
Person
Zelah Clarke
Acting · Born 1954-01-01 · United Kingdom
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

Casualty
Ruth White

Playhouse
Jane

The Chief
Mrs. Kelly

The Duchess of Duke Street
Kath

Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre

Shadows
Grizelda

How Green Was My Valley
Ceinwen Lloyd

Dombey and Son
Susan Nipper

Richard's Things
Nurse
Dodgem
Magistrate
Filmography
- 1991DodgemMagistrate
- 1990The ChiefMrs. Kelly
- 1986CasualtyRuth White
- 1983Jane EyreJane Eyre
- 1983Dombey and SonSusan Nipper
- 1981Sky LarkJane
- 1980Richard's ThingsNurse
- 1978The Lost BoysWendy
- 1978GlenysGlenys
- 1977A Christmas CarolMartha Cratchit
- 1976The Duchess of Duke StreetKath
- 1975How Green Was My ValleyCeinwen Lloyd
- 1975ShadowsGrizelda
- 1974PlayhouseJane
- 1972The Triple EchoFirst Girl
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