Sarah Clarke

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Biography

As Meyers, Clarke went from being the lover of Agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) and second-in-command of the Los Angeles Counter Terrorism Unit, to an assassin who was eventually assassinated. Clarke had been a busy character player on prime time and in independent film for several years prior to her casting on the series, and following Meyer's demise Clarke was linked to another pop culture phenomenon when she was cast as the mother of …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

February 16, 1972

Career Milestones

Was the female lead in the award winning Volkswagen commerical entitled "Synchronicity"

2000

Made acting debut as the female lead in "Pas de Deux"

2001

Breakout role as Nina Myers on the hit television series "24" (Fox)

2003

Cast in Catherine Hardwicke's directorial debut "Thirteen"

2005

Co-starred in the ensemble drama "Happy Endings"

2008

Cast as Bella's mom Renée Dwyer in the film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's bestselling novel "Twilight"

2009

Landed a recurring role on TNT's "Men of a Certain Age"

2010

Reprised role of Renée in "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse"

2011

Reprised the role of Renée in the Bill Condon directed "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1"

Awards

2003

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 24