Annie Clark (actress)

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Annie Clark
Born
Andrea Jeanette Clark

(1992-06-04) June 4, 1992 (age 32)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Education University of Toronto
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present
Spouse
Luke Karaim
(m. 2024)

Andrea Jeanette "Annie" Clark (born June 4, 1992), is a Canadian actress. [1] [2] She best known for portraying Fiona Coyne on Degrassi: The Next Generation.

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Career

Clark joined Degrassi: The Next Generation in 2009, playing the role of Fiona Coyne, a lesbian teenage socalite struggling with alcoholism. She continued to play Fiona on the show through 2013. [3] [4] Clark's portrayal of Coyne would help earn the show a GLAAD Media Award nomination in 2013. [5] Clark was praised by fans, becoming a series favorite, for her portrayals of storylines involving abusive relationships, coming out, and alcoholism. [6]

In 2013, she starred in the Canadian thriller film Solo as Gillian, a reluctant camp counsellor with a troubled past. [7] [8] In 2014 Clark co-starred in the movie Teen Lust , playing Denise the prospective girlfriend of the lead character Neil (Jesse Carere). [9] [10] [11]

In 2021, she starred in the Lifetime romantic comedy film Ghosts of Christmas Past. [12]

Personal Life

Following the end of Degrassi filming in 2012, Clark enrolled in the University of Toronto. She pursued several disciplines, with breaks in between due to filming. In 2020, she decided to move to Los Angeles, putting university on hold. When the pandemic began, she returned home to Toronto and enrolled again. She graduated in 2022 with a degree in American studies. [13] She married Luke Karaim in May 2024. In August 2024, she announced via Instagram that she was expecting her first child.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Solo Gillian
2014 Teen Lust Denise
2018 The New Romantic ClaireUncredited
2019Father by LawLizShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Roxy Hunter and the Secret of the Shaman TeenagerTelevision movie
2009 The Listener Girl in BedEpisode: "Inside the Man"; uncredited
How to be Indie Forest GreenwoodEpisode: "How to Get on Carlos Martinelli's Capital 'L' List, and Live"
2009–2013 Degrassi: The Next Generation Fiona Coyne Main role (seasons 912)
2010 Degrassi Takes Manhattan Television movie
2010–2013Degrassi: Minis6 episodes
2014Not With My DaughterAbby EcoTelevision movie; [14] also known as Client Seduction
2017Semi-FamousRosie Wayy-PatrickEpisode: "Star Power"
2018TMI Crossing the ThresholdJan ChapmanUnsold television pilot
2021Ghosts of Christmas PastEllie SandersTelevision movie
2023Love HacksSam Caldwell
A Royal Recipe for LoveAlexandra Batcher

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