Carol Higgins Clark (born July 28, 1956) is an American mystery author and actress. She is the daughter of suspense writer Mary Higgins Clark, with whom she co-authored several Christmas novels, and the former sister-in-law of author Mary Jane Clark.

Born in New York City and raised in Washington Township, Bergen County, New Jersey, Clark received her B.A. from Mount Holyoke College. During college, she began re-typing her mother's transcripts. She also made contributions such as renaming locations and characters. She was the only one of four siblings to become a writer. One thing that affected this decision was helping her mother. While Mary Higgins Clark attempted juggling a full-time job and trying to finish her second book, the younger Higgins Clark grasped this opportunity to familiarize herself with the process of writing a book and telling tales, not knowing this would be her start in becoming a well-known author. Just as her mother did, Clark writes suspense books. One difference in the mother and daughter's writings is that Clark's books contain a slight sense of humor that her mother's do not possess. All of her novels feature Regan Reilly (a famous recurring character), plot points about male escorts, and pantyhose conventions that come from real sources. In her video for NJN Public Television, Clark explains how she used her first job experience to help her with ideas about her book. In her book "Iced", she uses a woman who is working at a dry cleaners. The woman uncovers evidence found in the pockets of a customer.

Clark chose acting as her profession and began to study acting after graduating from Mount Holyoke College. In 1975, she starred in "Who Killed Amy Lang", which aired on Good Morning America. She also performed in Wendy Wasserstein's play "Uncommon Women". She played the lead in the film A Cry In The Night, based on a novel by her mother.

Clark's New York apartment building, The Belaire, was hit by a small plane on October 11, 2006 flown by New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle. Her 38th floor condominium was just a floor below the main impact zone; she was not at home during the accident. Clark has appeared on the game show To Tell The Truth.

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Carol Higgins Clark, née le 28 juillet 1956 à New York, est une actrice et une romancière américaine. Plusieurs de ses romans policiers ont été écrits en collaboration avec sa mère Mary Higgins Clark. Seule, elle est surtout connue pour être l'auteur de la série policière ayant pour héroïne Regan Reilly, une détective privée de Los Angeles, dont certaines enquêtes se déroulent tour à tour à Oxford, Miami Beach, Aspen et Hollywood.

Elle obtient un diplôme de baccalauréat ès arts du Mount Holyoke College en 1978.

Elle étudie par la suite l'art dramatique au Beverly Hills Playhouse, où elle décroche ses premiers rôles de comédienne. Elle joue ensuite dans plusieurs téléfilms. Elle tient notamment le rôle principal, au côté d'Annie Girardot, dans le téléfilm En mémoire de Caroline, une adaptation du roman Un cri dans la nuit de sa mère.

En 1992 paraît Par-dessus bord (Decked), le premier d'une série policière, comptant une quinzaine de titres, qui a pour héroïne Regan Reilly.

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