Caitlin Clarke
Biography
Caitlin Clarke was an American actress who built a career across film, television and the stage. Born in Pittsburgh and raised partly in Sewickley, she earned a theater arts degree from Mount Holyoke College in 1974 and an M.F.A. from the Yale School of Drama in 1978, performing with the Yale Repertory Theater while still a student. Her best known screen role came as Valerian in the fantasy film Dragonslayer (1981). She went on to appear in Crocodile Dundee (1986) and in the television series The Equalizer, and from 1997 to 2000 she had a recurring part on Law & Order as Defense Attorney Linda Walsh. On Broadway she played Charlotte Cardoza in the musical Titanic, and she returned to theater work in the early 1990s. She died in 2004.
52years old at death
- Born Pittsburgh
- Died Sewickley
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 13 years1981 to 1994
Every film, newest first
- 1994Blown AwayIMDb rating 6.3
- 1989Penn & Teller Get KilledIMDb rating 5.7
- 1981DragonslayerIMDb rating 6.6
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Early training
In 1978 Clarke completed an M.F.A. at the Yale School of Drama. While in her last year there, she acted with the Yale Repertory Theater in plays that included Tales from the Vienna Woods.
A change of course
In 1985 Clarke appeared in three Broadway plays, then spent several years in Los Angeles working as a film and television actress.
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Worked with
Caitlin Clarke made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Stephen HopkinsDirector, 1 film, 1994
All films by Stephen Hopkins
All films by Matthew Robbins
All films by Arthur Penn
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