I did an action series back in '97, and did very intense training; weapons, knives, hand-to-hand combat. The more an actor trains in that way, the more we can do on screen and the better it looks. Nowadays, they want the actors to do as much as possible and stunt doubles are primarily used for the dangerous things that aren't covered by insurance.

She also appeared in the Seinfeld episode "The Muffin Tops" playing Jerry's girlfriend who likes anything hairless. Clarke is best known for playing Faith Taylor on the daytime drama Days of our Lives the manipulative and cunning Julie Cooper-Nichol on The O. As of 2010 Melinda Clarke portrays Amanda on the action-thriller television series Nikita.

Clarke is best known for playing Faith Taylor on the daytime drama Days of our Lives the manipulative and cunning Julie Cooper-Nichol on The O. and the professional dominatrix Lady Heather on CSI.