Clare Elizabeth Kramer (born September 3, 1974) is an American

United States

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 actress best known for her portrayal of Glory

Glorificus

Glory is a fictional character in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Also known as "Glorificus," "That Which Cannot Be Named," "The Abomination," and "The Beast," she appeared during the fifth season of the program and was portrayed by Clare Kramer.-History:Glorificus is a god from a...

, the main villain in Season 5 of the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Early life

Clare Kramer was born in Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

, and spent most of her childhood in Delaware, Ohio

Delaware, Ohio

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. She is of British and German descent. She has a younger sister named Callie. After graduating from high school, she attended New York University

New York University

New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...

 and received a BFA

Bachelor of Fine Arts

In the United States and Canada, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. In some countries such a degree is called a Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA...

 from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts

Tisch School of the Arts

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. She moved to Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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 in December 1999.

Career

As a child, she was a spokesman and mascot for Wendy's

Wendy's

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, donning the trademark pigtails accentuated in the company logo.

Kramer's film roles include: The Thirst

The Thirst (film)

-Plot:Recovering drug addicts Maxx and Lisa are persuaded by vampire clan leader Darius to give up their humanity and join him as vampires. They do so, but then give up the vampire's blood addiction - the Thirst. After enduring the withdrawal symptoms, the couple turns against the band of...

 (as a vampire, this time a former drug-addict); The Skulls III (as a competitive swimmer who follows in her brother's footsteps by joining the title organization); Roger Avary

Roger Avary

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's adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis

Bret Easton Ellis

Bret Easton Ellis is an American novelist and short story writer. His works have been translated into 27 different languages. He was regarded as one of the so-called literary Brat Pack, which also included Tama Janowitz and Jay McInerney...

 novel The Rules of Attraction

The Rules of Attraction

The Rules of Attraction is a dark comedy and satirical novel by Bret Easton Ellis published in 1987. The novel focuses on a handful of rowdy and often sexually promiscuous, spoiled Bohemian college students at a liberal arts college in 1980s New Hampshire, primarily focusing on three of them who...

; and Jessica Bendinger

Jessica Bendinger

Jessica Bendinger is an American screenwriter and novelist.She has written several films, including 2000's Bring It On, 2004's First Daughter and 2006's Aquamarine. She was also a writer and creative consultant for Sex and the City as well as a producer of the 2005 film The Wedding Date starring...

's cheerleading comedy Bring It On

Bring It On (film)

Bring It On is a 2000 teen comedy film about two competing high school cheerleading squads, starring Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Jesse Bradford, and Gabrielle Union...

. The latter co-starred real-life former cheerleader Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Caroline Dunst is an American actress, singer and model. She made her film debut in Oedipus Wrecks, a short film directed by Woody Allen for the anthology New York Stories...

, and fellow Buffy alum Eliza Dushku

Eliza Dushku

Eliza Patricia Dushku is an American actress known for her television roles, including recurring appearances as Faith on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff series Angel. She starred in two Fox series, Tru Calling and Dollhouse...

.

Kramer has done appeared in guest roles in theater and TV shows, including Tru Calling

Tru Calling

Tru Calling is an American television supernatural drama series that premiered on Fox Network on October 30, 2003. It ran for two seasons before being canceled....

, which starred Eliza Dushku, and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series)

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch is an American sitcom based on the Archie comic book series of the same name.The show stars Melissa Joan Hart as Sabrina Spellman, a teenager with magical powers, who lives with her aunts Hilda and Zelda , and their magical talking cat Salem...

, in which she portrayed fictional movie star and shoplifter Babette Storm.

Kramer will play Donna Sheridan in the national tour of Mamma Mia!

