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1968-09-02 · Los Angeles, California, U.S. · Female

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Kristen Cloke (born 1967 or 1968) is an American actress and writer, best known for appearing in one episode of The X-Files.

Early life and education

Kristen Cloke was born in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles and attended California State University, Northridge. She considered acting a hobby while she majored in English there.

Acting career and television

Cloke's first feature film role was as Christine, the female lead in Megaville (1990), alongside Billy Zane. Cloke's other credits include lead parts in Fugitive Rage and A Part of the Family. She has also had featured roles in Stay Tuned, Mistress, and The Marrying Man. Cloke's television credits include: Winnetka Road as Maybeth, Silk Stalkings as Annie Overstreet, and guest appearances on One West Waikiki, Cheers, Mad About You, Dear John, Murder, She Wrote, Quantum Leap, Doogie Howser, M.D., and Vengeance Unlimited.

In 1995, Cloke's breakout role came as Captain Shane Autumn Vansen on Space: Above and Beyond. The series was cancelled after one season, but resulted in her work as Melissa, a guest role in The X-Files fourth season episode "The Field Where I Died", which was written for her. She later described the episode as a love letter between herself and producer Glen Morgan, her then fiancé (now husband). She played the recurring role of Dr. Lara Means in the second season of Millennium.

In 2000, Cloke starred as Valerie Lewton in the film, Final Destination. She also appeared in a 2017 episode of Lore and the 2017 film Lady Bird.