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The actress Melinda Clarke was born on April 24, 1969, in Dana Point, Calif. A professionally trained soprano, Melinda was raised by her ballet dancer mother and actor father, and at age 18 she moved to Los Angeles to start an acting career. Melinda began her career guest starring on the television shows "Seinfeld," "Xena; Warrior Princess" and "Special Ops Force." She has had major roles in the films "Spawn," "Mulholland Falls" and "Return of the Living Dead III," but she is most famous for her role as resident villianess Julie Cooper-Nichol on the hit Fox series "The O.C."
California native Melinda Clarke was born into show business. With an actor father and a ballet dancer mother, it was only a matter of time before Clarke grew up and headed for L.A. to follow in her parents' footsteps. She spent the late '90s paying her dues with appearances on shows like Seinfeld and Xena: Warrior Princess before being cast as Julie Cooper on the smash-hit series The O.C. She stayed with the show for its entire run from 2003 to 2007. Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide

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