Jessica Clark (actress) explained

Birth Date:1985 4, df=y
Birth Place:United Kingdom

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.[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 TitleRoleNotes
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 Hannah Short film
Season of Love Lou Feature-length film
2024Neve 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Interview With Jessica Clark . . 31 August 2008 . 5 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111109000957/http://www.afterellen.com/people/2008/9/jessicaclark . 9 November 2011 .
  2. Web site: Jessica Clark, "Lexus" . 2013-12-02 . 2015-11-06 . Sara, a film by Stan . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224843/http://www.sarathefilm.com/cast/jessica-clark . 2 December 2013 .
  3. Web site: Selling Ethnic Ambiguity by Jessica Clark. The Model Alliance . . 28 March 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130914070718/https://www.modelalliance.org/2012/selling-ethnic-ambiguity/selling-ethnic-ambiguity . 14 September 2013 . dead.
  4. Web site: Happy Holidays – 2012 LSF News!!! . Laceystonefitness.com . 30 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006104135/http://laceystonefitness.com/blog/2012/12/05/happy-holidays-2012-lsf-news/ . 6 October 2014 .
  5. Web site: Arts . Electronic . 2024-07-22 . The Voices of the Veilguard . 2024-07-28 . Electronic Arts Inc. . en.
  6. Web site: Jessica Clark accepts her New Now Next Award 2009 on LOGO. YouTube. 30 September 2014.