Melinda Clarke is an American actress who played Kelly Donovan on Template: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 upcoming CW TV series called Nikita that plays after Template:The Vampire Diaries.
Biography
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
- Mate (2010) (pre-production) .... Dr. Mia Middleton
- "Nikita" (filming) .... Amanda (1 episode, 2010)
- "The Vampire Diaries" .... Kelly Donovan (4 episodes, 2010)
- "Ghost Whisperer" .... Donna (1 episode, 2010)
- "Entourage" .... Melinda (2 episodes, 2006-2009)
- "Eli Stone" .... Dr. Lee (3 episodes, 2008-2009)
- "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" .... Lady Heather (5 episodes, 2001-2008)
- "Chuck" .... Sasha Banacheck (1 episode, 2008)
- "King of the Hill" .... Charlene (1 episode, 2008)
- "Reaper" .... Mimi (1 episode, 2007)
- She Drives Me Crazy (2007) (TV) .... Blithe Meacham
- "The O.C." .... Julie Cooper / ... (88 episodes, 2003-2007)
- The Man (2007) (TV) .... Brooke McCluskey
- "Avatar: The Last Airbender" .... Additional Voices / ... (1 episode, 2006)
- Mission: Impossible - Operation Surma (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Sofia Ivanescu
- "Firefly" .... Nandi (1 episode, 2003)
- Matriculated (2003) (voice) .... Alexa
- The Animatrix (2003) (voice) .... Alexa (segment "Matriculated")
- "The District" .... Detective Olivia Cahill (5 episodes, 2002-2003)
- "Tremors" .... Dr. Megan Flynn (1 episode, 2003)
- "Everwood" .... Sally Keyes (1 episode, 2002)
- "Charmed" .... The Siren (1 episode, 2002)
- "First Monday" (1 episode, 2002)
- Cold Sweat (2002) .... Starring
- .com for Murder (2002) .... Michelle Williams
- Dynamite (2002) .... Beta
- "Star Trek: Enterprise" .... Sarin (1 episode, 2001)
- "Nash Bridges" .... Inspector Abby Gordon / ... (2 episodes, 1997-2000)
- "The Pretender" .... Miss Eve (1 episode, 2000)
- "Soldier of Fortune, Inc." .... Margo Vincent (10 episodes, 1997-1999)
- Spawn (1997) .... Jessica Priest
- "Sliders" .... Allasandra (1 episode, 1997)
- "Seinfeld" .... Alex (1 episode, 1997)
- "Xena: Warrior Princess" .... Velasca (2 episodes, 1997)
- Soldier of Fortune (1997) (TV) .... Margo Vincent
- Critics and Other Freaks (1997) .... Mrs. M
- La lengua asesina (1996) .... Candy
- "Strange Luck" .... Lola Vale (1 episode, 1996)
- Mulholland Falls (1996) .... Cigarette Girl
- Return to Two Moon Junction (1995) .... Savannah Delongpre
- "Heaven Help Us" .... Lexy Monroe (10 episodes, 1994)
- "The George Carlin Show" .... Christy (1 episode, 1994)
- Return of the Living Dead III (1993) (as Mindy Clarke) .... Julie Walker
- Young Goodman Brown (1993) .... Faith Brown
- Out for Blood (1992) .... Laura
- "Jake and the Fatman" (1 episode, 1991)
- Hot Under the Collar (1991) (as Mindy Clarke) .... Monica
- "Days of Our Lives" .... Faith Taylor (17 episodes, 1989-1990)