Hope Clarke
Acting
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Acting Credits
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, t...
Known For
Filmography
Rustin
2023
as Lucille Randolph
Ailey
2021
as Herself
Men Without Jobs
2004
as Ms. Jackson
Seventeen Again
2000
as Grandma Cat Donovan
Basquiat
1996
as Matilde
Law & Order
1990
as Judge Emma Reynolds
Law & Order
1990
as Mrs. Marbury
Law & Order
1990
as Appellate Judge #2
A Father's Homecoming
1988
as Doctor
Into the Night
1985
as Airport Cop
Beat Street
1984
as Dancing instructor
Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal
1982
as Chris
The New Odd Couple
1982
as Beth St. Clair
Hill Street Blues
1981
Maggie
1981
as Receptionist
Scout's Honor
1980
as Mrs. Prewett
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
1979
as Annie
The Ropers
1979
Hart to Hart
1979
as Teacher
The White Shadow
1978
as Aunt Edna Hayward
A Piece of the Action
1977
as Sarah Thomas
The Baron
1977
as Cokeman's Girl
Three's Company
1977
as Second Nurse
What's Happening!!
1976
as Elizabeth Duncan
What's Happening!!
1976
as Mrs. Watson
The Jeffersons
1975
Good Times
1974
Book of Numbers
1973
as Pigmeat Goins
Going Home
1971
as Mother at Prison
Change of Mind
1969
as Nancy