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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1954-01-01 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

United Kingdom

Zelah Clarke

Biography:

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.

Known For

Acting

1991

Dodgem as Magistrate

1986

Casualty as Ruth White

1983

Jane Eyre as Jane Eyre
Dombey and Son as Susan Nipper

1981

Sky Lark as Jane

1980

1978

The Lost Boys as Wendy
Glenys as Glenys

1977

A Christmas Carol as Martha Cratchit

1975

How Green Was My Valley as Ceinwen Lloyd

1972

The Triple Echo as First Girl