Hope Clarke

Hope Clarke

Birthdate
March 23, 1941 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Washington, D.C
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
March 23, 1941 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Washington, D.C
Known For
Acting

Biography

Hope Clarke is an American actress, dancer, vocalist, choreographer, and director. Clarke performed as principal dancer with the Katherine Dunham Company and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, 1960s; actress on stage, film, and television, 1970s–1980s; choreographer and director, 1980s--. Clarke served on the Tony Awards Nominating Committee for the 2011–12 Broadway season. Clarke made history in 1995 when she became the first African American, as well as the first African-American woman, to direct and choreograph a major staging of the opera-musical Porgy and Bess. Clarke's production of the George Gershwin classic was staged in celebration of the work's 60h anniversary, and it toured not only major American cities but Japan and Europe as well. Clarke drew critical acclaim for her commitment to staging the show as a monument to African-American community and pride, giving a more hopeful, positive aura to a story that has been criticized for its stereotypes. As for the director herself, the success of Porgy and Bess is just the latest accolade in a long career devoted to dance and drama.

Hope Clarke's LGBTQ+ Titles

Basquiat
Basquiat
Matilde

Acting (27)

2023
Rustin as Lucille Randolph
2021
Ailey as Herself
2004
Men Without Jobs as Ms. Jackson
2000
Seventeen Again as Grandma Cat Donovan
1996
Basquiat as Matilde
1990
Law & Order as Appellate Judge #2 (1 episode)
1990
Law & Order as Judge Emma Reynolds (1 episode)
1990
Law & Order as Mrs. Marbury (1 episode)
1988
A Father's Homecoming as Doctor
1984
Beat Street as Dancing instructor
1982
The New Odd Couple as Beth St. Clair (1 episode)
1981
Maggie as Receptionist (1 episode)
1981
Hill Street Blues (1 episode)
1980
Scout's Honor as Mrs. Prewett
1979
Hart to Hart (1 episode)
1979
The Ropers (1 episode)
1979
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story as Annie
1978
The White Shadow as Aunt Edna Hayward (1 episode)
1977
A Piece of the Action as Sarah Thomas
1977
Three's Company as Second Nurse (1 episode)
1977
The Baron as Cokeman's Girl
1976
What's Happening!! (2 episodes)
1975
The Jeffersons (1 episode)
1974
Good Times (1 episode)
1973
Book of Numbers as Pigmeat Goins
1971
Going Home as Mother at Prison
1969
Change of Mind as Nancy