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, 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.
Filmography
all 23
Movies 14
TV Shows 9
self 1
Rustin (2023)
Ailey (2021)
Men Without Jobs (2004)
Seventeen Again (2000)
Basquiat (1996)
Law & Order (1990)
A Father's Homecoming (1988)
Beat Street (1984)
Hill Street Blues (1981)
Scout's Honor (1980)
Hart to Hart (1979)
The Ropers (1979)
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story (1979)
The White Shadow (1978)
A Piece of the Action (1977)
Three's Company (1977)
The Baron (1977)
What's Happening!! (1976)
The Jeffersons (1975)
Good Times (1974)
Book of Numbers (1973)
Going Home (1971)
Change of Mind (1969)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1941-03-23 (83 years old)
Birth PlaceWashington, D.C., United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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