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

Playhouse

Jane

Casualty

Ruth White

How Green Was My Valley

Ceinwen Lloyd

Jane Eyre

The Chief

Mrs. Kelly

The Triple Echo

First Girl

A Christmas Carol

Martha Cratchit

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1981	Sky Lark	Jane
1980	Richard's Things	Nurse
1978	The Lost Boys	Wendy
1978	Glenys	Glenys
1977	A Christmas Carol	Martha Cratchit
1972	The Triple Echo	First Girl

Year	TV Show	Role
1991	Dodgem	Magistrate
1990	The Chief	Mrs. Kelly
1986	Casualty	Ruth White
1983	Dombey and Son	Susan Nipper
1983	Jane Eyre	Jane Eyre
1975	How Green Was My Valley	Ceinwen Lloyd
1974	Playhouse	Jane