Biography
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 …
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Career Milestones
2003 | Cast as Julie Cooper on the Fox drama "The O.C." | |
2002 | Had a recurring role as Detective Olivia Cahill on "The District" | |
2001 | Had a recurring role on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" as the provocative Lady Heather | |
2001 | Appeared with Nastassja Kinski and Nicolette Sheridan in the thriller ".com for Murder" | |
2001 | Appeared on an episode of "Enterprise: Broken Bow," as Sarin | |
1997 | Guest starred on "Seinfeld" in the episode The Muffin Tops | |
1997 | Cast in "Spawn," which starred John Leguizamo and Martin Sheen | |
1997 | Guest starred on "Xena: Warrior Princess" as Velasca | |
1997 | Starred as Margo Vincent in the series "Special Ops Force" | |
1996 | Had a small part in "Mulholland Falls," as the Cigarette Girl | |
1994 | Starred in the film "Return to Two Moon Junction" | |
1994 | Cast as Lexy Monroe in the Aaron Spelling series "Heaven Help Us" | |
1993 | Cast in the horror film "Return Of the Living Dead" | |
1989 | Became a series regular on "Days of Our Lives," playing Faith Taylor | |
1987 | At eighteen, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career | |
| As a teenager she performed in many stage productions and musicals as well as participating in workshops at South Coast Repertory and summer camps at Idyllwilde School of Music and the Arts | ||