Who is Janet Lawson in Sanford and Son?

American actress, Marlene Clark played the role of Janet Lawson, the fiancé of Lamont Sanford in the 1970s sitcom Sanford and Son. 

That same year she also appeared in Switchblade Sisters, and a few other films in the 70s including Clay Pigeon, Beware! The Blob, Newman’s Law, and more.

Clark made an appearance in several films including For Love of Ivy (1968), Putney Swope (1969), The Landlord (1970), Stop (1970), Night of the Cobra Woman (1972), and more, during the early stages of her career.

She collaborated with Bill Gunn another time to star in the 1973 horror film, Ganja & Hess. A. H. Weiler of The New York Times wrote his review of the film that “Miss Clark is an arresting presence as the enamored Ganja. Also. she occasionally invests an unbelievable character with style and humor.”

Clark died on May 18, 2023, at ag 85. Her death occurred at her home in Los Angeles. No cause of death has been disclosed yet.