Clarice Blackburn

Clarice Blackburn (February 26, 1921 – August 5, 1995) was an American actress best-known for playing three characters on the cult series Dark Shadows. Early years Blackburn was born in San Francisco, California, but because her father was a salesman, Blackburn and her family moved around a great deal and made their home in Wisconsin, Arizona, Louisiana, and Texas after California. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in speech and drama at the Texas State College for Women. She studied acting at HB Studio. Career Blackburn's professional debut came in a production of The Circle of Chalk (1947) on Martha's Vineyard. She appeared in an Equity Library Theater production of The Great Big Doorstep in 1950 before she understudied Eva Gabor in The Happy Time on Broadway.