Sharon D. Clarke

Sharon Delores Clarke (born 1966, in London), known professionally as 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, including originating the role of the Killer Queen in We Will Rock You and originating Oda Mae Brown in Ghost the Musical.

Television career

Clarke is known for her role in the BBC medical drama Holby City in which she played Lola Griffin, a doctor with ancestors from Ghana. She left the programme in 2008.

Other television roles include the character of Gran'Ma Flossie in the CBBC show The Crust. In 2008, Clarke sat alongside Russell Watson as a judge on the BBC talent show Last Choir Standing. Clarke's other TV credits include: Waking the Dead, Soldier Soldier, Broken Glass, Between the Lines, Children's Ward, Stop, Look & Listen Mary Seacole, Past Caring, The Singing Detective, EastEnders and Where's Boo.