Tanya Clarke
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 2, 1972 (age 54)
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
Tanya Clarke (born 2 February 1972, Chicago, Illinois) is an American film, television, and stage actress, raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Her father, Tony Clarke, was a political and environmental activist (died 19 December 2024). She moved to New York City at age 20 and spent years performing on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional stages, making her Broadway debut in I'm Not Rappaport (2002) opposite Judd Hirsch and Ben Vereen. She is engaged to actor Michael Buie, with whom she has a daughter, Lola (born 2018). Beyond acting, she creates "Liquid Light" functional sculptures exhibited in galleries and museums. She received a Best Actress nomination at the Method Fest Independent Film Festival for Delivery Method (2004). Her most notable screen roles include Becky in A Beautiful Mind (2001) (Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly), Jackie Cristofuoro in Tenderness (2009) (Russell Crowe, Kathryn Hahn), Emily Lotus in Banshee (2015) (Anson Mount, Iwan Rheon), Queen Rynda in Inhumans (2017) (Esai Morales, Kelly Blatz), Adele in I Can Only Imagine (2018) (Dennis Quaid, Lesley Ann Warren), Lorraine Richter in American Horror Story: 1984 (2019) (Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd), Nurse Mary in Dexter: Original Sin (2024) (Michael C. Hall, Patrick Gibson), and Susan Mosser in Unabomber (2026) (Russell Crowe, Jacob Tremblay). She also voiced Nicole Brennan in Dead Space 2 (2011) and the 2023 Dead Space remake.
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Filmography
Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2
Movie · as Mary Lou Dillinger
Ivan
Movie · as Kim
UNABOMBER
Movie · as Susan Mosser
Romance with a Twist
Movie · as Rosie
A Novel Noel
Movie · as Nancy
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
TV · as Carrie · 1 ep
Dexter: Original Sin
TV · as Nurse Mary · 1 ep
Ivan
Movie · as Kim
Marry F*** Kill
Movie · as Stephanie Greg
Farmer Seeking Love
Movie · as Addison
Deadly Mom Retreat
Movie · as Karen
The Evil Twin
Movie · as Linda Carmichael
Fit for a Prince
Movie · as Gloria
Beware of the Midwife
Movie · as Dr. Hughes
Hotwired in Suburbia
Movie
Birthmother's Betrayal
Movie · as Amy
Young, Stalked and Pregnant
Movie · as Casey Doss
9-1-1: Lone Star
TV · 1 ep
Locke & Key
TV · as Carole Hawkins · 2 eps
MatchMaker Mysteries: A Killer Engagement
Movie · as Rachel
I Can Only Imagine
Movie · as Adele
Legal Action
Movie · as Pru
DriverX
Movie · as Dawn Moore
Room for Murder
Movie · as Moira
Inhumans: The First Chapter
Movie · as Queen Rynda
Sidelined
Movie · as Kate
Marvel's Inhumans
TV · as Queen Rynda · 3 eps
BFFs
Movie · as Lori
Banshee
TV · as Emily Lotus · 9 eps
Born Wild
Movie · as Ricki
Blackbird
Movie · as Paula
Emily Owens, M.D.
TV · as Karen Ballard · 1 ep
American Horror Story
TV · as Lorraine · 1 ep
Repo Men
Movie · as Hooker
The Defenders
TV · as Carly Donovan · 1 ep
Hawaii Five-0
TV · as Karen Whitfield · 1 ep
Tenderness
Movie · as Jackie Cristofuoro
Rise of the Gargoyles
Movie · as Carol Beckham
Death Warrior
Movie · as Kira
Glee
TV · as Mary Evans · 1 ep
NCIS: Los Angeles
TV · as Magda McEllon · 1 ep
Day Zero
Movie · as Mara's Mom (uncredited)
Heartland
TV · as Kate Kennedy · 1 ep
Supernatural
TV · as Nora · 1 ep
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Elaine Walton · 1 ep
The Best Thief in the World
Movie · as Mary
The Ticking Man
Movie · as Jackie
CSI: Miami
TV · as Valerie Gaynor · 1 ep
A Beautiful Mind
Movie · as Becky