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The only cast member of "The O.C." to actually hail from the now-infamous county, Melinda Clarke was born in 1969 in the tony town of Dana Point, California. The middle child of ballet dancer Patricia and actor John Clarke, Melinda followed her father into the family business moving to Los Angeles at the age of 18. She famously landed a role just three days after her arrival – on the soap opera her father had starred in since its inception in 1965, “Days of our Lives.” The younger Clarke played the role of Faith Taylor (1989 – 1990), a preacher's daughter who had lost her sight. Though Clarke has praised the soap as a fantastic place to learn the craft of acting, she has joked about her character's unfortunate combination of affliction and name: “That's right, I was Blind Faith,” she has said.
A professionally trained soprano, Clarke has performed on stage in several musical productions. Clarke, credited as Mindy, also appeared in several small films: “Return of the Living Dead 3” (1993), the steamy straight-to-video sequel “Return to Two Moon Junction” (1994), and the campy Sci-Fi drag queen comedy “The Killer Tongue,” which won Clarke the Best Actress Award at the 1996 Stiges Film Festival in Spain. Clarke then went on to star opposite Martin Sheen as ethically-challenged CIA agent Jessica Priest in “Spawn” (1997), based on the comic book of the same name. The cult hit had its own line of merchandise, and it was for this film that her first action figure was created. That same year she also appeared on “Xena, Warrior Princess” as the Amazon Velasca – a fan favorite that was also immortalized in plastic.
Soon cast as another ass-kicking female, Clarke appeared as an espionage expert in the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced TV movie, “Soldier of Fortune” (1997), and its spin-off syndicated series, “Special Ops Force” (1997). After this show stopped production, Clarke made guest appearances on several shows including “Enterprise” (2001), “The District” (2002), “Everwood” (2002) and most notably “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (2002) in a recurring role as a Sin City dominatrix and love interest for William Peterson's lead detective.
Clarke is also well known for the roles she has turned down: she is said to be one of the five actresses that turned down the title role in Xena when they were casting the series. The actress also turned down the role of Tatum Riley in “Scream” (1996) after being turned off by horror films during her experience filming “Return of the Living Dead 3.” The role instead went to Rose McGowan of “Charmed” fame, and Clarke later guested on an episode of the sorceress series (2002).
Clarke was then cast as “The O.C.'s” resident vixen/villainess though the character was originally intended to be a recurring guest star, making only occasional appearances. But audiences loved to hate Julie Cooper, famous for bedding a man half her age while engaged to a man twice her age, and Clarke was made into a lead on the 14th episode.
Filmography
> "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
... aka C.S.I. (USA: short title)
... aka CSI: Weekends (USA: promotional title)
- Pirates of the Third Reich (2006) TV Episode .... Lady Heather
- Lady Heather's Box (2003) TV Episode .... Lady Heather
- Slaves of Las Vegas (2001) TV Episode .... Lady Heather
> Mission: Impossible - Operation Surma (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Sofia Ivanescu
> "The O.C." (2003) TV Series .... Julie Cooper-Nichol
> "Firefly"
... aka Firefly: The Series (USA)
- Heart of Gold (2003) TV Episode .... Nandi
> Matriculated (2003) (voice) .... Alexa
... aka The Animatrix: Matriculated (USA: series title)
> The Animatrix (2003) (V) (voice) .... Alexa (segment "Matriculated")
> "The District"
- Bloodlines (2003) TV Episode .... Detective Olivia Cahill
- Explicit Activities (2002) TV Episode .... Detective Olivia Cahill
- Convictions (2002) TV Episode .... Detective Olivia Cahill
- Still Life (2002) TV Episode .... Det. Olivia Cahill
- The Greenhouse Effect (2002) TV Episode .... Det. Olivia Cahill
> "Tremors"
- Night of the Shriekers (2003) TV Episode .... Dr. Megan Flynn
> "Everwood"
- Till Death Do Us Part (2002) TV Episode .... Sally Keyes
> "Charmed"
- Siren Song (2002) TV Episode .... The Siren
> "First Monday"
- Pilot (2002) TV Episode
> Cold Sweat (2002) .... Starring
> .com for Murder (2002) .... Michelle Williams
> Dynamite (2002) .... Beta
... aka Family Under Siege (USA: MIFED title)
> Enterprise: Broken Bow (2001) (TV) .... Sarin
... aka Star Trek Enterprise: Broken Bow (USA)
> "Enterprise"
... aka Star Trek: Enterprise (USA: new title)
- Broken Bow: Part 2 (2001) TV Episode .... Sarin
> "Nash Bridges"
... aka Bridges
- End Game (2000) TV Episode .... Inspector Abby Gordon
- Out of Chicago (1997) TV Episode .... Karen Decker
> "The Pretender"
- Meltdown (2000) TV Episode .... Miss Eve
> "Soldier of Fortune, Inc." (1997) TV Series .... Margo Vincent
... aka S.O.F. Special Ops Force (USA: second season title)
... aka S.O.F., Inc.
... aka SOF, Inc.
> Spawn (1997) .... Jessica Priest
> "Sliders"
- This Slide of Paradise (1997) TV Episode .... Allasandra
> "Seinfeld"
- The Muffin Tops (1997) TV Episode .... Alex
> "Xena: Warrior Princess"
- A Necessary Evil (1997) TV Episode .... Velasca
- The Quest (1997) TV Episode .... Velasca
> Soldier of Fortune (1997) (TV) .... Margo Vincent
> Critics and Other Freaks (1997) .... Mrs. M
> Lengua asesina, La (1996) .... Candy
... aka The Killer Tongue
> Mulholland Falls (1996) .... Cigarette Girl
> "Strange Luck"
- Lightning Strikes (1996) TV Episode .... Lola Vale
> "Heaven Help Us" (1994) TV Series .... Lexy Monroe
> "The George Carlin Show"
- George Helps Sidney (1994) TV Episode .... Christy
> Return to Two Moon Junction (1994) .... Savannah Delongpre
> Out for Blood (1993) .... Laura
> Return of the Living Dead III (1993) .... Julie Walker
... aka Return of the Living Dead 3 (USA: DVD box title)
... aka Return of the Living Dead Part III
> Young Goodman Brown (1993) .... Faith Brown
... aka Nataniel Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown
> "Jake and the Fatman"
- Every Time We Say Goodbye (1991) TV Episode
> Hot Under the Collar (1991) .... Monica
> "Days of Our Lives" (1965) TV Series .... Faith Taylor (1989-1990)
... aka Cruise of Deception: Days of Our Lives (new title (summer title))
... aka DOOL (USA: informal short title)
... aka Days (USA: short title)
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links
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IMDb: Melinda Clarke
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