goddard.
Filmography
- The Testimony of Taliesin Jones (2000) Film producerFilm producerA film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
- Head of the ClassHead of the ClassHead of the Class is an American sitcom that ran from 1986 to 1991 on the ABC television network. The series follows a group of gifted students in the Individualized Honors Program at the fictional Monroe High School in Manhattan, and their history teacher Charlie Moore...
(1990) TV - 1 episode (Joanna) - Programmed to Kill (1987) film (Sharon - A.K.A. "The Retaliator")
- Stringray (1987) TV - 1 episode (Autumn)
- MatlockMatlock (TV series)Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of attorney Ben Matlock. The show originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC, where it replaced The A-Team, then from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC.The show's format was similar...
(1987) TV - 1 episode (Jesse Peters) - CobraCobraCobra is a venomous snake belonging to the family Elapidae. However, not all snakes commonly referred to as cobras are of the same genus, or even of the same family. The name is short for cobra capo or capa Snake, which is Portuguese for "snake with hood", or "hood-snake"...
(1986) woman in car - Five Mile CreekFive Mile CreekFive Mile Creek is an Australian western series. The series starred Liz Burch, Louise Caire Clark, Rod Mullinar, Jay Kerr, Michael Caton, Peter Carroll, Gus Mercurio, Martin Lewis, Priscilla Weems and a young Nicole Kidman...
(1983-1985) TV - 39 Episodes, 3 Seasons (Maggie Scott) - She's Dressed to Kill (1979) TV
- Helter Skelter (1976) TV
- Get Christie Love (1974) 1 episode (Karen Clark)
External links
- http://www.fivemilecreek.net/castcrew/clark.htm