Melinda Clarke

Melinda auditioned for a small Bond Girl role in Die Another Day (2002).

Melinda is a trained Soprano.

Clarke has volunteered as an actress with the Young Storytellers Program.

Her height is 5' 7" (1.70 m).

Melinda's father, John Clarke, is also an actor who appeared on Days of Our Lives for over 3 decades (as Mickey Horton), while her mother, Patricia, is a ballet dancer.

Clarke is best known for her television roles of Julie Cooper-Nichol on The O.C. and her guest stints on CSI as Lady Heather.

Clarke is a huge fan of The Doors.

Melinda is best friends with Xena: Warrior Princess co-star Hudson Leick. Leick played the popular Callisto on the series.

Melinda is the only The O.C. cast member to actually hail from California's Orange County.

Melinda provided the voice of Alexa in the segment "Matriculated" featured in the The Animatrix - a series of animated shorts based on the worlds featured in the films for The Matrix.

Melinda won the "Best Actress Award" at the 1996 Stiges Film Festival in Spain for her role in The Killer Tongue.

Originally, her role of Julie Cooper on The O.C. was to be only a short guest starring role. But due to a large fan response to her character, she was offered a contract.

Melinda auditioned for and was offered the role of Maggie in the movie The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting, but she later decided not to take the part. The role was then given to Kari Wuhrer.

Melinda has had two action figures created in her likeness. One for her role as Jessica Priest in the comic-book movie Spawn and another for her portrayal of Velasca on the television series Xena: Warrior Princess.

Melinda guest-starred on CSI with her The O.C. co-star Kelly Rowan in the episode Slaves of Las Vegas.

Has been named 7th most wicked woman of prime time TV, for her role as Julie Cooper on The O.C..

Melinda's most notable movie roles were in 1993's horror sequel Return of the Living Dead 3 and the 1997 action-fantasy film Spawn.

Her first television role was Faith Taylor in Days of Our Lives (1989-90). Her father John Clarke is an original cast member, playing Mickey Horton from 1965-2004.

In 1993, she starred in horror film Return of the Evil Dead 3. She would later turn down the role of Tatum in Scream because she had no desire to be in horror films again. (The role of Tatum was offered to Rose McGowan)