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Zelah Clarke

Zelah Clarke

Actor · Born January 1, 1954 (72) · United Kingdom

The British actress, best known for her role as Jane Eyre in the 1983 film adaptation of the same name. Before the start of her acting career, she studied ballet. Clarke played the first role in the film in 1972; later she starred mainly in television series, and also took part in theatrical productions. The greatest success for the actress came with a role in the television series "Jane Eyre", in which Zelah Clarke starred in the lead role with Timothy Dalton. This series is considered a classic film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Charlotte Bronte. For the role of Jane Eyre in 1985, Zelah Clarke was nominated for the CableACE Awards in the nomination for Film or TV Series Actress. After a while, Clarke married the executive producer of BBC, Francis Ashe, and gave birth to a daughter, Lamorna. After filming in Jane Air, she starred a little, deciding to devote herself completely to her family - her husband and daughter. Now Zelah Clarke is creating beads and working on the radio.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1954 (72)
From
United Kingdom
Works as
Actor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 35% in 30 days

What are Zelah Clarke's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
42%
Bonds
22%
Morality
11%
Survival
9%
Power
8%
Society
8%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
3
Tense
3
Romantic
1
Dread
1
Bittersweet
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Zelah Clarke's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Zelah Clarke's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

15 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Dodgem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Magistrate

  • The Chief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Kelly

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Ruth White

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Jane Eyre(1983)

    Show 10 episodes · as Jane Eyre

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Dombey & Son(1983)

    Show 10 episodes · as Susan Nipper

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Sky Lark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Jane

  • Richard's Things(1980)

    as Nurse

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Lost Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Wendy

  • Glenys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Glenys

  • A Christmas Carol(1977)

    as Martha Cratchit

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Duchess of Duke Street(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Kath

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • How Green Was My Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ceinwen Lloyd

  • Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Grizelda

  • Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Jane

  • The Triple Echo(1972)

    as First Girl

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 24th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles from 1972 to 1991.

Highest rated

Jane Eyre (1983)

Midcredits 84th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting15 of 15: 15 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

1970s8 · acting1980s5 · acting1990s2 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Zelah Clarke work with?

People who share at least 2 of Zelah Clarke's MovieCove titles; Barry Letts shares the most, 2.