Melinda Clarke

Madame Macmu-Ling

 * 2.15 Tales of Ba Sing Se

Additional Voices

 * 2.15 Tales of Ba Sing Se

Television work

 * "Nikita"
 * "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
 * "The O.C."
 * "The District"
 * "Soldier of Fortune, Inc."
 * "Heaven Help Us"

Filmography

 * Dynamite (2004)
 * Cold Sweat (2002)
 * .com for Murder (2002)
 * Spawn (1997)
 * Critics and Other Freaks (1997)
 * Mulholland Falls (1996)

Other credits

 * Matriculated (Short)

Personal Life
Clarke was born Melinda Patrice Clarke in Dana Point, California, the daughter of Patricia Lewis, a ballet dancer, and John Clarke, an actor who was an original cast member of the daytime soap opera "Days of Our Lives." She has a brother, Joshua, and a sister, Heidi, who died in 1994 of a malignant heart tumor. She has a daughter named Catherine Grace.

Career
Clarke appeared on the daytime soap opera "Days of Our Lives" as Faith Brown (where her father John Clarke was a senior cast member), and starred on "Soldier of Fortune, Inc." for both of its seasons. She also guest starred on "Xena: Warrior Princess" as the Amazon chieftain Velasca, "Firefly" as the brothel madam Nandi, "Charmed" as the Siren, and has had five appearances on "CSI" where she played the dominatrix, Lady Heather. She also appeared in the "Seinfeld" episode The Muffin Tops, playing Jerry's girlfriend who likes anything hairless.

She originally appeared on the FOX drama "The O.C." as a guest star, and due to fan response was offered a contract for her role as Julie Cooper-Nichol, a cunning socialite who marries for money. Clarke accepted the role and became an integral part of the show's storylines. As well as starring on "The O.C.", she has appeared on HBO's hit series "Entourage" as a fictionalized version of herself, married to Malcolm McDowell's Terrance McQuewick. Clarke also appeared as the Devil's girlfriend in The CW's 2007 series "Reaper". She also auditioned for the role of Number Six on SCI-FI's smash hit "Battlestar Galactica" but the role ultimately went to Tricia Helfer. In 2010, she appeared on the CW show "The Vampire Diaries" as Kelly Donovan.

Clarke has volunteered as an actress with the Young Storytellers Foundation. Other projects included a TV movie, She Drives Me Crazy, produced by former co-star Rowan. She appeared as a guest star on "Chuck:, another series created by The O.C.'s creator Josh Schwartz. She plays Amanda, a series regular role, on The CW's drama "Nikita".