Melinda Clarke (born April 24, 1969) is an American actress known primarily for her work in television. Clarke is best known for her role on The O.C. as the cunning and manipulative Julie Cooper.
Clarke was born Melinda Whitney Nicola 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 1994 of a malignant heart tumor. She al...
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Melinda Clarke (born April 24, 1969) is an American actress known primarily for her work in television. Clarke is best known for her role on The O.C. as the cunning and manipulative Julie Cooper.
Clarke was born Melinda Whitney Nicola 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 1994 of a malignant heart tumor. She also has a daughter named Catherine Grace, with whom she resides in Beverly Hills, California. Clarke's height is 5' 7" (1.70 m), and she is a cigar aficionado.
Clarke appeared on the daytime soap opera Days of our Lives as Faith Brown (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 as the Amazon chieftain Velasca, Firefly as the brothel madam Nandi, Charmed as the Siren, and has had five appearances on CSI where she played...
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