
Sharon D. 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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Reopening: The Broadway Revival
as Self
2022

Neutrino: Hunting the Ghost Particle
as Narrator
2021

The Bower
2022

Red, White & Royal Blue
as UK Prime Minister
2023

Bagman
as Barbara
2024
Oachkatzlschwoaf
as Jamaican Woman
TBA

National Theatre Live: Everyman
as Kindred (Mother)
2015

Shakespeare Lives: The Works
as Macbeth
2016

Tau
as Queenpin
2018

The Darkest Universe
as Megan
2016
Ebony McQueen
as Ebony McQueen
TBA

Beautiful People
as Nurse Tina
1999

Secret Society
as Typhoon
2000

Tumbledown
as 1st Night Nurse
1988

Rocketman
as AA Counsellor
2019

Rocks
as Anita
2019

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

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

Wicked
as Dulcibear (voice)
2024

Havoc
as Captain
2025
TV Appearances

The Crust
as Grandma Flossie
2005

Waking the Dead
as Camelia Baptiste
2001

New Tricks
2004

Showtrial
as Virginia Hoult
2021

EastEnders
as Lizzie Burton
1985

Castlevania: Nocturne
as Cécile Fatiman (voice)
2023

La Fortuna
as Maggie
2021

Chatsworth House
as Self - Narrator
2021

CBeebies Bedtime Stories
as Self
2009

Ellis
as DCI Ellis
2024

Mr Loverman
as Carmel Walker
2024

Stars in the House
as Self
2020