New Zealand entertainer, singer and comedian
Jackie Clarke
Clarke in 2018
Born Jacqueline Emma Clarke
(1966-03-22 ) 22 March 1966 (age 58) Occupations
Jacqueline Emma Clarke MNZM (born 22 March 1966)[ 1] is a New Zealand entertainer, singer and comedian. She was a judge on New Zealand Idol in 2005.
In 2016, she was named Top Female Artist by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand .[ 2]
In the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours , Clarke was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit , for services to the entertainment industry.[ 3]
In November 2024 she was presented with the Benny Award from the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand , the highest honour for a New Zealand variety entertainer.
Early life
Clarke was born in Christchurch, New Zealand [ 4] She has a twin sister Robyn, who is a nurse.[ 1] Clarke is of Samoan, Scottish and English descent.[ 5] [ 6]
Credits (incomplete)
Television
Film
Documentary
Wise Women and Song (TV1)
Twins (TV2)
Theatre
Singing
Sirens (with Tina Cross )
Auckland Philharmonia
Christchurch Symphony
Taranaki Arts Festival
Broadway Songbirds (with Ellie Smith) at Downstage Theatre
Christchurch Festival
Love Hate Relationship (with Tim Beveridge and Penny Dodd) for the Tauranga Arts Festival
When The Cat's Been Spayed
Coca-Cola Xmas in the Park
Schweppes Showtime
NBR Stadium Spectacular
Sky City Starlight Symphony and Lakeside
NZSO (My Fair Lady, Around the World in 80 minutes)
APO (Blockbusters 2001, Decades of Rock 2004, 2005)
the CS (The Proms, Fresh Sounds 2000)
Dunedin Sinphonia (ENZO 2000, Carnival of the Animals 2002)
The Ladykillers
References
External links
International National Artists Other