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Scottish Sun
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Emmy-winning actress who appeared in hit sitcom with her husband is unrecognizable in rare outing – can you guess who?
Her husband sadly died in 2012 WHO IS SHE? WHO IS SHE? Emmy-winning actress who appeared in hit sitcom with her husband is unrecognizable in rare outing – can you guess who? Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) AN EMMY-winning actress who appeared in a hit sitcom with her husband is unrecognizable while on a rare outing. This lady starred in some seriously massive films alongside the likes of acting icons Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 6 Can you guess who this very famous sitcom star is? Credit: The Mega Agency 6 She starred alongside her husband in the hit series Webster Credit: The Mega Agency And alongside her NFL star husband, she starred in a hit 80s sitcom that became a household favorite. This lady even posed up a storm for a Playboy spread, and took on an extremely racy tole in a comedy flick. In 1981, took on the role of Cherry Forever, a sex worker, in the hit sex comedy Porky's. Yep, you've guessed it... It's Susan Clark! Susan, who is now 82 years of age, is best-known and loved for her role in the hit sitcom Webster. Stepping out over the weekend for a dog walk, Susan looked unrecognizable as she made a very rare public appearance. Donning green trousers, a beige zip-up jacket, a straw hat and some black sneakers, she looked laidback and relaxed on her walk. At one point, Susan unzipped her jacket to reveal a green and black abstract patterned top. Completing the look with some dark sunglasses concealing her eyes. The Canadian actress made her big screen debut in the 1967 drama film Banning and the following year played the female lead in the crime thriller Coogan's Bluff. 80s Icon Tom Selleck Spotted Unrecognizable in Rare LA Outing She then went on to star in a string of films such as Night Movies, Airport 1975, Skin Game and Murder By Decree. She received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for playing Babe Didrikson Zaharias in the 1975 television film Babe. She then receieved an Emmy Award nomination for playing Amelia Earhart in the 1976 television film Amelia Earhart. From 1983 to 1989, she starred as Katherine Papadopolis in the American sitcom Webster. While acting on Webster, Susan starred alongside her husband, Alex Karras. For her role as Katherine, she received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy nomination in 1985. Susan married American football player turned actor Alex in 1980 after he played the role of her on-screen husband in Babe. They welcomed daughter Katie in 1980. The couple were married for 32 years until Alex died on October 10, 2012. Since her husband's passing, Susan has kept a very private life and has rarely been seen in the public. 6 Susan Clark of Sitcom – Webster – US, Credit: ABC Credit: ABC 6 Susan Clark of Sitcom – Webster – US, Credit: ABC Credit: ABC 6 Football Player Alex Karras with wife Actress Susan Clark, July 17, 1983 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images) Credit: Getty
Daily Mail
03-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
80s beauty who ruled primetime with NFL Hall of Famer husband in a hit family sitcom spotted on a rare stroll with pup in LA
This Canadian-born bombshell lit up screens in the 70s and 80s, earning an Emmy award and a Golden Globe nomination for her unforgettable roles as a trailblazing Olympic gold medalist, a daring pilot and a beloved sitcom mom. She held her own in blockbuster films as she starred alongside Hollywood greats Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman. Alongside her real-life NFL Hall of Famer husband, she helped raise a precocious young boy who was adopted after the tragic loss of his parents in a hit 80s sitcom that became a staple of family TV. She showcased her beauty and assets in a Playboy spread devoted to her and took on a memorable role as Cherry Forever, a sex worker, in the hit sex comedy Porky's. Since the passing of her husband, a former defensive tackle turned actor, she has kept a low profile in Los Angeles. Can you guess who? It's Susan Clark from the sitcom Webster! This 82-year-old actress was spotted enjoying a sunny stroll through her Los Angeles neighborhood on Sunday. Accompanied by her small tan dog sporting a pink harness, the former screen star walked leisurely along a hedge-lined sidewalk. She kept things casual in a gray zip-up jacket, green pants, and black Hoka sneakers, topping off the look with a straw hat and black sunglasses for a touch of sun-smart style. The former actress later left her home in her blue Toyota Prius to go run errands in an all-black ensemble consisting of a sweater, pants and brown Oxford shoes with a tan purse tucked into her arm. Clark has stayed out of the spotlight since her career came to a crawl at the turn of the century, but her list of accolades reflects the substantial impact she left behind in Hollywood. After her walk concluded, she emerged from her house and got in her blue Prius to run some errands. She wore an all-black ensemble consisting of a sweater, pants, brown Oxford shoes and had a tan purse clutched in her arm Raised in Toronto, Canada, she started her career on stage before embarking on the big screen. Her first big roles came when she became employed by Universal Pictures in 