Kristen Ann Cloke is an American actress. She appeared in '' Space: Above and Beyond'', and has acted in several small parts of other TV series. She is known for her role as Valerie Lewton in ''

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'' 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 Glen Morgan (born July 12, 1961) is an American television producer, writer and director. He is best known for co-writing episodes of the Fox science fiction supernatural drama series ''The X-Files'' with his partner, James Wong. He served a ...

Personal life

Cloke was born in the Van Nuys section of

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, California and attended California State University, Northridge. She is married to producer, writer, and director

, and has four children.

Career

Her first feature film role was the female lead in ''

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'', alongside Billy Zane. Cloke's other credits include lead parts in ''

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'' and ''A Part of the Family''. She has also had featured roles in '' Stay Tuned'', ''Mistress'', and ''

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''. Cloke's previous television credits include: '' Winnetka Road'' as Maybeth, ''

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'' as Annie Overstreet, and guest appearances on ''

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'', '' Cheers'', ''

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'', '' Dear John'', ''

Murder She Wrote ''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The series ...

'', ''

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'', '' Doogie Howser, MD'', and ''

Vengeance Unlimited ''Vengeance Unlimited'' is an American crime drama series broadcast during 1998–1999 on ABC which lasted for one season of sixteen episodes. The show starred Michael Madsen and Kathleen York. Premise Mr. Chapel was a mysterious stranger ke ...

''. In 1995, Cloke's breakout role came as Captain Shane Autumn Vansen on '' Space: Above and Beyond''. As a result of her work as Vansen, a guest role in ''

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'' episode " The Field Where I Died" was written for her. Cloke played Melissa Ephesian, a wife of a cult leader and soulmate of FBI Special Agent

Fox Mulder Fox William Mulder () is a fictional FBI Special Agent and one of the two protagonists of the Fox science fiction-supernatural television series ''The X-Files'', played by David Duchovny. Mulder's peers dismiss his many theories on extraterre ...

; Melissa is thought to have Dissociative Identity Disorder, though it is later revealed that her different personalities correspond to her past lives. She later described the episode as a love letter between herself and producer Glen Morgan, her then fiancé (now husband). In 1996, she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for her performance in the ABC Afterschool Special “The Long Road Home”, in which she played a young wife who has difficulty relating to her husband's son. In 1997-98, she had recurring role as Dr. Lara Means of the Millennium Group on ''

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''. On March 17, 2000, Cloke starred as Valerie Lewton in the film, ''

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Writer

References

External

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