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Zelah Clarke

The British actress, best known for her role as Jane Eyre in the 1983 film adaptation of the same name. Before the start of her acting career, she studied ballet. Clarke played the first role in the film in 1972; later she starred mainly in television series, and also took part in theatrical productions. The greatest success for the actress came with a role in the television series "Jane Eyre", in which Zelah Clarke starred in the lead role with Timothy Dalton. This series is considered a classic film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Charlotte Bronte. For the role of Jane Eyre in 1985, Zelah Clarke was nominated for the CableACE Awards in the nomination for Film or TV Series Actress. After a while, Clarke married the executive producer of BBC, Francis Ashe, and gave birth to a daughter, Lamorna. After filming in Jane Air, she starred a little, deciding to devote herself completely to her family - her husband and daughter. Now Zelah Clarke is creating beads and working on the radio.


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Born:
Jan 1, 1954 In United Kingdom
Movie/TV Credits:
8
First Appeared:
In the movie The Triple Echo 1972-11-16
Latest Project:
Series Casualty 1986-09-06
Known For
Poster of Jane Eyre
Poster of Richard's Things
Poster of How Green Was My Valley
Poster of The Triple Echo
Filmography
Series Casualty Ruth White 1986-09-06
Series Dombey and Son Susan Nipper 1983-01-16
Series Jane Eyre Jane Eyre 1983-10-09
Movie Richard's Things Nurse 1980-12-26
Movie The Lost Boys Wendy 1978-10-11
Movie A Christmas Carol Martha Cratchit 1977-12-24
Series How Green Was My Valley Ceinwen Lloyd 1975-12-29
Movie The Triple Echo First Girl 1972-11-16