Hope Clarke
Acting
Born: 1941-03-23 · Washington, D.C
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
🎬 Movies (16)
Rustin
2023
Lucille Randolph
Ailey
2021
Herself
Men Without Jobs
2004
Ms. Jackson
Seventeen Again
2000
Grandma Cat Donovan
Basquiat
1996
Matilde
A Father's Homecoming
1988
Doctor
Into the Night
1985
Airport Cop
Beat Street
1984
Dancing instructor
Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal
1982
Chris
Scout's Honor
1980
Mrs. Prewett
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
1979
Annie
A Piece of the Action
1977
Sarah Thomas
The Baron
1977
Cokeman's Girl
Book of Numbers
1973
Pigmeat Goins
Going Home
1971
Mother at Prison
Change of Mind
1969
Nancy
📺 TV Shows (11)
Law & Order
1990
Appellate Judge #2
The New Odd Couple
1982
Beth St. Clair
Hill Street Blues
1981
Maggie
1981
Receptionist
The Ropers
1979
Hart to Hart
1979
Teacher
The White Shadow
1978
Aunt Edna Hayward
Three's Company
1977
Second Nurse
What's Happening!!
1976
Mrs. Watson
The Jeffersons
1975
Good Times
1974