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Melinda Clarke Profile |
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Birth Date: April 24, 1969
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Birth Place: Dana Point, California, USA
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Birth Name: Melinda Patrice Clarke
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Height: 5'7"
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Biography |
Melinda Clarke is an American actress, glamor model, and sex
symbol who has worked on television series and films.
Clarke was born Melinda Patrice Clarke in Dana Point,
California, the daughter of Patricia (née Lewis), a ballet
dancer, and John Clarke, an actor. She has a brother,
Joshua, and a sister, Heidi, who died in 1995 due to a
malignant heart tumor. She has a daughter, Catherine Grace.
They reside in Beverly Hills, California. Clarke's height is
5' 7" (1.70 m). She has stated on multiple occasions that
she considers herself the sexiest woman of all time. Melinda
likes to be called Mindy. She is a cigar aficionado.
Clarke appeared in the daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives
(where her father John Clarke was a senior cast member), and
starred on Soldier of Fortune, Inc. for both of its seasons.
She also guest starred on Xena: Warrior Princess, Firefly,
Charmed, and has had four appearances on CSI where she
played the dominatrix, Lady Heather. She also appeared in
the Seinfeld episode "The Muffin Tops", playing Jerry's
girlfriend who likes anything hairless. Coincidentally, one
of her appearances on CSI was with Kelly Rowan, who would
later be her co-star on The O.C..
She appeared as a guest star on the FOX drama The O.C., and
due to fan response was offered a contract for her role as
Julie Cooper, a cunning socialite who marries for money.
Clarke accepted the role and became an integral part of the
show's storylines. As well as starring on The O.C., she has
appeared on HBO's hit series Entourage as a fictionalized
version of herself, married to Malcolm McDowell's Terrance
McQuewick. Clarke appeared as the Devil's girlfriend in The
CW Television Network's 2007 series Reaper.
Clarke has volunteered as an actress with the Young
Storytellers Foundation. Other projects include a TV movie,
She Drives Me Crazy, produced by former co-star Rowan. She
is set to appear on The OC creator Josh Schwartz's Chuck. |
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Turned down the role of Tatum Riley in Scream (1996/I),
because she had no desire to be in horror films after Return
of the Living Dead III (1993). The part would eventually go
to Rose McGowan and they both worked together when she guest
starred on Charmed (1998).
Is a trained Soprano
Auditioned for a small Bond girl role in Die Another Day
(2002).
Daughter of actor John Clarke.
She has a brother named Joshua.
She has a sister named Heidi who died in 1994.
Was offered the role of Maggie in The Hitcher II: I've Been
Waiting (2003) (V) , but decided against taking the part.
Appeared with "The O.C." (2003) co-star Kelly Rowan in a
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000) Season 2 episode:
"Slaves of Las Vegas".
She and her husband, Ernie Mirich, have a daughter named
Kathryn Grace.
Has had two mass-marketed toy action figures made of her.
The first was for her role as Jessica Priest in Spawn
(1997), and her second was for her role as the Amazon
Velasca from the television series "Xena: Warrior Princess"
(1995).
She's good friends with Hudson Leick. They also worked
together on an episode of Xena:Warrior Princess.
Is only 10 years older than former co-star Adam Brody from
The OC and is only 9 years older than former co-star
Benjamin McKenzie. |
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since September 24, 2008