Jackie Clarke

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Jackie Clarke
Jackie Clarke MNZM (cropped).jpg
Clarke in 2018
Born
Jacqueline Emma Clarke

(1966-03-22) 22 March 1966 (age 59)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Comedian
  • Singer

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.

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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

Theatre

Singing

References

  1. 1 2 "Jackie Clarke's Double Celebration". NZ Women's Weekly. 13 April 2016.
  2. "Variety Artists Club of New Zealand Inc, 2016 Awards". 13 May 2013.
  3. "'State house kid from Kaiti' to MNZM". Gisborne Herald. 5 June 2018. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  4. Stephenson, Sharon (11 July 2023). "Jackie Clarke Says Yes". Woman Magazine.
  5. Twelve Questions: Jackie Clarke, New Zealand Herald, 8 Dec 2015
  6. Pegler, Pattie (30 January 2022). "Why Jackie Clarke's snowglobe collection has finally stopped growing". stuff.co.nz. Stuff.