Film and television In 1993, Clarke featured prominently in the music video "
For Tomorrow" for the British band
Blur. Clarke's first television role was as Bernadette Brennan in
Head over Heels in 1993. In 1995, she appeared in an episode of
Chandler & Co as Poppy Farquhar. She appeared as Rosemary in the 1996 film
Eskimo Day. In 2000, she played Rosie in the film
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland and a production assistant in the film
Wild About Harry. She also played Anna Le Page in the television series,
Take a Girl Like You. In 2002, Clarke played Frances in
Bloody Sunday. In 2003, she played Nicola Blyth in the film
Solid Air. In 2004, Clarke appeared as Una in the comedy series
Pulling Moves. She played Elizabeth Gibson in the film
Omagh and played Jenifer Gaghan in two episodes of
Silent Witness. In 2005, she played Sinead in four episodes of
Proof. In 2006, she played Agnes in the film
Small Engine Repair. In 2009, she played Emma in the film
Cherrybomb. In 2013, she played Marlene Riley in
The Ice Cream Girls. In 2017, she played Varvara in the film
Bitter Harvest. From 2018 to 2022, Clarke played the role of Aunt Sarah in the
Channel 4 sitcom
Derry Girls written by
Lisa McGee. In 2020, Clarke played the role of Sybil Stamfordis in the
BBC One miniseries,
The Pale Horse. Ann Donahue, writing for
IndieWire, said that Clark's "portrayal of witch Sybil is a fun triple-take-inducing switch from her work as the ditzy aunt on
Derry Girls." In 2021, Clarke played the role of Claire Keenan in
Bloodlands.
Stage Clarke has also appeared on stage and has appeared in shows such as
Brilliant Traces,
Low Level Panic,
The Coronation Voyage,
Woman and Scarecrow,
Scarborough,
God of Carnage,
Macbeth,
Primecut, The Recruiting Office,
Heartbreak House,
Hamlet,
Pentecost,
Spokesong,
The Bonefire,
Dream of Autumn,
Attempts on her Life,
Don Carlos,
Roberto Zucco,
Shining City,
Faith Healer,
Lagan,
Borders of Paradise,
Torquato Tasso,
Once a Catholic,
The Factory Girls,
Jekyll and Hyde,
Riders to the Sea,
Damaged Goods,
Summit Conference,
Medea, Stormont: a Farce and
An Oak Tree. ==Filmography==