Clare Grant

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Clare Grant
Clare Grant 2012.jpg
Grant at the International Academy of Web Television, Red Carpet 2012
Born Clare Camille Johnson
(1979-08-23) August 23, 1979 (age 45)
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Residence Los Angeles, California, USA
Other names Clare Johnson
Clare Green
Occupation Actress, voice actress, producer, model and singer
Years active 2004–present
Spouse(s) Seth Green (2010–present)
Website www.claregrant.com

Clare Grant (born August 23, 1979) is an American actress, voice actress, producer, model and singer.

Early life and career

Grant grew up in Memphis, Tn, is the eldest of eight siblings and is named after her father, Clarence, who was a popular Memphis DJ. Her mother Glenna is a real estate agent. Clare is of Irish, English, Scandinavian and Native American descent. Beginning her formal training in theater and singing at age eight, Clare voiced many radio commercials, sang competitively and appeared in three to five theater productions a year until she moved to Los Angeles after earning a BFA in theater performance to pursue acting professionally. To support herself through college, Grant modeled through Elite Model Management in America and Europe on several campaigns, most notably for L'Oréal. In 2006, Clare toured with the band Wired All Wrong singing backup, most notably opening for Beck's 2006 tour.[1]

Career

Film work

After booking the first film she auditioned for, a small but pivotal role in Walk the Line, romantically opposite Joaquin Phoenix, Grant continued to star in several independent films while earning her BFA in Theater Performance at the University of Memphis before moving to Los Angeles. While in Memphis, she met director Craig Brewer who cast her as the lead in two of his indie films before casting her in the film Black Snake Moan as Christina Ricci's best friend, and later as the lead in his MTV series $5 Cover.[2] She then played the lead role of Megan Graves in comic book writer Brian Pulido's first independent feature film The Graves, followed by the role of Beverly in the film Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean, directed by Matthew Mishory.[3] In 2013, Grant played the lead role of Martha Collins in the film The Insomniac,[4] directed by Monty Miranda, and voiced Black Widow in the Marvel Animation movie Iron Man: Rise of Technovore[5]. In 2015, Clare played a supporting role in the award winning film by Antonia Bogdanvich, produced by Peter Bogdanovich, Phantom Halo and is starring in a holiday anthology movie, her segment directed by Scott Stewart, called Holidays. She is currently attached alongside an all-star cast in the upcoming feature, Evil Nature.

Television work

Grant's first television role, was the lead role on the Emmy winning Showtime original series Masters of Horror: Valerie on the Stairs, followed by the series lead role on the MTV series $5 Cover,[2] about the trials and tribulations of the current Memphis music scene, created by fellow Memphian Craig Brewer. Since then, Grant has appeared in guest starring roles on shows such as Castle, CSI: Miami and Warren the Ape. She does voices on Robot Chicken,[2] MAD, originated a bounty hunter named Latts Razzi on Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and voices Titania on Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. and Avengers Assemble (TV series).

In October 2006, after her role in Masters of Horror: Valerie on the Stairs, she appeared as "Babe of the Month" in a non-nude pictorial in Playboy magazine.[6]

In 2013, Adult Swim announced that Grant co-created and will be starring in and executive producing a pilot based on the webseries she co-created, Team Unicorn.[7]

Other projects

Under their company Danger Maiden Productions, Grant began her producing endeavors with her partner Rileah Vanderbilt, with their viral online series Saber,[8] winning them two awards at the 2009 Star Wars Fan Film Awards: Best Action and Audience Choice awards.[9] In 2010, the duo began working with Milynn Sarley & Michele Boyd to create the online series Team Unicorn.[10] In its first week alone, the team’s first project, G33k & G4m3r Girls, a parody of Katy Perry's California Gurls video,[11] achieved over one million views.[12] Stirring much controversy over its sexy portrayal of the women,[13] G33k & G4m3r Girls is a "love letter"[14] written by the girls that pays tribute[15] to their shared mutual passion of gaming, manga, and science fiction. Grant continues to create viral videos with Danger Maiden, most recently the biggest hit from Team Unicorn yet, a Star Wars/Meghan Trainor parody called "All About that Base".[16] She guest-starred in the second season of the Jane Espenson-scripted romantic comedy web series Husbands and has also guest starred on popular geeky webseries such as The Guild, Save the Supers, Q.V.G., and Tabletop.[17] In 2013, Grant starred as Mala in the Wonder Woman short that achieved over 3 million views in 24 hours, which stars Vanderbilt as Wonder Woman.[18]

Personal life

Grant first met actor Seth Green in 2006 at Golden Apple Comics and married him on May 1, 2010 at Skywalker Ranch,[2] by Grant's long time friend and director, Craig Brewer.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Resolutions of the Complacent man Museum Currator Supporting
2005 Walk the Line Audrey Parks Supporting
2006 Send in the Clown Blair Watson Supporting
2006 Happenstance Cara Lead
2006 Black Snake Moan[19] Kell Supporting
2007 House Of Fur Holly Lead
2009 The Graves[19] Megan Graves Lead
2010 Daylight Fades Shauna Supporting
2011 Jem Girls (and Boys!) Remember Herself Documentary, Commentator
2011 Light Masters Claire Lead
2011 No Rest for the Wicked: A Basil & Moebius Adventure Lucy Supporting
2012 Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean[20] Beverly supporting
2013 Dragonfyre The voice of Anathema Lead
2013 The Insomniac Martha Collins Lead
2013 Iron Man: Rise of Technovore[21] Black Widow (voice) Lead
2013 The Return of Return of the Jedi: 30 Years and Counting Herself Commentator
2014 Video Games: The Movie Herself Commentator
2015 Phantom Halo Carlene Supporting
2015 Mega Shark vs Kolossus Unicorn Squad Pilot Clare Supporting
2015 Holidays Sara Lead
2016 Evil Nature Officer Reid Supporting
2016 Bachelorettus Interruptus Madison Lead
2016 Hanky Panky Kelly Supporting

