Cast » Naomi Clark

Naomi Clark is played by Annalynne McCord. Naomi is introduced as a privileged student of West Beverly Hills High. She initially appears to be snobbish and shallow, but throughout the series her character develops. She begins as Ethan's girlfriend, but their relationship soon encounters many problems which eventually cause them to break up for good. She starts to become good friends with Annie, but tells her that Annie can't go out with Ethan if they are going to be friends. Annie's dismissal of this statement leads to a rift in their friendship. Naomi seems to resemble Kelly Taylor from the original series due to her 'in-crowd' status and quarrel with Annie, after Annie dates Ethan, her ex, behind her back (in much the same way that Brenda and Kelly quarrelled over Dylan). Naomi's parents divorce because of Naomi's father's infidelity and she continually tries to encourage them to reconcile but eventually gives up. A little later, she starts to like Liam, a bartender at the hotel she has moved to due to the awkward situation created by the divorce of her parents. Before the prom, he tells her that he really likes her, and then tells her some of his deepest secrets. At Naomi's after-party, Jen, her sister, lies to Liam and sleeps with him to get back at Naomi because she found out that she paid for the house and started acting superior (according to Jen). Naomi catches the aftermath (sans Jen) and finds Annie's wrap with Liam, causing her to publicly accuse Annie of sleeping with Liam. She's last shown being comforted by Jen after finding out about Annie and Liam's "betrayal". In the next season, Liam is constantly trying to find a way to prove to Naomi that he slept with Jen rather than Annie, while Naomi tries to get over him. She ironically relies a lot on Jen. She makes Annie's life miserable for a part of season 2, as revenge for her mistaken assumptions. She eventually puts these feelings aside and aspires to attend California University after graduating high school. Here, she meets a student who she instantly has a crush on. They date, but Naomi realizes that she still cares about Liam. Naomi later discovers that it was Jen Liam slept with, not Annie. She makes Jen leave her house and gets a therapist to "de-jen" her life. She gets together with Liam after the Winter Wonderland but finds that when they spend time together it feels awkward. Confused, she asks Adrianna for advice. Adrianna tells her there is only one way to establish whether or not the two have chemistry - sex. She follows Adrianna's advice and realizes that she still does have "the spark" with Liam. However, something is still not right. Naomi asks Ivy for help because Liam is more relaxed around her. Ivy agrees but secretly uses the time she spends with the pair to get closer to Liam and push Naomi away. It doesn't take long for Naomi to notice and realize that Ivy likes Liam. She and Ivy have a girl fight on the beach over Liam. Ivy insists she is a better match for Liam, causing Naomi to break down and confront him, telling him that they have nothing in common and that she has been pretending to be who she thinks he wants her to be. However, the outburst only makes Liam more happy with Naomi because he feels that she is truly being herself - the girl he fell for. After Liam's stepfather cheats on his wife, Naomi agrees to let Liam move in. Liam then moves out when he breaks up with Naomi after she lies about Mr Cannon sexual harassing her. However he gets back with her. In the second season finale Liam breaks up with Naomi because he thinks she is too self-centred. Distraught Naomi talk to Mr. Cannon but she soon realizes that Mr. Cannon truly did have sexual intentions with her as he kisses her. In response Naomi starts to back off but Mr. Cannon slaps her and tells her: 'Who's going to believe you? After all, you're the girl who cried wolf.' He rapes her.

In the season 3 premiere, Naomi is seen walking to class with Annie and asks her about having Mr. Cannon for 1st period. During the earthquake, Naomi is frightened because Mr. Cannon was behind her and she screamed during the flashbacks of being raped in the season 2 finale. Teddy later walks in on her doing a striptease while drunk and while defending her honour, Silver walks in and assumes that the two were having sex and leaves in tears. Because of Naomi's drastic shift in personality, she is alienated and loses touch with her friends, Silver particularly, has distanced herself from Naomi because of frequent problems between them. Naomi is alarmed as Silver begins to spend time with Mr. Cannon and warns Silver she should "Stay away from Mr. Cannon." Cannon himself plays this off to Silver as Naomi being jealous of them because she is obsessed with him, which according to him inspired the the sexual harassment accusation. Naomi still distressed over the rape and worried for Silver, reveals that she was raped by him. Silver doesn't believe it and repulsed she leaves. She changes her mind when later while editing a student video project, she hears Naomi's in a school interview using a phrase that she also heard Mr.Cannon use in an unwatched documentary. Still unsatisfied, Naomi later decides to press charges against Mr.Cannon and reconciles with Jen in the process. New evidence is discovered about Mr. Cannon that reveals him as a predator but before he can be captured, he flees. Naomi begins to get back to her normal life and her old demeanor, she puts the rape behind her. She is once again good with her friends and even makes friends with Ivy. Episode 11 concludes with her talking on the phone affirming that she is content and happy being alone, unknowing that Mr. Cannon is in the apartment with her.

Annalynne McCord is well known for her role as the scandalous and deviant Eden Lord in the award-winning drama "Nip/Tuck," McCord's other television credits include "The O.C.," "Ugly Betty," "Cold Case," "Greek" and "CSI: Miami."

On film, McCord recently starred in Liddell Entertainment's "The Haunting of Molly Hartley," with Chace Crawford, and in the Sony Screen Gems' film "Fired Up," with Sarah Roemer and Molly Simms. Past film credits include "Transporter 2," "Mysterious," and the 2007 remake of George Romero's "Day of the Dead." McCord can next be seen in the feature "Gun," a drama set in the world of drug dealing, opposite Val Kilmer and 50 Cent. The film premiered at the 2010 Latino Film Festival.

A native of Buford, Georgia, McCord began her career at age 15 with the renowned Wilhelmina Modeling Agency, and has graced ads for major brands including Estee Lauder. McCord is also very passionate about human rights. In her spare time, she volunteers to help such organizations as The Blind Project, dedicated to building awareness and ending human trafficking.

McCord currently resides in Los Angeles, California.