Actress Marlene Clark, best known for appearing in the sitcom Sanford and Son, has died at the age of 85.
The star died at home in Los Angeles earlier this month after a career stretching over decades.
Born in 1949, Clark made her showbiz debut as a teenager in For The Love of Ivy, going on to appear in the likes of The Bill Cosby Show, Slaughter and Enter the Dragon.Head of the Class was Clark’s last major outing as an actress in 1988 her late friend was an ‘extraordinary woman,’ paying tribute to her ‘grit’ and ‘command of attention’ despite her small stature.
‘You do the work. You show up. You know your lines, and then you go home and you go back, and you do it the next day.’Clark was a ‘trailblazer’ as a Black actress in the 1960s, her friend shared after her death
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