Clem

Clem Schmidt is a fictional character played by Rachael Murphy in the 2017 film, Bigsby.

Clem is the pregnant, ex-girlfriend of Bigsby who works a number of jobs to pay the rent on the apartment which she owns with Bigsby, despite him not having lived there for eight months.

Clem is an avid smoker and appears to work most often as a bartender.

Development and Casting
The character of Clem was created by John Bury after reading the script for "Bigsby the Clown" as an empathetic but equally tragic and flawed counterpart to Bigsby.

The character underwent many changes throughout production, at one point being named "Amber" and originally conceived as being portrayed by an actress in her mid-thirties.

Rachael Murphy met Fritz on the set of "Bluenose", a children's musical which would later inspire the concept for the film.

Based on some of her earlier roles in theatre, Fritz and Bury decided to cast Rachael as Bigsby's ex-girlfriend, renaming her "Clem", and rewiting the character as a nineteen year old of British descent to suit her age and accent.

During production, Rachael wore prosthetic breasts and a stomach provided by Dianna MacKinnon-Furlong, who also appeared in the film as a party guest. Rachael smoked a brand of non-tobacco cigarettes for her role and, like most of the cast, her costume largely consisted of clothes belonging to Fritz.

Clem's full legal name was created by actor, Rachael Murphy, while her surname is meant to allude to the character's Jewish descent.

For her performance, Rachael won the 2017 Tarsies award for "Best Female Actor".

Appearances
Bigsby (2017)
 * "Bigsby the Father"
 * "Bigsby the Entertainer"
 * "Bigsby the Fighter"