Television series

Year Title Role Network Notes
2006 Masters Of Horror: "Valerie on the Stairs"[22] Valerie Showtime Lead
2008 Terrorvision: Follower Heather Sony Pilot, lead
2008–2015 Robot Chicken voices [Adult Swim] 5 episodes
2009 $5 Cover[23] Clare MTV All episodes, series lead
2010 Warren the Ape Clare MTV 1 episode "Amends", guest star
2011 CSI: Miami Connie Briggs CBS 1 episode: "Wheels Up", guest star
2011 FearNet"s "Movies With More Brains" Herself FearNet Commentator
2011 Chiller 13: Horror's Creepiest Kids Herself Chiller Commentator
2011–2013 MAD Voices Cartoon Network 5 episodes
2012 G4's Top 100 Video Games Of All Time Herself G4 Commentator
2012 Robot Chicken DC Comics Special Cheetah/Ice/Abby Holland [Adult Swim] Voices
2012–2013 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Latts Razzi Cartoon Network 3 episodes
2013 Chiller 13: Most Horrifying Hook-ups Herself Chiller Commentator
2013 Chiller 13: Great American Slashers Herself Chiller Commentator
2013-2015 Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. Titania DisneyXD 3 episodes "The Skaar Whisperer", "Monsters No More", "The Big Green Mile"
2014 Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II Poison Ivy, Catwoman, Little Girl [Adult Swim] Guest Star
2014 Team Unicorn Saturday Action Fun Hour Pilot for Adult Swim[24] Jade Verdant [Adult Swim] Lead, executive producer, co-creator
2015 Dinner At Tiffani's Self Cooking Channel Guest, 1 episode, "Pizza Party"
2015 Avengers Assemble Titania[25] DisneyXD 1 episode "Small Time Heroes"
2016 Castle Nina O'Keefe ABC Guest Star, 1 episode, "Witness for the Prosecution"

Internet Series

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Saber[22] Sith Lead, co-creator, producer
2010 Ultradome Indiana Jones 1 episode: "Han Solo vs. Indiana Jones", guest star
2010 Here and Now Paige Supporting
2010 - 2014 Team Unicorn[11][26] Green Unicorn All episodes, series lead, executive producer, co-creator, lead singer
2011 The Guild Red Master Chief 5 episodes, recurring
2011 Nightmare Slayers Lexie Pilot, lead
2012 Saber 2: The Body Wash Strikes Back Sith Lead, co-creator, producer
2012 Save the Supers Deathstiny's Child 1 episode: The Super Force vs. The End, guest star
2012 - 2013 Husbands[27] Jessie 3 episodes: "Appropriate Is Not the Word", "The Straightening", "I Do Over"
2012 Fan Wars Team Bruce Wayne 1 episode: "Bruce Wayne vs. Tony Stark", guest star
2013 QVG Mandy Breckinridgemeyerton Series lead, all episodes
2013 - 2015 Tabletop Herself 2 episodes: "Star Wars: X-Wing", "Libertalia"
2013 Wonder Woman Mala Supporting
2014 Sab3r: Revenge of the Threesome Sith Lord Candi Lead, producer
2014 Nerdist Presents: Duo Harley Quinn Supporting
2014 Con Man Green Unicorn Guest Star

Music videos

Year Title Artist
2004 "Jump In" Carson & Poole
2005 "I'm in the Mood" Alabama
2006 "The Grand Conjuration" Opeth
2006 "The New Black" Everytime I Die
2007 "Subterfuge" Dååth
2010 "G33K & G4M3R Girls" Team Unicorn
2012 "Poker Face" tb5
2013 "For the Win" Team Unicorn
2014 "All About that Base" Team Unicorn

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Title of work Result
2009 The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards Best Action[28] Saber Won
Audience Choice[28] Won
2010 LA Weekly's Best of 2010 Best Online Video[29] Team Unicorn: G33K & G4M3R Girls Won
2011 Dragon Con 2011 Film Festival Awards Best Music Video Nominated
2012 International Academy of Web Television Awards Best Variety Series Team Unicorn Nominated
2013 The Geekie Awards One Shot for Best Geek Culture Saber 2: Return of the Body Wash Nominated
2014 Behind the Voice Actors Award Breakthrough Voice Actress of the Year Nominated

References

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  13. ↑ G33K & G4M3R GIRLS Fangirl Furor: Should Geek and Gamer Girls Go Sexy, Sexless, Something Else?. Actionflickchick.com (September 22, 2010). Retrieved on January 18, 2012.
  14. ↑ Team Unicorn Interview. Actionflickchick.com (September 17, 2010). Retrieved on January 18, 2012.
  15. ↑ MSNBC.com: Look, a unicorn! Music video pays tribute to geeky gals and gamer girls. Technolog.msnbc.msn.com. Retrieved on January 18, 2012.
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