Clarissa McCandless

&nbsp Clarissa McCandless (nee Tyler) is a fictional character on Capitol.

She was portrayed by Constance Towers.

Brief Character History
She was born to Judson Tyler and his wife.

During her youth, she and Myrna Graves were best friends until they began fighting for the affection of Baxter McCandless. Eventually Clarissa and Baxter married, thus beginning the lifelong rivalry of Clarissa and Myrna.

Clarissa and Baxter had four sons: Tyler, Thomas, Matt and Wally. They later took in Baxter's niece, Gillian, after the death of his brother.