Acting · London, England, UK · Born August 12, 1966
Sharon D. Clarke is an English actress and singer. Best known to television audiences for her role as Lola Griffin in the medical drama Holby City, 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. Clarke has achieved chart success with the FPI Project's remake of Going Back to My Roots and in Nomad with the singles "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion" and "Just a Groove", the latter of which sold more than two million singles worldwide. In 2017 it was announced that Clarke would be joining the 11th series of Doctor Who.
MovieWicked: For Good
2025
as Dulcibear (voice)
MovieHavoc
2025
as Captain
MovieNational Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
2025
as Lady Bracknell
TVEllis
2024
as DCI Ellis
TVMaddie + Triggs
2024
as Triggs' Tail (voice)
MovieWicked
2024
as Dulcibear (voice)
TVMr Loverman
2024
as Carmel Walker
MovieBagman
2024
as Barbara
TVLost Boys and Fairies
2024
as Claire
TVCastlevania: Nocturne
2023
as Cécile Fatiman (voice)
MovieRed, White & Royal Blue
2023
as UK Prime Minister
MovieThe Bower
2022
MovieReopening: The Broadway Revival
2022
as Self
TVShowtrial
2021
as Virginia Hoult
TVLa Fortuna
2021
as Maggie
MovieNeutrino: Hunting the Ghost Particle
2021
as Narrator
TVChatsworth House
2021
as Self - Narrator
MovieRocks
2020
as Anita
TVStars in the House
2020
as Self
MovieRocketman
2019
as AA Counsellor
TVInformer
2018
as Rose Asante
MovieDoctor Who: The Woman Who Fell to Earth
2018
as Grace O'Brien
MovieTau
2018
as Queenpin
MovieThe Darkest Universe
2016
as Megan
TVFlowers
2016
as Dr. Malone
MovieShakespeare Lives: The Works
2016
as Macbeth
MovieNational Theatre Live: Everyman
2015
as Kindred (Mother)
TVPsychobitches
2013
as Nina Simone
TVPlayhouse Presents
2012
as Bessie Smith
TVDeath in Paradise
2011
as Zeta Akande
TVCBeebies Bedtime Stories
2009
as Self
MovieSugarhouse
2007
as Crystal
TVDoctor Who
2005
as Grace O'Brien
TVThe Crust
2005
as Grandma Flossie
TVNew Tricks
2004
TVWaking the Dead
2001
as Camelia Baptiste
MovieSecret Society
2000
as Typhoon
MovieBeautiful People
1999
as Nurse Tina
TVHolby City
1999
as Lola Griffin
TVReady, Steady, Cook
1994
as Self - Guest
TVPerformance
1991
as Flora
TVSoldier Soldier
1991
as Receptionist
MovieTumbledown
1988
as 1st Night Nurse
TVThe Singing Detective
1986
as Night Nurse
MoviePast Caring
1986
as Susie
TVEastEnders
1985
as Lizzie Burton
Ebony McQueen
as Ebony McQueen
The Lenny Henry Birthday Show
