Melinda Clarke

Melinda Clarke is an American actress who portrayed Kelly Donovan on 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 CW TV series called Nikita that played after 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==
Year 	Title 	Type 	Role
2017 	Enough About You 	TV Movie 	Chelsea Kirk
2018 	Swedish Dicks 	TV Series 	Rebecca Glos
2010-2017	The Vampire Diaries 	TV Series 	Kelly Donovan
2016 	Gotham 	TV Series 	Grace Van Dahl
2015 	CSI: Immortality 	TV Movie 	Lady Heather
2014 	Dallas 	TV Series 	Tracey McKay
2014 	How Divine! 	TV Movie 	Chelsea Kirk
2010-2013	Nikita 	TV Series 	Amanda
2013 	Vegas 	TV Series 	Lena Cavallo
2012 	Nikita: Codebreaker 	Video Game	Amanda
2005-2011	Entourage 	TV Series 	Melinda Clarke
2001-2011	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 	TV Series 	Lady Heather / Dr. Kessler
2010 	Ghost Whisperer 	TV Series 	Donna
2008-2009	Eli Stone 	TV Series 	Dr. Lee
2008 	Chuck 	TV Series 	Sasha Banacheck
2008 	King of the Hill 	TV Series 	Charlene
2007 	The Man 	TV Movie 	Brooke McCluskey
2007 	Reaper 	TV Series 	Mimi
2007 	She Drives Me Crazy 	TV Movie 	Blithe Meacham
2003-2007	The O.C. 	TV Series 	Julie Cooper / Julie Cooper-Nichol
2006 	Avatar: The Last Airbender 	TV Series 	Madame Macmu-Ling
2004 	Dynamite 	 	Beta
2003 	Mission: Impossible - Operation Surma	Video Game	Sofia Ivanescu (voice)
2003 	Firefly 	TV Series 	Nandi
2003 	Matriculated 	Short 	Alexa (English version, voice)
2003 	The Animatrix 	 	Alexa (segment "Matriculated") (voice)
2002-2003	The District 	TV Series 	Detective Olivia Cahill
2003 	Tremors 	TV Series 	Dr. Megan Flint
2002 	.com for Murder 	 	Agent Williams
2002 	Everwood 	TV Series 	Sally Keyes
2002 	Charmed 	TV Series 	The Siren
2002 	First Monday 	TV Series 	
2002 	Cold Sweat 	Video 	Starring
2001 	Star Trek: Enterprise 	TV Series 	Sarin / Suliban Sarin
1997-2000	Nash Bridges 	TV Series 	
2000 	The Pretender 	TV Series 	Miss Eve
1997-1999	Soldier of Fortune, Inc. 	TV Series 	Margo Vincent
1997 	Critics and Other Freaks 	 	Mrs. M
1997 	Spawn 	 	Jessica Priest
1997 	Sliders 	TV Series 	Alisandra
1997 	Seinfeld 	TV Series 	Alex
1997 	Xena: Warrior Princess 	TV Series 	Velasca
1997 	Soldier of Fortune 	TV Movie 	Margo Vincent
1996 	La lengua asesina 	 	Candy
1996 	Mulholland Falls 	 	Cigarette Girl
1996 	Strange Luck 	TV Series 	Lola Vale
1995 	Return to Two Moon Junction 	 	Savannah Delongpre
1994 	Heaven Help Us 	TV Series 	Lexy Monroe / Lex Monroe
1994 	The George Carlin Show 	TV Series 	Christy
1993 	Young Goodman Brown 	 	Faith Brown
1993 	Return of the Living Dead III 	 	Julie Walker (as Mindy Clarke)
1992 	Out for Blood 	 	Laura (as Mindy Clarke)
1992 	Hot Under the Collar 	 	Monica (as Mindy Clarke)
1991 	Jake and the Fatman 	TV Series 	Angel Alexander
1989-1990	Days of Our Lives 	TV Series 	Faith Taylor
==Appearances==
;Season One
*A Few Good Men
*There Goes the Neighborhood
*Let The Right One In
*Under Control
;Season Eight
*We're Planning a June Wedding
==External links==
*IMDb
*TriviaTribute
Category:The Vampire Diaries Cast
Category:The Vampire Diaries Season One Cast
Category:The Vampire Diaries Season Eight Cast
Category:Guest Stars