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Hope Clarke
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Hope Clarke
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1941-03-23,Washington, D.C
Gender
Female
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

6.6

Basquiat
1996-08-09

A Piece of the Action

5.5

A Piece of the Action
1977-10-07

Jennifer: A Woman’s Story

0

Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
1979-03-05

Seventeen Again

6.8

Seventeen Again
2000-11-12

Men Without Jobs

0

Men Without Jobs
2004-06-19

6.3

Going Home
1971-12-01

A Father's Homecoming

0

A Father's Homecoming
1988-06-19

6.7

Rustin
2023-11-03

5.5

Scout's Honor
1980-09-30

4.7

The Baron
1977-01-01

6

Change of Mind
1969-10-08

Book of Numbers

6

Book of Numbers
1973-04-10

6.9

Beat Street
1984-06-08

6

Ailey
2021-07-23

7.9

Good Times
1974-02-08

What's Happening!!

7.5

What's Happening!!
1976-08-05

7.3

The Jeffersons
1975-01-18

Hill Street Blues

7.597

Hill Street Blues
1981-01-15

5.5

The Ropers
1979-03-13

Three's Company

7.8

Three's Company
1977-03-15

6.8

Hart to Hart
1979-09-22

The White Shadow

6.8

The White Shadow
1978-11-27

7.4

Law & Order
1990-09-13

7.4

Law & Order
1990-09-13

7.4

Law & Order
1990-09-13

0

Maggie
1981-10-24

The New Odd Couple

4.5

The New Odd Couple
1982-10-29