Crystal Clarke

Crystal Clarke (born 1993/1994)[1] is an American actress. She is best known for her role in the BBC/Amazon Prime mini-series Ordeal by Innocence. Clarke portrays Miss Lambe in the television adaptation of the Jane Austen novel Sanditon, produced by ITV and PBS.[2][3]

Crystal Clarke
Born
New Jersey, United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma materRoyal Conservatoire
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present
Known forOrdeal by Innocence

Life and career

Clarke was born and raised in Essex County, New Jersey, to Caribbean parents; her mother is from Trinidad and her father was from Guyana.[4][5] She has one older brother.[6] Clarke spent part of her childhood in Tennessee.[7] She made the decision to leave the United States to pursue acting because she felt her race and class put her at a disadvantage.[8] Clarke moved to Glasgow to attend the Royal Conservatoire and graduated in 2014.[4]

Her London theatre debut was in the role of Hester Worsley in Dominic Dromgoole's revival of A Woman of No Importance. Clarke had supporting roles in two Star Wars films: Episode VII-The Force Awakens and Episode VIII-The Last Jedi.[5] She, Lupita Nyong'o and Maisie Richardson-Sellers were the first three black actresses to appear in a Star Wars film together when they all were cast in Episode VII.[9] Clarke has also acted in Black Mirror.[10]

She played Tina Argyll in the 2018 mini-series adaptation of Agatha Christie's Ordeal by Innocence.[3][11] In 2019, she played Georgiana Lambe in the PBS/ITV adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Sanditon. In 2022, she played Magali in The King's Daughter. Lambe is the only black character written by Austen.[7]

References
  1. Elber, Lynn (2020-02-08). "Actor Crystal Clarke found hope in Jane Austen adaptation, 'Sanditon'". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  2. "ITV and Red Planet Pictures announce cast as filming commences on Jane Austen's Sanditon". Press Centre. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  3. Humphreys, Georgia. "TV Quickfire: Star Wars actress Crystal Clarke on her Agatha Christie TV role". The Irish News. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  4. "Agatha Christie star Crystal Clarke on her favourite Glasgow haunts". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  5. "Rising Star Crystal Clarke on Appearing in the West End's A Woman of No Importance & Two Star Wars Movies". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  6. "Agatha Christie star Crystal Clarke on her favourite Glasgow haunts". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  7. "Sanditon Cast Interview: Crystal Clarke | Masterpiece | PBS". Masterpiece. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  8. Croce, Maria (2017-11-28). "Last Jedi star Crystal Clarke on swapping Glasgow for the silver screen". dailyrecord. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  9. "Crystal Clarke Cast in New Star Wars Movie". Black Enterprise. 2014-07-09. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  10. Lawler, Kelly. "How PBS adaptation of Jane Austen's unfinished novel 'Sanditon' introduces the author's first black character". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  11. "BBC - Interview with Crystal Clarke - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
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