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1997	In & Out In & Out In & Out is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Oz and starring Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Matt Dillon, Tom Selleck, Debbie Reynolds, Bob Newhart, and Wilford Brimley. The screenplay was written by screenwriter Paul Rudnick...	Student
2000	Ropewalk Ropewalk A ropewalk is a long straight narrow lane, or a covered pathway, where long strands of material were laid before being twisted into rope.Ropewalks historically were harsh sweatshops, and frequently caught on fire, as hemp dust forms an explosive mixture. Rope was essential in sailing ships and the...	Liza	Alternative title: Hanginaround
	Bring It On Bring It On (film) Bring It On is a 2000 teen comedy film about two competing high school cheerleading squads, starring Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Jesse Bradford, and Gabrielle Union...	Courtney
2002	The Mallory Effect	Robin
	The Rules of Attraction The Rules of Attraction The Rules of Attraction is a dark comedy and satirical novel by Bret Easton Ellis published in 1987. The novel focuses on a handful of rowdy and often sexually promiscuous, spoiled Bohemian college students at a liberal arts college in 1980s New Hampshire, primarily focusing on three of them who...	Candice
2003	The Skulls III	Taylor Brooks	Direct-to-DVD release Direct-to-video Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...
	D.E.B.S. D.E.B.S. D.E.B.S. is a 2004 American action-comedy film written and directed by Angela Robinson. It is an expansion of a short film D.E.B.S. that made the festival circuit . The film is both a parody and an emulation of the Charlie's Angels format...	Lucy in the Sky/Lucinda Reynolds	short film
2004	Mummy an' the Armadillo	Sarah
	L.A. D.J.	Flyer girl
2005	Guy in Row Five	Rose
2006	The Gravedancers The Gravedancers The Gravedancers is a 2005 American horror film. It was chosen as one of the 8 Films To Die For in 2006 and screened at that year's After Dark Horrorfest film festival.-Synopsis:...	Allison Mitchell
	The Thirst The Thirst (film) -Plot:Recovering drug addicts Maxx and Lisa are persuaded by vampire clan leader Darius to give up their humanity and join him as vampires. They do so, but then give up the vampire's blood addiction - the Thirst. After enduring the withdrawal symptoms, the couple turns against the band of...	Lisa
2008	The Grift	Gracie
	Road to Hell	Caitlin
2009	Endure	Daphne
2011	The Dead Ones	Ms. Persephone	post-production
	Hard Love Hard Love Hard Love is an award-winning young adult novel written by author Ellen Wittlinger. It was published in 1999.-Synopsis:John can be a meany only because he has been untouchable since his parents' divorce six years ago, and Marisol, who has recently come out as a lesbian, meet through their interests...	Kelly	post-production
	Hot Mess Hot Mess Hot Mess is the third studio album by American dance rock band Cobra Starship, released through Fueled by Ramen and Decaydance Records on August 11, 2009. The album is the follow-up to 2007's ¡Viva la Cobra!...	TBA	pre-production
Television
Year	Title	Role	Note
1998	Vig Vig Vig may refer to:* Vigorish, or "vig", a fee charged by a bookmaker for servicesVig may also refer to:* Butch Vig, music producer and drummer for rock band Garbage...	Heather	Television movie Television movie A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
1999	Outreach	Casey Shaw
	Dodge's City	Witch	Television movie
2000–2002	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Glory Glorificus Glory is a fictional character in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Also known as "Glorificus," "That Which Cannot Be Named," "The Abomination," and "The Beast," she appeared during the fifth season of the program and was portrayed by Clare Kramer.-History:Glorificus is a god from a...	13 episodes; recurring role
2002	The Random Years	Melissa	1 episode
	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Sabrina the Teenage Witch is a comic book series published by Archie Comics about the adventures of a teenage fictional character named Sabrina Spellman. The character was created by writer George Gladir and artist Dan DeCarlo. The comic's characters have also appeared in various other media...	Babette Storm	Episode: "Free Sabrina"
2004	Tru Calling Tru Calling Tru Calling is an American television supernatural drama series that premiered on Fox Network on October 30, 2003. It ran for two seasons before being canceled....	Alex Reynolds	Episode: "Drop Dead Gorgeous"
2006	House House (TV series) House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...	Caren Krause	Episode: "Meaning"

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