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. Clarkes production of the George Gershwin classic was staged in celebration of the works 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.
Matilde
Filme 1996
Sarah Thomas
Filme 1977
Annie
Filme 1979
Grandma Cat Donovan
Filme 2000
Ms. Jackson
Filme 2004
Mother at Prison
Filme 1971
Cokeman's Girl
Filme 1977
Nancy
Filme 1969
Pigmeat Goins
Filme 1973
Dancing instructor
Filme 1984
Herself
Filme 2021
Tv 1974
Tv 1976
Tv 1975
Tv 1981
Tv 1979
Second Nurse
Tv 1977
Tv 1979
Aunt Edna Hayward
Tv 1978
Judge Emma Reynolds
Tv 1990
Mrs. Marbury
Tv 1990
Appellate Judge #2
Tv 1990
Receptionist
Tv 1981
Beth St. Clair
Tv 1982