Sharon D. Clarke
British actress and singer (born 1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sharon Delores Clarke MBE (born 12 August 1966) is an English actress and singer. She is a three-time Olivier Award winner, and is best known to television audiences for her role as Lola Griffin in the medical drama Holby City, and as Grace O'Brien in Doctor Who. Clarke has also played lead roles in many West End musicals, and originated the roles of the Killer Queen in We Will Rock You and Oda Mae Brown in Ghost the Musical.
Sharon D. Clarke | |
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Born | Sharon Delores Clarke (1966-08-12) 12 August 1966 (age 57) Enfield, London, England |
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
Years active | 1986–present |
Spouse | Susie McKenna |
Throughout her stage career, Clarke has been nominated for several Laurence Olivier Awards. She won the 2014 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in James Baldwin's The Amen Corner. She won her second Olivier for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Caroline Thibodeaux in the 2018 West End production of Caroline, or Change, a role she reprised on Broadway in 2021, earning her both Tony and Grammy Award nominations. In October 2020, she won her third Olivier for her role in the revival of Death of a Salesman at London's Young Vic.