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'''Jessica-Rose Clark''' (born 21 April 1985) is a British actress of Irish, Indian,model and Nigerian descentactress.<ref name="aelle">{{cite web|title=Interview With Jessica Clark |url=http://www.afterellen.com/people/2008/9/jessicaclark |last= |first= |authorlink= |work=[[afterellen.com]] |date=31 August 2008 |accessdateaccess-date=5 November 2011 |deadurlurl-status=yesdead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109000957/http://www.afterellen.com/people/2008/9/jessicaclark |archivedatearchive-date= 9 November 2011 |df= }}</ref>

Clark grew up in London; she is of Irish, Indian, and Nigerian descent.<ref name="aelle"/> At 16, she won a national modeling competition, and signed with Models 1. Choosing initially to combine modeling with her studies, Clark attended the [[London School of Economics]] as a law undergraduate with the intention of pursuing a law career.<ref name="sarathefilm">{{Cite web|title=Jessica Clark, "Lexus" |url=http://www.sarathefilm.com/cast/jessica-clark |date=2013-12-02 |accessdateaccess-date=2015-11-06 |website=Sara, a film by Stan |deadurlurl-status=yesdead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224843/http://www.sarathefilm.com/cast/jessica-clark |archivedatearchive-date=2 December 2013 }}</ref> However, the success of her modeling career led her to leave the program after 18 months, and move first to Paris and then a year later to New York City.<ref name="modelall">{{cite web|title=Selling Ethnic Ambiguity by Jessica Clark. The Model Alliance | url=http://modelalliance.org/2012/selling-ethnic-ambiguity/selling-ethnic-ambiguity |last=|first=|authorlink=|work=The [[Model Alliance]] |accessdate=28 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914070718/https://www.modelalliance.org/2012/selling-ethnic-ambiguity/selling-ethnic-ambiguity |archive-date=14 September 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Clark is signed with [[Marilyn Agency|Marilyn NY Agency]].<ref name="modelall"/> Clark has worked with clients such as [[Hermes]], [[Redken]], and [[L’Oreal]]. She has also appeared in magazines such as ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'', ''[[Vogue India]]'', ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'', ''[[Marie Claire]]'', and ''[[Jalouse (magazine)|Jalouse]]''. She walkshas walked the runway for designers such as Hermes, [[Bottega Veneta]], and [[Matthew Williamson]].<ref name="sarathefilm" /><ref name="modelall"/>

While living in New York City, Clark had trained as an actress, and in 2011 relocated to Los Angeles where she has had successappeared in TV and Independentindependent film. JessicaClark ishad signeda withcentral role in the feature film ''[[MarilynA Agency|MarilynPerfect NYEnding]]'', Agencya 2012 lesbian film directed by [[Nicole Conn]]. andShe continuesplayed tothe vampire goddess Lilith in ''[[True Blood]]''. In model2015, mostshe recentlyhad shootinga central role in the coversatirical storythriller of''[[Pocket VogueListing India.<ref(film)|Pocket name="modelall"/>Listing]]''.

Clark is [[Coming out|openly]] [[lesbian]].<ref name="aelle"/> She is one of the hosts of the Vlog ''Lesbian love'', at [[afterellen.com]]. She married fitness professional Lacey Stone in 2010, but the couple divorced in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://laceystonefitness.com/blog/2012/12/05/happy-holidays-2012-lsf-news/ |title=Happy Holidays – 2012 LSF News!!! |publisher=Laceystonefitness.com |accessdateaccess-date=30 September 2014 |deadurlurl-status=yesdead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006104135/http://laceystonefitness.com/blog/2012/12/05/happy-holidays-2012-lsf-news/ |archivedatearchive-date= 6 October 2014 |df= }}</ref>

== Filmography ==

| 2004 || ''[[Burn (Usher song)|MTV of "Burn" by Usher]]'' || Female Lead || Music Videovideo

| 2011 || ''Bed. Head.'' || Maya || Short film; also writer

| rowspan="3" | 2012 || ''[[State of Georgia (TV series)|State of Georgia]]'' || Natalia || Episode: "Pilot"

| ''[[A Perfect Ending]]'' || Paris || feature-length film

| rowspan="3" | 2014 || ''[[Pocket Listing (film)|Pocket Listing]]'' || Lana Hunter ||

| 2014 || ''[[Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce]]'' || Merete || 2 episodes

| 2014 || ''[[Revenge (TV series)|Revenge]]'' || Pretty Woman || Episode: "Struggle"

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