Caitlin Clarke

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Caitlin Clarke
Clarke in Dragonslayer (1981)
Born
Katherine Anne Clarke

(1952-05-03)May 3, 1952
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedSeptember 9, 2004(2004-09-09) (aged 52)
Sewickley, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education
OccupationActress
Years active1978–2001

Caitlin Clarke (born Katherine Anne Clarke;

musical Titanic
.

Early life and education

Clarke was born in Pittsburgh, the oldest of five sisters, the youngest of whom is Victoria Clarke.[3][4] Her family moved to Sewickley when she was ten.[5]

Clarke received her B.A. in theater arts from

Yale Repertory Theater in such plays as Tales from the Vienna Woods.[citation needed
]

Career

Clarke starred in the 1981 fantasy film Dragonslayer.[3]

After appearing in three

Broadway plays in 1985,[2]
Clarke moved to Los Angeles for several years as a film and television actress.

In 1986, she appeared in the film Crocodile Dundee as Simone, a friendly prostitute. That same year, Clarke appeared in the television series The Equalizer as Jessie Moore, the mother of Laura, played by nine year-old Melissa Joan Hart, who asks McCall for protection from an abusive ex-husband in "Torn."

She returned to theater in the early 1990s, and to Broadway as Charlotte Cardoza in Titanic.[6]

From 1997 to 2000, Clarke had a reoccurring role on Law & Order as Defense Attorney Linda Walsh.

Personal life and death

Clarke was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2000. She returned to Pittsburgh to teach theater at the University of Pittsburgh and at the Pittsburgh Musical Theater's Rauh Conservatory as well as to perform in Pittsburgh theatre until her death on September 9, 2004.[7]

Stage

Broadway

Off-Broadway

  • 1979 – Othello
  • 1981 – No End of Blame
  • 1983 – Summer
  • 1984 – Total Eclipse
  • 1984 – Quartermaine's Terms
  • 1984 – Thin Ice
  • 1994 – Three Birds Alighting On A Field
  • 1994 – Unexpected Tenderness

Regional

  • 1978 – Tales from the Vienna Woods (New Haven)
  • 1979 – The Winter's Tale (Washington)
  • 1980 – Bal (Chicago)
  • 1981 – Plenty (Chicago)
  • 1982 – Summer Vacation Madness (Minneapolis)
  • 1984 – As You Like It (San Diego)
  • 1984 – Not Quite Jerusalem (New Haven)
  • 1989 – Our Country's Good (Los Angeles)
  • 1991 – The Queen And The Rebels (Baltimore)
  • 1996 – Mrs. Warren's Profession (New Haven)
  • 1997 – Indiscretions (Dallas)
  • 1997 – The Glass Menagerie (Portland, Maine)
  • 1999 – Griller (Baltimore)
  • 2000 – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Rochester, NY)
  • 2002 – The Gigli Concert (Pittsburgh)
  • 2002 – Aristocrats (Pittsburgh)

Filmography

Film

Television

Caitlin Clarke television credits
Year Title Role Notes
1986 The Equalizer Jessie Moore Episode: "Torn"
1987 Moonlighting Elaine Johnson 2 episodes
1987 Once a Hero Emma Greely / Emma Greeley 3 episodes
1986
Mayflower Madam
 		Virginia TV movie
1990 Matlock Sandra Townsend Episode: "The Witness"
1991 Love, Lies and Murder Sandra Eden TV movie
1991 Northern Exposure Irene Rondenet Episode: "Only You"
1996 The Stepford Husbands Lisa TV movie
1997–2000 Law & Order Defense Attorney Linda Walsh
3 episodes


"Menace" (S7.E11)
"Juvenile" (S9.E18)
"Stiff" (S10.E23)

2000
Sex And The City
 		Uptight Woman 1 episode

References

  1. ^ Batz, Bob Jr. (September 13, 2004). "Obituary: Caitlin A. Clarke / Stage-screen actress and teacher". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on June 3, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Caitlin Clarke". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  3. ^
    Newspapers.com
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  5. ^ "The Caitlin Clarke Page: Biography". www.andywest.org. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "Titanic at LuntFontanne Theatre 1997-1999". www.abouttheartists.com. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  7. Playbill. Archived from the original
    on August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
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