But for actress Melinda Clarke, a.k.a Marissa Cooper’s mom from ... So a lot of times, the costume designers give us these big wedge flip flops, so on camera we’re still tall, but they ...

See About archive blog posts. When news broke that Melinda Clarke would be joining ‘The Vampire Diaries’ as Kelly Donovan, Matt and Vicki’s absentee mom, fans who knew her from her work on ...