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- Melinda Clarke is an American actress from California. Her better known roles include her portrayal of Faith Taylor in the soap opera "Days of Our Lives" (from 1989 to 1990), her recurring role as the dominatrix Lady Heather in "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (from 2001 to 2015), her co-starring role as the devious mother Julie Cooper in the teen drama "The O.C." (2003-2007), and her portrayal of the ruthless psychologist and professional torturer Helen "Amanda" Collins in the action thriller series "Nikita" (2010-2013).
Clarke was born in Upland, California, and raised in Dana Point. Dana Point is a relatively small harbor city in Orange County, California, primarily known for its association with the surfing industry since the 1950s. Clarke's father was the professional actor John Clarke (1931-2019). who has one of the main roles in "Days of Our Lives" from 1965 until his retirement in 2004. Clarke's chose to follow in her father's footsteps.
Clarke had her first prominent film role in the horror comedy film "Return of the Living Dead 3" (1993). She portrayed Julie Walker, a young woman killed in a motorcycle accident. Julie's boyfriend intentionally revives her as a sentient zombie. In 1994, Clarke had the co-starring role of Lexy Monroe in the short-lived fantasy series "Heaven Help Us ". The series only lasted for 13 episodes, and was released as part of a syndication package.
In 1997, Clarke had a prominent guest-star role as the villainous Amazon Queen Velasca in two episodes of the fantasy series "Xena: Warrior Princess".. Velasca was a popular villain for the series, resulting in the creation of a toy figure in her likeness and the character's appearance in a Xena video game.
Also in 1997, Clarke portrayed the female assassin Jessica Priest in the superhero film "Spawn". Priest is the assassin who originally killed Spawn/Al Simmons, but is surprised when her victim is revived as a hell-spawn and seeks revenge. Clarke had the co-starring role of Margo Vincent in the short-lived action adventure series "Soldier of Fortune, Inc." (1997-1999). The series featured the adventures of a "black ops" mercenary team which was under contract with the American government.
In the 2000s, Clarke had memorable guest-star roles in several then-popular series. She portrayed the shape-shifting resistance leader Sarin in "Star Trek: Enterprise", an unnamed demonic Siren in "Charmed", the brothel madam Nandi in "Firefly", the master poet and teacher Macmu-Ling in "Avatar: The Last Airbender", and the Russian mercenary and spy Black Widow/Sasha Banacheck in "Chuck".
Clarke hosted her own weekly podcast from 2021 to 2023, under the title "Welcome to the OC, Bitches". It provided discussions on aspects of the television series. It was listed for a while as as one of the most popular celebrity podcasts. In 2024, Clarke was working on launching a sequel podcast under the title "Beyond the OC". It will reportedly feature Clarke's daughter as a co-host. - Melanie Watson was born on 20 July 1968 in Dana Point, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Diff'rent Strokes (1978). She was previously married to Robert Bernhardt.
- Allison Moore was born on 15 September 1971 in Dana Point, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Dexter's Laboratory (1996), The Big Sister (1996) and What a Cartoon! (1995). She was previously married to Vernon Paul Adams.
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Dana Brown is a second generation filmmaker to his father, the legendary Bruce Brown. He is a writer and director known for Endless Summer 2 1994, Dust to Glory 2005, Highwater 2010, On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter 2014 and Dust 2 Glory 2018.- Actor
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Braden Bacha was born on 13 September 1980 in Dana Point, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Ghost Babe (2023), Hidden Heroes (2019) and 90210 Shark Attack (2014).- Art Department
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Arielle Rosenstein was born on 6 June 1984 in Dana Point, California, USA. Arielle is known for Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken (2023), DuckTales (2017) and Amphibia (2019).- Additional Crew
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Sascha Ciezata was gifted in many arts (magic, painting, writing)as a child but focused exclusively on art and animation in his formative years. He entered USC Film School as an undergraduate in 1998 in hopes of pursuing a career in live action. After 2 years he dropped out and entered the industry as a producer's assistant, eventually shifting to production and post-production. In 2007 he produced his first feature film MORNING, which premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival in 2010. That same year Sascha re-discovered his animation roots when he shot the enormously popular short film "When Lynch Met Lucas" using his iPhone. Excited by the possibilities these new technologies afford Sascha is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of new technology in DIY film making. His stylish brand of animation has played SXSW and numerous film festivals abroad. He has also animated the tales of such luminaries as Werner Herzog, Larry David and Bret Easton Ellis, among others. He is currently at work on his first hand-drawn animated feature.- Katie McLaughlin was born on 9 July 1997 in Dana Point, California, USA.