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Clarice Blackburn was an American actress who portrayed three different characters on Dark Shadows. She was born in San Francisco, California but because her father was a salesman, Clarice 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, then made her professional debut in 1947 on Martha's Vineyard in "The Circle of Chalk." An outstanding performance in an Equity Library Theatre production of "The Great Big Doorstep" in 1950 led to a job as understudy for Eva Gabor in "The Happy Time" on Broadway. "The Happy Time" starred Shirley Booth, with whom Clarice would appear again on Broadway in "The Desk Set" in 1955. Clarice's other stage credits included a lead role in a 1953 revival of "The Glass Harp," a critically acclaimed lead in "American Gothic," also in 1953 and both performed at Circle in the Square, "The Infernal Machine " in 1958, "Juno" on Broadway in 1959, "The Miracle Worker" on Broadway in 1961, "The Queen and the Rebels" and "Good Day," both in 1965. During the 1965–66 season, Clarice won an Obie award for Distinguished Performance as Sara Calendar in "The Exhaustion of Our Son's Love."
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