1967. This new contract opened up a series of leading television and film roles, including Coogan's Bluff, where she starred alongside Clint Eastwood in 1968. Other big actors she played alongside with were Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here with Robert Redford in 1969, Valdez Is Coming with Burt Lancaster in 1971, Showdown with Dean Martin in 1973 and Night Moves with Gene Hackman in 1975. Clark earned her first Emmy in 1976 for her portrayal of multi-sport legend Babe Didrikson in the 1975 TV movie Babe. Didrikson won gold and silver medals in track and field at the 1932 Olympics before dominating women's golf with 10 LPGA major championships. She was nominated for another Emmy for Best Actress for her depiction of Amelia Earhart in a 1976 three-hour made-for-television biographical film. Not only was she a talented actress, but she was also a timeless beauty, which landed her a topless spread in a 1973 issue of Playboy. She later embraced a more provocative role as the mysterious sex worker Cherry Forever in the cult classic teen comedy Porky's. The actress met her husband Alex Karras, a legendary Detroit Lions defensive tackle and NFL Hall of Famer, when she co-starred alongside him in Babe, and married him five years later in 1980 – the same year they had their daughter Katie. Clark's biggest success would be a project she'd embark on beside her husband, who played her on-screen husband in the hit 80s sitcom Webster. The show ran from 1983 to 1989 and followed a newly adopted black boy adjusting to life with his white godfather, a former NFL star, played by Karras, and his loving socialite wife, played by Clark, in their Chicago home. This show Clark's ticket to a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Television Series or Comedy in 1985. When the show came to an end in 1989, Clark would try her hand at a few other TV films such as Murder, She Wrote (1991), Butterbox Babies (1995) and finally the series Emily of New Moon (1998-99). Both Clark and Karras would step back from Hollywood at the turn of the century and live out their retirement in Los Angeles until his death in 2012 from kidney failure.
Yahoo
23-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
The place I call home no longer calls me one of its own
Image of 'Future Worth Fighting For,' a mixed-media work created by Parker Williamson in 2024. I grew up poor, non-white, and queer, so it was never a picture-perfect place to me, but I always considered myself lucky to be here. Iowa has been a better place for people like me than other surrounding states, historically speaking. We used to lead the charge on civil rights. In 1839, seven years before Iowa was even a state, the Territorial Supreme Court proclaimed that 'No man in this territory can be reduced to slavery.' In 1851, we became the third state to allow interracial marriage. In 1868, the Iowa Supreme Court held that 'separate' was not 'equal' and ordered Susan Clark, an African American, be admitted to the public schools. This effectively desegregated our schools 86 years before Brown v. the Board of Education. Same-sex marriage was legalized when I was 8, and sexual orientation and gender identity were added to the Iowa Civil Rights Act two years prior, in 2007. Iowa is my home, and I used to be proud of that. Oh how far we've fallen. I came out in 2011, 6th grade if you don't want to do the math. There was support from my family, friends, teachers, and many in my community. Sure, there was bullying, dirty looks, and the rare call to the school to complain, but I was overall accepted and safe. I always knew that a lot of people in Iowa hated me for being me, but there was rarely direct confrontation about it. Maybe that was the 'Iowa Nice' I always heard about. In the 2022 election, Gov. Kim Reynolds was going to win, there was no question about that. But she still punched down and released an ad stating that 'Iowans know right from wrong, boys from girls.' This year, legislation has been proposed that would technically make it a felony for me in plain clothes to speak in front of children. And worst of all: Iowa is now the first state to ever remove civil rights protections from a group of people. It is possible some of the discrimination we worry about won't actually be allowed; in reality, there will be costly legal battles, humiliation, fear, and laser-focused hatred. But all of what we are scared of is what the other side wants to be the reality. Iowa is my home, but why would I want to call a place home when lawmakers WANT me to be discriminated against — in housing, employment, wages, credit practices, public accommodations, and education? Iowa is my home and now I have to think carefully before heading to a new restaurant, see if I can find out if the owners are allies, or take the risk of being humiliated and denied service for wearing the wrong clothes. Why do they even want to pass laws like this when we all know it might not actually materialize in the ways they intended? Hate. That's it, that's the only reason. Hate. It has nothing to do with protecting women. Sex is already a protected category under the Iowa Civil Rights Act. Preserving the protected status of one vulnerable population does not and should not come at the expense of another. Rather than protecting anyone, it opens the door to invasive policing of peoples' identities, and risks subjecting many to harassment and public humiliation based solely on appearances. While