Jessica Clark (actress)
Jessica Clark | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1985年04月21日) 21 April 1985 (age 39) United Kingdom |
| Spouse |
Lacey Stone
(m. 2010; div. 2012) |
| Website | "Jessica Clark — " at the Wayback Machine (archived 13 December 2015) |
Jessica-Rose Clark (born 21 April 1985) is a British model and actress.[1]
Early life and education
Clark grew up in London; she is of Irish, Indian, and Nigerian descent.[1] At 16, she won a national modeling competition, and signed with Models 1. Choosing initially to combine modeling with her studies, Clark attended the London School of Economics as a law undergraduate with the intention of pursuing a law career.[2] However, the success of her modeling career led her to leave the program after 18 months, and move first to Paris and then a year later to New York City.[3]
Career
Clark is signed with Marilyn NY Agency.[3] Clark has worked with clients such as Hermes, Redken, and L’Oreal. She has also appeared in magazines such as Vogue , Vogue India , Elle , Marie Claire , and Jalouse . She has walked the runway for designers such as Hermes, Bottega Veneta, and Matthew Williamson.[2] [3]
While living in New York City, Clark had trained as an actress, and in 2011 relocated to Los Angeles where she has appeared in TV and independent film. Clark had a central role in the feature film A Perfect Ending , a 2012 lesbian film directed by Nicole Conn. She played the vampire goddess Lilith in True Blood . In 2015, she had a central role in the satirical thriller Pocket Listing .
Personal life
Clark is openly lesbian.[1] She is one of the hosts of the Vlog Lesbian love, at afterellen.com. She married fitness professional Lacey Stone in 2010, but the couple divorced in 2012.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | MTV of "Burn" by Usher | Female Lead | Music video |
| 2010 | Sara | Lexus | Short film |
| 2011 | Bed. Head. | Maya | Short film; also writer |
| 2012 | State of Georgia | Natalia | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Chemistry | Chantal | 6 episodes | |
| A Perfect Ending | Paris | feature-length film | |
| 2012–2013 | True Blood | Lilith | 9 episodes |
| 2014 | Pocket Listing | Lana Hunter | |
| Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Merete | 2 episodes | |
| Revenge | Pretty Woman | Episode: "Struggle" | |
| 2015 | Murder in the First | Rachel | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Alien: Harvest | Hannah | Short film |
| Season of Love | Lou | Feature-length film | |
| 2024 | Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Neve Galus[5] | Video game |
Awards
Clark is the recipient of a New Now Next Award (2009) in the category "Cause You're Hot".[2] [6]
References
- ^ a b c "Interview With Jessica Clark". afterellen.com . 31 August 2008. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ a b c "Jessica Clark, "Lexus"". Sara, a film by Stan. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ a b c "Selling Ethnic Ambiguity by Jessica Clark. The Model Alliance". Model Alliance . Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ "Happy Holidays – 2012 LSF News!!!". Laceystonefitness.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ Arts, Electronic (22 July 2024). "The Voices of the Veilguard". Electronic Arts Inc. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Jessica Clark accepts her New Now Next Award 2009 on LOGO". YouTube. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
External links
- jessicaclark on Twitter
- Jessica Clark at IMDb
- 1985 births
- Living people
- 21st-century English actresses
- Actresses from London
- Alumni of the London School of Economics
- British people of Irish descent
- English people of Nigerian descent
- English people of Irish descent
- English people of Indian descent
- English lesbian actresses
- English LGBTQ models
- Lesbian models
- LGBTQ bloggers
- LGBTQ people from London
- English video bloggers
- British women bloggers