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Hope Clarke

Hope Clarke

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 23, 1941 (84)
Birthplace Washington, D.C
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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--. Clark ... e 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.

Known For

Filmography

Rustin

Rustin

2023

as Lucille Randolph

Seventeen Again

Seventeen Again

2000

as Grandma Cat Donovan

Basquiat

Basquiat

1996

as Matilde

A Father's Homecoming

A Father's Homecoming

1988

as Doctor

Beat Street

Beat Street

1984

as Dancing instructor

Scout's Honor

Scout's Honor

1980

as Mrs. Prewett

A Piece of the Action

A Piece of the Action

1977

as Sarah Thomas

The Baron

The Baron

1977

as Cokeman's Girl

Book of Numbers

Book of Numbers

1973

as Pigmeat Goins

Going Home

Going Home

1971

as Mother at Prison

Change of Mind

Change of Mind

1969

as Nancy

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Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 2 6 1
2024 7 5 9 2
2024 8 3 9 1
2024 9 3 5 1
2024 10 1 3 1
2024 11 1 2 1
2024 12 2 5 1
2025 1 4 13 1
2025 2 1 3 1
2025 3 1 2 1
2025 5 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 0 2 0

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