Jessica Clark (actress)

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Jessica Clark
Born (1985-04-21) 21 April 1985 (age 38)
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]

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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 .[ citation needed ]

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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 MTV of "Burn" by Usher Female LeadMusic Video
2010SaraLexusShort film
2011Bed. Head.MayaShort film; also writer
2012 State of Georgia NataliaEpisode: "Pilot"
Chemistry Chantal6 episodes
A Perfect Ending Parisfeature-length film
2012–2013 True Blood Lilith9 episodes
2014 Pocket Listing Lana Hunter
2014 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Merete2 episodes
2014 Revenge Pretty WomanEpisode: "Struggle"
2015 Murder in the First Rachel2 episodes
2019 Season of Love Loufeature-length film

Awards

Clark is the recipient of a New Now Next Award (2009) in the category "Cause You're Hot". [2] [5]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Jessica Clark, "Lexus"". Sara, a film by Stan. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
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