Sharon D. Clarke
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Doctor Who
Grace O'Brien
2005
Series
Death in Paradise
Zeta Akande
2011
Series
EastEnders
Lizzie Burton
1985
Series
Holby City
Lola Griffin
1999
Series
Ready, Steady, Cook
Self - Guest
1994
Series
Waking the Dead
Camelia Baptiste
2001
Series
New Tricks
2004
Film
Wicked
Dulcibear (voice)
2024
Series
Stars in the House
Self
2020
Series
Soldier Soldier
Receptionist
1991
Series
CBeebies Bedtime Stories
Self
2009
Film
Wicked: For Good
Dulcibear (voice)
2025
Series
Performance
Flora
1991
Film
Red, White & Royal Blue
UK Prime Minister
2023
Film
Havoc
Captain
2025
Series
Playhouse Presents
Bessie Smith
2012
Series
Castlevania: Nocturne
Cécile Fatiman (voice)
2023
Film
Rocketman
AA Counsellor
2019
Series
Flowers
Dr. Malone
2016
Series
Ellis
DCI Ellis
2024
Series
Psychobitches
Nina Simone
2013
Series
Psychobitches
Bessie Smith
2013
Film
Tau
Queenpin
2018
Series
Showtrial
Virginia Hoult
2021
Series
La Fortuna
Maggie
2021
Film
Bagman
Barbara
2024
Series
Mr Loverman
Carmel Walker
2024
Series
The Singing Detective
Night Nurse
1986
Series
Informer
Rose Asante
2018
Series
Maddie + Triggs
Triggs' Tail (voice)
2024
Series
Lost Boys and Fairies
Claire
2024
Series
The Crust
Grandma Flossie
2005
Film
National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
Lady Bracknell
2025
Film
Tumbledown
1st Night Nurse
1988
Film
Rocks
Anita
2020
Film
Sugarhouse
Crystal
2007
Series
Chatsworth House
Self - Narrator
2021
Film
The Darkest Universe
Megan
2016
Film
Secret Society
Typhoon
2000
Film
Beautiful People
Nurse Tina
1999
Film
Doctor Who: The Woman Who Fell to Earth
Grace O'Brien
2018
Film
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Self
2022
Film
Past Caring
Susie
1986
Film
National Theatre Live: Everyman
Kindred (Mother)
2015
Film
Shakespeare Lives: The Works
Macbeth
2016
Film
The Bower
2022
The Lenny Henry Birthday Show
Ebony McQueen
Ebony McQueen
Film
Neutrino: Hunting the Ghost Particle
Narrator
2021