Marlene Clark — who played Lamont’s fiancée, Janet, within the Seventies sitcom “Sanford and Son” and Ganja Meda within the 1973 horror film “Ganja & Hess” — has died.
Clark passed away May 18 in her Los Angeles home, friend Tamara Lynch told The Hollywood Reporter.
She died the identical day as her “Slaughter” co-star and NFL legend Jim Brown, who was 87.
Her reason for death wasn’t immediately available.
“RIP beautiful actress Marlene Clark. . . It was a delight to work with you…,” Demond Wilson, who portrayed Lamont Sanford, tweeted Tuesday.
Wilson listed her birthdate as Dec. 19, 1949. The Hollywood Reporter reported she was born in Harlem on Dec. 19, 1937.
Clark worked as a model before stepping into acting.
Her first major movie was 1968’s “For Love of Ivy” alongside Sidney Poitier.
She went on to seem in 1969’s “Putney Swope,” directed by Robert Downey Sr.; “The Landlord” in 1970; in addition to “Slaughter” and “Night of the Cobra Woman” in 1972.
Other notable works include “Enter the Dragon” (1973), “The Beast Must Die” (1974), and “Switchblade Sisters” (1975).
The Hollywood Reporter noted she left acting within the late Eighties, becoming the manager of a restaurant in Venice Beach, California. She had also opened her own clothing store.
Clark was married to “Star Wars” actor Billy Dee Williams from 1968 to 1971. The Post contacted a rep for Williams for comment.
