Mary Elizabeth Clarke (born September 25, 1991), better known as Emmy Clarke, is a former
American actress.
Early life
Clarke was born in
Mineola, New York
Mineola is a village in and the county seat of Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 18,799 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from an Algonquin Chief, Miniolagamika, which means "pleasant village".
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, but at the age of one she moved with her parents to
Houston
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 i ...
, Texas. At age six, she moved to
Woking, UK, where she attended
TASIS England before moving to
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...
at age 11. The nickname "Emmy" is derived from her first two initials. She has two siblings, Patrick (older) and Bridget (younger). She now lives in
Fairfield County, Connecticut
Fairfield County is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is the most populous county in the state and was also its fastest-growing from 2010 to 2020. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 957, ...
.
Career
Clarke's first acting role was in the 2003 television film ''
My House in Umbria'', for which she won the
Young Artist Award
The Young Artist Award (originally known as the Youth in Film Award) is an accolade presented by the Young Artist Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young ...
for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, or Special – Supporting Young Actress in 2004.
Beginning with the season three episode "
Mr. Monk and the Red Herring", Clarke had a recurring role on the TV series ''
Monk
A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedica ...
'' as
Julie Teeger, the daughter of
Adrian Monk
Adrian Monk, portrayed by Tony Shalhoub, is the title character and protagonist of the USA Network television series '' Monk''. He is a renowned former homicide detective for the San Francisco Police Department. Monk has obsessive–compuls ...
's second assistant
Natalie. She also had a role in ''
Fur
Fur is a thick growth of hair that covers the skin of mammals. It consists of a combination of oily guard hair on top and thick underfur beneath. The guard hair keeps moisture from reaching the skin; the underfur acts as an insulating blanket t ...
'', a film released on November 10, 2006.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1991 births
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from Houston
American child actresses
American film actresses
American television actresses
Living people
People educated at the American School in England
People from Mineola, New York
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