Biography

Claire Yarlett is an actress and producer born in Los Angeles. Her father, Tony Yarlett is an Emmy nominated cinematographer. Claire had her first taste of acting in a school play production of Really Rosie! On leaving high school she went to Cal State Northridge as she embarked on an acting career. Her first break was a recurring role in the prime time syndicated soap Rituals. In 1985 she caught the attention of Aaron Spelling and was cast as Bliss Colby in the Dynasty spin off- The Colby's with Charlton Heston playing her father and Barbara Stanwyk as her grandmother. Claire has worked on many highly rated TV shows, TV movies etc from Frasier to E.R. Notably, Claire played Dr. Jenna Jacobs in The West Wing, The Midterms where her character Dr. Jacobs and President Bartlet argue bible references. Claire still resides in Los Angeles and is co-owner and producer of the award winning film production company Minted Content. Minted has a wide variety of projects in development ranging from feature films, scripted television series, and unscripted television series, prioritizing story-driven projects with international appeal.
- IMDb mini biography by: Claire Yarlett