Melinda Clarke is an American actress who portrayed Kelly Donovan on The Vampire Diaries. She is best known for her appearances on the TV series The O.C. and Days of Our Lives. Melinda has a role in the CW TV series called Nikita that played after The Vampire Diaries.
Biography[]
Melinda Clarke
Melinda Clarke was born on April 24, 1969 in Dana Point, California. She was raised by her ballet dancer mother Patricia and actor father John. She has a brother named Joshua and a sister named Heidi (who died in 1994 of a malignant heart tumor). Melinda graduated from Dana Hills High School in Dana Point, California with the Class of 1987. Was in the Drama Club and took part in school productions. At the age of 18 she moved to L.A. and launched her career in acting and modeling. She now has a daughter named Catherine Grace, who was born in early 2000.
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Type | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Enough About You | TV Movie | Chelsea Kirk |
| 2018 | Swedish Dicks | TV Series | Rebecca Glos |
| 2010-2017 | The Vampire Diaries | TV Series | Kelly Donovan |
| 2016 | Gotham | TV Series | Grace Van Dahl |
| 2015 | CSI: Immortality | TV Movie | Lady Heather |
| 2014 | Dallas | TV Series | Tracey McKay |
| 2014 | How Divine! | TV Movie | Chelsea Kirk |
| 2010-2013 | Nikita | TV Series | Amanda |
| 2013 | Vegas | TV Series | Lena Cavallo |
| 2012 | Nikita: Codebreaker | Video Game | Amanda |
| 2005-2011 | Entourage | TV Series | Melinda Clarke |
| 2001-2011 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | TV Series | Lady Heather / Dr. Kessler |
| 2010 | Ghost Whisperer | TV Series | Donna |
| 2008-2009 | Eli Stone | TV Series | Dr. Lee |
| 2008 | Chuck | TV Series | Sasha Banacheck |
| 2008 | King of the Hill | TV Series | Charlene |
| 2007 | The Man | TV Movie | Brooke McCluskey |
| 2007 | Reaper | TV Series | Mimi |
| 2007 | She Drives Me Crazy | TV Movie | Blithe Meacham |
| 2003-2007 | The O.C. | TV Series | Julie Cooper / Julie Cooper-Nichol |
| 2006 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | TV Series | Madame Macmu-Ling |
| 2004 | Dynamite | Beta | |
| 2003 | Mission: Impossible - Operation Surma | Video Game | Sofia Ivanescu (voice) |
| 2003 | Firefly | TV Series | Nandi |
| 2003 | Matriculated | Short | Alexa (English version, voice) |
| 2003 | The Animatrix | Alexa (segment "Matriculated") (voice) | |
| 2002-2003 | The District | TV Series | Detective Olivia Cahill |
| 2003 | Tremors | TV Series | Dr. Megan Flint |
| 2002 | .com for Murder | Agent Williams | |
| 2002 | Everwood | TV Series | Sally Keyes |
| 2002 | Charmed | TV Series | The Siren |
| 2002 | First Monday | TV Series | |
| 2002 | Cold Sweat | Video | Starring |
| 2001 | Star Trek: Enterprise | TV Series | Sarin / Suliban Sarin |
| 1997-2000 | Nash Bridges | TV Series | |
| 2000 | The Pretender | TV Series | Miss Eve |
| 1997-1999 | Soldier of Fortune, Inc. | TV Series | Margo Vincent |
| 1997 | Critics and Other Freaks | Mrs. M | |
| 1997 | Spawn | Jessica Priest | |
| 1997 | Sliders | TV Series | Alisandra |
| 1997 | Seinfeld | TV Series | Alex |
| 1997 | Xena: Warrior Princess | TV Series | Velasca |
| 1997 | Soldier of Fortune | TV Movie | Margo Vincent |
| 1996 | La lengua asesina | Candy | |
| 1996 | Mulholland Falls | Cigarette Girl | |
| 1996 | Strange Luck | TV Series | Lola Vale |
| 1995 | Return to Two Moon Junction | Savannah Delongpre | |
| 1994 | Heaven Help Us | TV Series | Lexy Monroe / Lex Monroe |
| 1994 | The George Carlin Show | TV Series | Christy |
| 1993 | Young Goodman Brown | Faith Brown | |
| 1993 | Return of the Living Dead III | Julie Walker (as Mindy Clarke) | |
| 1992 | Out for Blood | Laura (as Mindy Clarke) | |
| 1992 | Hot Under the Collar | Monica (as Mindy Clarke) | |
| 1991 | Jake and the Fatman | TV Series | Angel Alexander |
| 1989-1990 | Days of Our Lives | TV Series | Faith Taylor |
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