Kristen Cloke

Kristen Cloke
Born	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, writer
Years active	1990–present
Spouse	Glen Morgan ​ (m. 1998)​
Children	4

Kristen Cloke is an American actress and writer. She was in the main cast of Space: Above and Beyond (1995–96), and had small roles in other TV series. She is known for her role as Valerie Lewton in Final Destination (2000) and as Leigh Colvin in the slasher film Black Christmas (2006). Cloke frequently appears in productions written, produced or directed by her husband, Glen Morgan.

Personal life

Cloke was born in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles and attended California State University, Northridge.

Career

Her first feature film role was 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 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.

On March 17, 2000, Cloke starred as Valerie Lewton in the film, Final Destination. As of 2023, her most recent roles were in a 2017 episode of Lore and the 2017 film Lady Bird.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Megaville	Christine
1991	The Marrying Man	Louise
1991	Fugitive Rage	Kristen	a.k.a. Caged Fear
1992	Stay Tuned	Velma	as Kristin Cloke
1997	The Rage	Kelly McCord
2000	Final Destination	Valerie Lewton
2003	Willard	Psychiatrist	Uncredited
2006	Black Christmas	Leigh Colvin
2011	Magnificat	Lynn's Mother	Short film; voice role
2011	Final Destination 5	Valerie Lewton	Archive footage
2014	Tips	Nancy Graffin	Short film
2017	Lady Bird	Ms. Steffans

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Sydney	Suzanne	Episode: "She Loves Me"
1991	Going Places	Krysten	Episode: "Room to Move"
1992	Silk Stalkings	Annie Overstreet	3 episodes
1992	Dear John	Annette	Episode: "Who's Who"
1992	Doogie Howser, M.D.	Suzanne Rodgers	Episode: "Look Ma, No Pants"
1992	Quantum Leap	Shirley Constantine	Episode: "Deliver Us from Evil"
1993	Cheers	Shauna	Episode: "Sunday Dinner"
1993	Mother of the Bride	Francine	Television film
1993	Diagnosis Murder	Josie Swanson	2 episodes
1994	Winnetka Road	MayBeth Serlin	Main cast
1994	A Part of the Family	Gina	Television film
1994	One West Waikiki	Wendy Cochran	Episode: "Terminal Island"
1994	Mad About You	The Salesperson	Episode: "When I'm Sixty-Four"
1994	Murder, She Wrote	Emma Kemp	Episode: "Dear Deadly"
1995	ABC Afterschool Specials	Amanda	Episode: "Long Road Home"
1995–96	Space: Above and Beyond	Captain Shane Vansen	Main cast
1996	The X-Files	Melissa Rydell Ephesian	Episode: "The Field Where I Died"
1997–98	Millennium	Lara Means	Recurring role
1998	Vengeance Unlimited	Harrington/Tamara Simpson	Episode: "Noir"
2000	The Others	Allison / The Woman	2 episodes
2001	Felicity	Rabbi Marisa Levin; episode "Senioritis"	Episode: "Senioritis"
2009	Men of a Certain Age	Beth	Episode: "Pilot"
2011	Pretty Little Liars	Susan	Episode: "Careful What U Wish 4"
2017	Lore	Dr. Marjorie Freeman	Episode: "Echoes"
2018	The X-Files	Wendy (voice)	Episode: "Rm9sbG93ZXJz"

Writer

Year	Title	Notes
2014	Intruders	Episodes: "Bound" and "There Is No End"
2018	The X-Files	Episode: "Rm9sbG93ZXJz" (co-writer)
2023	Almost Paradise	Episode: "All In"

External

• Kristen Cloke at AllMovie
• Kristen Cloke at IMDb 
• Kristen Cloke at TV Guide