Caitlin Clarke (born Katherine Anne Clarke;[1] May 3, 1952 – September 9, 2004)[2] was an American actress best known for her roles as Valerian in the 1981 fantasy film Dragonslayer and Charlotte Cardoza in the 1998–1999 BroadwaymusicalTitanic.
After appearing in three Broadway plays in 1985,[2] Clarke moved to Los Angeles for several years as a film and television actress.
In 1986, she appeared in the film Crocodile Dundee as Simone, a friendly prostitute. That same year, Clarke appeared in the television series The Equalizer as Jessie Moore, the mother of Laura, played by nine year-old Melissa Joan Hart, who asks McCall for protection from an abusive ex-husband in "Torn."
She returned to theater in the early 1990s, and to Broadway as Charlotte Cardoza in Titanic.[7]
↑Blank, Ed. (1986-08-03). "Movie brings Caitlin Clarke back to her roots" (pages 1 and 2). The Pittsburgh Press. Archived from the original (pages 1 and 2) on 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2024-08-12 – via Newspapers.com.
