Jackie Clarke

For the Irish soccer player, see Jackie Clarke (footballer).

Jacqueline Emma Clarke MNZM (born 22 March 1966)^[1] is a New Zealand entertainer, singer and comedian. She was a judge on New Zealand Idol in 2005.

Jackie Clarke MNZM
Clarke in 2018
Born	Jacqueline Emma Clarke (1966-03-22) 22 March 1966 (age 59) Christchurch, New Zealand
Occupations	Actress Comedian Singer

In 2016, she was named Top Female Artist by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand.^[2]

In the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours, Clarke was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the entertainment industry.^[3]

In November 2024 she was presented with the Benny Award from the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand, the highest honour for a New Zealand variety entertainer.

Early life

Clarke was born in Christchurch, New Zealand^[4] She has a twin sister Robyn, who is a nurse.^[1] Clarke is of Samoan, Scottish and English descent.^[5][6]

Credits (incomplete)

Television

• the voices for Gracie, Mrs. Milk and Slo-Mo from The Adventures of Massey Ferguson (2004)
• Judge for the second season of New Zealand Idol (2005)
• Judge for the second and third seasons of Showcase (1997–98)
• Saturday Live (TV2) co-host
• Skitz (TV3) (1993)
• The Dreamstone as Wildit, Zarag
• Molly's Gang (1995)
• The Semisis (TV3) (1998)
• The Jaquie Brown Diaries (2008)
• Power Rangers Dino Charge (2015) (voice)
• Power Rangers Dino Super Charge (2016) (voice)
• Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel (2018) (voice)
• Power Rangers Beast Morphers (2020) (voice)

Film

• GURL

Documentary

• Wise Women and Song (TV1)
• Twins (TV2)

Theatre

• A Christmas Carol (ATC)
• Mum's the Word (NZ tour)
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (New Zealand tour)
• Porgy and Bess (Mercury Theatre)
• Little Shop of Horrors (Sky City Theatre)
• The Underwatermelonman (New Zealand International Festival of the Arts)
• And the World Goes 'Round (Sky City Theatre)
• C – A Musical (Circa Theatre)

Singing

• Sirens (with Tina Cross)
• Auckland Philharmonia
• Christchurch Symphony
• Taranaki Arts Festival
• Broadway Songbirds (with Ellie Smith) at Downstage Theatre
• Christchurch Festival
• Love Hate Relationship (with Tim Beveridge and Penny Dodd) for the Tauranga Arts Festival
• When The Cat's Been Spayed
• Coca-Cola Xmas in the Park
• Schweppes Showtime
• NBR Stadium Spectacular
• Sky City Starlight Symphony and Lakeside
• NZSO (My Fair Lady, Around the World in 80 minutes)
• APO (Blockbusters 2001, Decades of Rock 2004, 2005)
• the CS (The Proms, Fresh Sounds 2000)
• Dunedin Sinphonia (ENZO 2000, Carnival of the Animals 2002)
• The Ladykillers