
Sharon D. Clarke
Known for Acting · 49 credits
- Born
- 1966-08-12 (age 59)
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Sharon D Clarke · Sharon Clarke
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (25)

Doctor Who
2005
as Grace O'Brien

Death in Paradise
2011
as Zeta Akande

EastEnders
1985
as Lizzie Burton

Holby City
1999
as Lola Griffin

Ready, Steady, Cook
1994
as Self - Guest

Waking the Dead
2001
as Camelia Baptiste

New Tricks
2004

Stars in the House
2020
as Self

Soldier Soldier
1991
as Receptionist

Performance
1991
as Flora

CBeebies Bedtime Stories
2009
as Self

Playhouse Presents
2012
as Bessie Smith

Castlevania: Nocturne
2023
as Cécile Fatiman (voice)

La Fortuna
2021
as Maggie

Showtrial
2021
as Virginia Hoult

Psychobitches
2013
as Nina Simone / Bessie Smith

Ellis
2024
as DCI Ellis

Flowers
2016
as Dr. Malone

Mr Loverman
2024
as Carmel Walker

The Singing Detective
1986
as Night Nurse

Informer
2018
as Rose Asante

The Crust
2005
as Grandma Flossie

Maddie + Triggs
2024
as Triggs' Tail (voice)

Lost Boys and Fairies
2024
as Claire

Chatsworth House
2021
as Self - Narrator
Movies (24)

Wicked
2024
as Dulcibear (voice)

Wicked: For Good
2025
as Dulcibear (voice)

Havoc
2025
as Captain

Red, White & Royal Blue
2023
as UK Prime Minister

Rocketman
2019
as AA Counsellor

Bagman
2024
as Barbara

Tau
2018
as Queenpin

Rocks
2020
as Anita

Sugarhouse
2007
as Crystal

Tumbledown
1988
as 1st Night Nurse

National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
2025
as Lady Bracknell

Doctor Who: The Woman Who Fell to Earth
2018
as Grace O'Brien

Beautiful People
1999
as Nurse Tina

Reopening: The Broadway Revival
2022
as Self

Secret Society
2000
as Typhoon

Past Caring
1986
as Susie

Shakespeare Lives: The Works
2016
as Macbeth

The Darkest Universe
2016
as Megan

National Theatre Live: Everyman
2015
as Kindred (Mother)
Ebony McQueen
as Ebony McQueen

The Bower
2022
The Lenny Henry Birthday Show

Neutrino: Hunting the Ghost Particle
2021
as Narrator
Oachkatzlschwoaf
as Jamaican Woman
About Sharon D. Clarke
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… With 49 credits spanning from 1985 to 2025, Sharon D. Clarke has appeared in 24 films and 25 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sharon D. Clarke Movies
- Wicked (2024) — as Dulcibear (voice)
- Wicked: For Good (2025) — as Dulcibear (voice)
- Havoc (2025) — as Captain
- Red, White & Royal Blue (2023) — as UK Prime Minister
- Rocketman (2019) — as AA Counsellor
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