Tanya Catherine Clarke, born February 2, 1972, is an American actress. She is known for her recurring roles on Banshee, Inhumans and had a guest appearance on Glee as Mary Evans, the mother of Sam Evans.
Personal Life[]
Clarke is the daughter of Tony Clarke, a leading political and environmental activist, and was raised in Ottawa, Canada.[1] She also makes functional sculptures, "Liquid Lights", that are an expression of her present environment and her upbringing.[2]
She is in a relationship with Michael Buie and the couple have a daughter, Lola (born in February 2018).[3][4]
Career[]
Clarke was in Broadway in "I'm Not Rappaprort" and Off-Broadway in "The Director". She first made her appearance in an American soap All My Children in 1996 and appeared on two others in 1997, One Life to Live and Guiding Light, and another in 1998, Another World, and 1999 on As the World Turns. She was also in Delivery Method, Tenderness and was a series regular on Canooks.
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1996 | All My Children | Patricia Latham | ("Episode #1.6765") |
1997 | One Life to Live | Nurse Betty | 1997 - 2001 (8 episodes) |
Guiding Light | Wendy | 1997 - 2003 (5 episodes) | |
1998 | Another World | Shelby Johnson | 1998 - 1999 (2 episodes) |
1999 | As the World Turns | Shelby Johnson/Patricia Latham | 1999 - 2005 (19 episodes) |
2001 | A Beautiful Mind | Becky | |
2002 | The Getaway | Police Radio | voice and video games |
2004 | The Ticking Man | Jackie | |
Delivery Method | Jessie | ||
The Best Thief in the World | Mary | ||
2007 | CSI: Miami | Valerie Gaynor | ("Stand Your Ground") |
Day Zero | Mara's Mom | uncredited | |
2008 | Canooks | Angel Jones | 2008 (2 episodes); 2014 (5 episodes) |
2009 | Death Warrior | Kira | |
NCIS: Los Angeles | Magda McEllon | ("Random on Purpose") | |
Heartland | Kate Kennedy | ("Little Secrets") | |
Rise of the Gargoyles | Carol Beckham | as Tanya Clark | |
Tenderness | Jackie Cristofuoro | ||
2010 | Repo Men | Hooker | |
Summer Camp | Deirdre Matson | TV Movie | |
2011 | Glee | Mary Evans | "(Hold on to Sixteen") |
American Horror Story: Murder House | Marla McClaine | ("Spooky Little Girl") | |
The Defenders | Carly Donovan | ("Morelli v. Kaczmarek") | |
Dead Space 2 | Nicole Brennan | voice and video game | |
The Last Gamble | Tanya | ||
2012 | Revan | Brittany Gonzaga | |
Emily Owens M.D. | Karen Ballard | ("Emily and... the Tell-Tale Heart") | |
Blackbird | Paula | ||
Hawaii Five-0 | Karen Whitfield | ("Lekio") | |
2013 | Supernatural | Nora | ("Heaven Can't Wait") |
Layla & Jen | Layla | ||
Born Wild | Ricki Locklin | ||
Doubt | Susan Brown | TV Movie | |
2014 | BFFs | Lori | |
Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink | Mary Lou Dillinger | ||
The Haircut | Sandy Collins | short | |
Banshee Origins | Emily Lotus | ("Busy Night") | |
2015 | Banshee | Emily Lotus | (9 episodes) |
Grey's Anatomy | Elaine Walton | ("Something Against You") | |
2016 | Major Crimes | Bella Pond | as Tanya Catherine Clarke ("Present Tense") |
2017 | Inhumans | Queen Rynda | (4 episodes) |
DriverX | Dawn Moore | ||
2018 | Legal Action | Prudence "Pru" Chambers | |
I Can Only Imagine | Adele | ||
Room for Murder | Moira | TV Movie | |
A Deadly Vendetta | Kate | ||
2019 | Matchmaker Mysteries: A Killer Engagement | Rachel | |
American Horror Story: 1984 | Lorraine | ("Episode 100 ") | |
2020 | Birthmother's Betrayal | Amy | |
Tribal | Madeline Jones | ("The Road to Hell is Paved") | |
Hotwired in Suburbia | Gail |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Clarke is the first Glee guest-star to appear on American Horror Story, dubbed "Murder House". She is followed by Neil Patrick Harris (Bryan Ryan), Matt Bomer (Cooper Anderson), Cheyenne Jackson (Dustin Goolsby), Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson), Jacob Artist (Noah Puckerman) and Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester.)
References[]
- ↑ Tanya Clarke
- ↑ About Liquid Lights
- ↑ 'Lola’: Designed for the little lady in my belly. December 2017.
- ↑ So this little lady is supposed to show her face today. February 8, 2018.