we are unsure of the actual legal impacts that the Civil Rights Removal Act will bring, there are some things that we do know. According to research from The Trevor Project, anti-transgender laws cause significantly increased suicide attempts among transgender and nonbinary youth, by as much as 72%. They also found that 90% of LGBTQ+ young people said their well-being is negatively impacted due to recent politics. Iowa is my home but the lawmakers here don't care if their actions make kids like the kid I once was feel isolated and ostracized, even if it pushes them to take their own lives. So much for protecting children. Iowa is my home, and I deserve to belong here just as much as anyone else. Leading up to Feb. 27, the day of the final public hearing and ultimately the passage of the bill in both chambers, I was only angry. So. Incredibly. Angry. My mom would start the day by texting me to check in on how I was feeling, and later, during our almost-daily phone call, she would tell me how sorry she was that I have to deal with all of this. I was so angry about the legislation, about the people it would hurt, that I almost felt annoyed that she kept making sure I was okay. Then, after chanting at the top of my lungs with , I went home. Mother knows best, it seems. It hit me hard. I called her and couldn't hold myself together, because I realized that not only am I angry, I am hurt. 'Mom, it hurts so bad,' I admitted. She listened, and when she replied all I could focus on was how much sadness and fear I could hear in her voice. How must she feel fearing that her son will face discrimination, legally, for living as his true self, something she always encouraged with love and support? Iowa is my home, and I want it to be a place worth fighting for. A place that takes care of ALL of its people. The Republican supermajorities could've put this amount of urgency and effort into passing any other legislation. They could be seeing to it that every child in this state gets a high-quality education instead of bleeding our public schools dry. They could be protecting our water, ensuring it's clean enough to drink, safe enough for us to swim in. They could be confronting the rising cancer rates, investing in health care access, making it easier — not harder — for Iowans to get the care they need. They could actually protect women by strengthening reproductive freedoms instead of stripping them away. The possibilities are endless. They could be doing ANYTHING else, but they insist on making life harder for people like me. They insist on making an already vulnerable community a target for discrimination and hatred. Iowa is my home, but is the future here worth fighting for? Home is a place where you are known, where you are accepted, where you can breathe without fear. Home is where you grow, where you stumble, where you are allowed to exist fully as yourself without apology. It's not just four walls and a roof, not just a town on a map. Home is community. It's the people who show up for you, who see you, who stand beside you. Home is where you should feel protected, not persecuted. Where you should be nurtured, not pushed out. Iowa was my home, and now I just live here. This column first appeared on Rural Routes Substack. It is reprinted here via The Iowa Mercury and Iowa Writers' Collaborative with permission from the author. 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Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest presents Women of Distinction
Feb. 25—MIDLAND — Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest is proud to present Women of Distinction, an evening dedicated to celebrating extraordinary women in our community. The event will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at the prestigious Petroleum Club of Midland, 501 W. Wall Street, for an unforgettable evening of celebration and inspiration. Don't miss your chance to be part of this extraordinary night. Secure your tickets now and reserve your seat at Join Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest for an evening of fun and inspiration as they honor their 2025 Women of Distinction: — Susan Clark — Midland Festival Ballet — Brittany Halbert — Lynch, Chappel, & Alsup — Larisa Lopez — LL Services & Odessa Links — Iris Hall-Sanders — Southeast Senior Center, Casa de Amigos — Katie Purdy — Memory Lane Equestrian In addition to recognizing these remarkable women, attendees have the special opportunity to honor a woman in their lives. With a $100 donation, the name of a woman you wish to celebrate will be proudly displayed in the program and recognized during the event. For more than 30 years, Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest has recognized more than 300 women for their leadership, outstanding contributions to the community, and for exemplifying the Girl Scout mission of courage, confidence, and character in making the world a better place. Proceeds from the Women of Distinction event will directly support Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest, helping to provide scholarships, fund the Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE), and enhance their four priority program areas: — Entrepreneurship — Life Skills — STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) — Outdoors Your support ensures Girl Scouts throughout Southern New Mexico and West Texas have access to invaluable programs and opportunities that empower them to reach their full potential.
