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Kristen Cloke

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Kristen Cloke
Born
Occupation(s)Actress, writer
Years active1990–present
Spouse
(m. 1998)
Children4

Kristen Cloke is an American actress and writer. She was in the main cast of Space: Above and Beyond (1995–96), and had small roles in other TV series. She is known for her role as Valerie Lewton in Final Destination (2000) and as Leigh Colvin in the slasher film Black Christmas (2006). Cloke frequently appears in productions written, produced or directed by her husband, Glen Morgan.

Personal life

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Cloke was born in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles and attended California State University, Northridge.[1]

Career

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Her first feature film role was the female lead in Megaville (1990), alongside Billy Zane.

Cloke's other credits include lead parts in Fugitive Rage and A Part of the Family. She has also had featured roles in Stay Tuned, Mistress, and The Marrying Man. Cloke's television credits include: Winnetka Road as Maybeth, Silk Stalkings as Annie Overstreet, and guest appearances on One West Waikiki, Cheers, Mad About You, Dear John, Murder, She Wrote, Quantum Leap, Doogie Howser, M.D., and Vengeance Unlimited.

In 1995, Cloke's breakout role came as Captain Shane Autumn Vansen on Space: Above and Beyond. The series was cancelled after one season, but resulted in her work as Melissa, a guest role in The X-Files episode "The Field Where I Died", which was written for her. She later described the episode as a love letter between herself and producer Glen Morgan, her then fiancé (now husband).

She played the recurring role of Dr. Lara Means in the second season of Millennium.

On March 17, 2000, Cloke starred as Valerie Lewton in the film, Final Destination. As of 2023, her most recent roles were in a 2017 episode of Lore and the 2017 film Lady Bird.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1990 Megaville Christine
1991 The Marrying Man Louise
1991 Fugitive Rage Kristen a.k.a. Caged Fear
1992 Stay Tuned Velma as Kristin Cloke
1997 The Rage Kelly McCord
2000 Final Destination Valerie Lewton
2003 Willard Psychiatrist Uncredited
2006 Black Christmas Leigh Colvin
2011 Magnificat Lynn's Mother Short film; voice role
2011 Final Destination 5 Valerie Lewton Archive footage
2014 Tips Nancy Graffin Short film
2017 Lady Bird Ms. Steffans

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1990 Sydney Suzanne Episode: "She Loves Me"
1991 Going Places Krysten Episode: "Room to Move"
1992 Silk Stalkings Annie Overstreet 3 episodes
1992 Dear John Annette Episode: "Who's Who"
1992 Doogie Howser, M.D. Suzanne Rodgers Episode: "Look Ma, No Pants"
1992 Quantum Leap Shirley Constantine Episode: "Deliver Us from Evil"
1993 Cheers Shauna Episode: "Sunday Dinner"
1993 Mother of the Bride Francine Television film
1993 Diagnosis Murder Josie Swanson 2 episodes
1994 Winnetka Road MayBeth Serlin Main cast
1994 A Part of the Family Gina Television film
1994 One West Waikiki Wendy Cochran Episode: "Terminal Island"
1994 Mad About You The Salesperson Episode: "When I'm Sixty-Four"
1994 Murder, She Wrote Emma Kemp Episode: "Dear Deadly"
1995 ABC Afterschool Specials Amanda Episode: "Long Road Home"
1995–96 Space: Above and Beyond Captain Shane Vansen Main cast
1996 The X-Files Melissa Rydell Ephesian Episode: "The Field Where I Died"
1997–98 Millennium Lara Means Recurring role
1998 Vengeance Unlimited Harrington/Tamara Simpson Episode: "Noir"
2000 The Others Allison / The Woman 2 episodes
2001 Felicity Rabbi Marisa Levin; episode "Senioritis" Episode: "Senioritis"
2009 Men of a Certain Age Beth Episode: "Pilot"
2011 Pretty Little Liars Susan Episode: "Careful What U Wish 4"
2017 Lore Dr. Marjorie Freeman Episode: "Echoes"
2018 The X-Files Wendy (voice) Episode: "Rm9sbG93ZXJz"

Writer

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Year Title Notes
2014 Intruders Episodes: "Bound" and "There Is No End"
2018 The X-Files Episode: "Rm9sbG93ZXJz" (co-writer)
2023 Almost Paradise Episode: "All In"

References

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  1. ^ "Information | Biography". kristencloke.com. 18 August 2002. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

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