Angela Clarke (American actress)
Angela Clarke (August 14, 1909 – December 16, 2010) was an American stage, television and film actress.
Angela Clarke | |
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_still_1_(cropped-Clarke).jpg.webp) Clarke in Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953) | |
| Born | August 14, 1909 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | December 16, 2010 (aged 101) Moorpark, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1946–1988 |
Career
Clarke appeared in over thirty films throughout her forty-year career, usually in bit parts or in background roles, uncredited. Films in which she made a large impression included The Seven Little Foys, in which she played a large supporting role as Bob Hope's disapproving sister-in-law, House of Wax, (1953)[1] A Double Life,[2] The Gunfighter[3] and The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima.
Clarke, despite entering the film business in her early forties (in 1949's The Undercover Man), cornered the market for grey-haired, matriarchal motherly-types (such as her role as Mama Caruso in The Great Caruso).[4]
Death
Clarke died, aged 101, in Moorpark, California. Clarke is buried in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Her Sister's Secret | Cafe Cashier | (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Backlash | Mrs O'Neill | (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Night Song | Woman | (uncredited |
| 1947 | A Double Life | Lucy | (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Snake Pit | Greek Patient | (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Undercover Man | Theresa Rocco | |
| 1949 | House of Settlement | Clara Christopher | |
| 1949 | The Doctor and the Girl | Miss Rourke | (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Mrs. Mike | Sarah Carpentier | |
| 1950 | Captain Carey, U.S.A. | Serafina | |
| 1950 | Woman in Hiding | Clara May's Mother | (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Gunfighter | Mac's Wife | (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Outrage | Madge Harrison | |
| 1950 | Undercover Girl | Babe Snell | |
| 1950 | Frightened City | Mrs Dominic | (uncredited) |
| 1951 | The Great Caruso | Mama Caruso | |
| 1951 | The Harlem Globetrotters | Sylvia Saperman | |
| 1951 | Rendezvous | Nurse | |
| 1951 | It's a Big Country | Mama Esposito | |
| 1951 | My Favorite Spy | Gypsy Fortune Teller | |
| 1952 | The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima | Maria Rosa Abóbora dos Santos | |
| 1952 | The Savage | Pehangi | |
| 1953 | House of Wax | Mrs Andrews | |
| 1953 | Houdini | Harry's Mother | |
| 1953 | Beneath the 12-Mile Reef | Mama Petrakis | |
| 1954 | The Egyptian | Kipa | (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Bounty Hunter | Señora Maria Dominquez | (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The Seven Little Foys | Aunt Clara Morando | |
| 1962 | The Interns | Mrs Emma Auer | |
| 1966 | Blindfold | Lavinia Vincenti | |
| 1973 | The Girl Most Likely to... | Actress | TV movie |
| 1974 | Nightmare Honeymoon | Lady in the Park | |
| 1974 | Harrad Summer | Mrs Kolasukas | |
| 1978 | The Ghost of Flight 401 | Mrs Collura | TV movie |
| 1986 | Killer in the Mirror | Mrs Wilkens | TV movie |
| 1988 | Memories of Me | "Mrs. Petrakis" (Small Part) | |
Television
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Ben Casey | Mrs Salazar | Episode: To the Pure |
| 1962 | Going My Way | Mama Cipollaro | Episode: Not Good Enough for my Sister |
| 1962 | Alcoa Premiere | Mama | Episode: The Potentate |
| 1963 | Combat! | Madame Michelin / Claire Brouchard | Episode playing Mme. Michelin: No Hallelujahs for Glory
Episode playing Claire Brouchard: Reunion (both 1963) |
| 1962 - 1963 | The Untouchables | Catherine Chavis / Mrs Santos | Episode playing Catherine Chavis: Come and Kill Me (1962)
Episode playing Mrs Santos: The Spoiler (1963) |
| 1964 | The Outer Limits | Sue Ann Beasley | Episode: Second Chance |
| 1962 - 1964 | Gunsmoke | Topsanah / Carrie Newcom / Mrs. Crabbe | Episode playing Topsanah: Quint Asper Comes Home (1962)
Episode playing Carrie Newcom: The Far Places (1963) Episode playing Mrs. Crabbe: Trip West (1964) |
| 1965 | Mr. Novak | Mother General | Episode: There's a Penguin in my Garden |
| 1966 | The Virginian | Mary Tait | Episode: The Inchworm's Got No Wings at All |
| 1966 | Dr. Kildare | Dahlia Rossi | Two episodes:
The Art of Taking a Powder Read the Book and then See the Picture |
| 1966 | Daniel Boone | Wanona | Episode: The Allegiances |
| 1967 | Dundee and the Culhane | Maria | Episode: The Vasquez Brief |
| 1967 | Mission: Impossible | Nancy Stoner | Episode: The Survivors |
| 1968 | The High Chaparral | Sister Luke | Episode: A Joyful Noise |
| 1965 - 1969 | Death Valley Days | Rosie Winters / Theresa Pico / Serafina | Episode playing Rosie Winters: The Trouble with Taxes (1965)
Episode playing Theresa Pico: The Firebrand (1966) Episode playing Serafina: The Great Pinto Bean Gold Hunt (1969) |
| 1965 - 1970 | Bonanza | Teresa / Mrs Marshall | Episode playing Teresa: Jonah (1965)
Episode playing Mrs Marshall: It's a Small World (1970) |
| 1970 | Arnie | / | Episode: Pilot |
| 1970 | Bracken's World | Mama Finello / Norma | Episode playing Mama Finello: Focus on a Gun
Episode playing Norma: Preview in Samarkand |
| 1970 | The Young Lawyers | Mrs McGuire | Episode: At the Edge of the Night |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones | Hannah Utley | Episode: Stagecoach Seven |
| 1973 | The Partridge Family | Myra Fromacher | Episode: The Partridge Connection |
| 1974 | Kojak | Mrs Harrington | Episode: Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die |
| 1974 - 1975 | Petrocelli | Mrs. Donato / Mrs. Moran | Episode playing Mrs. Donato: An Act of Love (1974)
Episode playing Mrs. Moran: Five Yards of Trouble (1975) |
| 1976 | Rich Man, Poor Man | Mrs Jardino | Mini-series
Appears in Part III: Chapter 5 |
| 1974 - 1977 | Insight | Maria Abrams / Lillian | Episode playing Maria Abrams: And the Walls Came Tumblin' Down (1974)
Episode playing Lillian: Arnstein's Miracle (1977) |
| 1977 - 1978 | Baretta | Mama / Mrs. Volga | Episode playing Mama: New Girl in Town (1977)
Episode playing Mrs. Volga: The Gadjo (1978) |
| 1978 | Fantasy Island | Nana | Episode: Return/The Toughest Man Alive |
| 1979 | All in the Family | Mrs. Loretta Dillon | Episode: Edith Gets Fired |
| 1983 | Voyagers! | Sara Delano Roosevelt | Episode: Destiny's Choice |
| 1983 | Brookside | Elsa | Two episodes:
Better Things to Do In Clink (both 1973) |
| 1984 | St. Elsewhere | Emma Keuhnelian | Three episodes:
Attack After Dark Vanity (all 1984) |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Caterina Bennett | Episode: The Prodigal |
References
- "Films starring Angela Clarke".
- "Angela Clarke". Rotten Tomatoes.
- "films starring Angela Clarke".
- Erickson, Hal. "Angela Clarke biography".
- Ellenberger, Allan R. (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. pp. 79–80. ISBN 9780786450190. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
