Recognize that face? I was watching an episode of Firefly the other day, and when I saw this actress, it drove me nuts trying to figure out where I’d seen her before. Yay for the Internet! She’s Melinda Clarke and trust me, you’ve seen her before because she’s got a ton of sci-fi and fantasy credits to her name.

Apparently Melinda Clarke saw mainstream success recently with a four season run on The O.C., but I’m proud to say I missed out on that teen angst fest. Sci-fi and horror fans are likely to have caught some of her early film roles in Return of the Living Dead III (where she was billed as Mindy Clarke) and Spawn.

Melinda Clarke has also appeared in a string of guest spots on shows like Xena: Warrior Princess, Sliders, The Pretender, Star Trek: Enterprise, Charmed, Tremors, Reaper, and as mentioned, Firefly. She is also frequently recognized from her recurring part as a dominatrix on CSI.

Melinda Clarke turned down the title role on Xena, something I’m sure she wouldn’t want to be reminded of. However, her two guest appearances on Xena: Warrior Princess were so popular they made an official action figure of her character, the Amazon Warrior Velasca.

Okay, I know the drill. You don’t care what she’s been in as long as you can see Melinda Clarke naked. Well, you’re in luck. Grab yourself a copy of Return of the Living Dead III or Return to Two Moon Junction to catch Melinda Clarke nude or check out this collection of grainy but promising screen caps of Melinda.

For more on Melinda Clarke visit:

Melinda Clarke’s IMDB profile

Melinda Clarke at AskMen.com

Wikipedia entry on Melinda Clarke