Margi Clarke

Acting

Margi Clarke

Born 1954-05-25 · Liverpool

Margi Clarke (her name is pronounced with a hard 'g'; born 1954) is an English actress and radio presenter. She was born in Liverpool, and brought up in nearby Kirkby, and is known for her Scouse accent and platinum-blonde hair.

Acting credits

Letter to Brezhnev poster
6.4

The factories, pubs, clubs, hotels and streets of 1980s Liverpool form the backdrop for this tale of love, friendship, sex and a letter to the Soviet leader, Leonid Brezhnev. Two Liverpool lasses, Teresa and Elaine meet two Russian sailors, Sergei and Peter and hook up for a night of fun and frolics. Teresa is looking for sex and a smile, Elaine wants love, romance and the dream of a life far away from the grime of the Liverpool docklands. A classic British romantic comedy filled with new wave tunes, 80s fashion, a little politics and a lot of heart.

Letter to Brezhnev

1985

24 Hour Party People poster
7.0

Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by a band known as the Sex Pistols, he persuades his station to televise one of their performances, and soon Manchester's punk groups are clamoring for him to manage them. Riding the wave of a musical revolution, Wilson and his friends create the legendary Factory Records label and The Hacienda club.

24 Hour Party People

2002

Revengers Tragedy poster
5.8

A film adaptation of the 1606 satirical tragedy by Thomas Middleton, relocated to a post-apocalyptic Liverpool. Christopher Eccleston plays the revenge-obsessed Vindice, who has sworn to kill the evil Duke (Derek Jacobi) who murdered his one true love.

Revengers Tragedy

2002

L.A. Without a Map poster
5.8

An aspiring Hollywood actress, on a visit to a charming North England town, has a brief fling with the town undertaker, who also writes obituaries for the local paper. Returning home, where she works as a waitress at a Japanese restaurant, she tells everyone about the handsome "writer" she met on her trip. Unfortunately, he decides to follow her back to Hollywood, setting up the expected light romantic comedy with asides as the newcomer gains experience about the goings on in Hollywood.

L.A. Without a Map

1999

I Hired a Contract Killer poster
6.9

After losing his job and realizing that he is alone in the world, a businessman opts to voluntarily end his life. Lacking courage, he hires a contract killer to do the job. Then, while awaiting his demise, he meets a woman and promptly falls in love.

I Hired a Contract Killer

1990

Blonde Fist poster
4.6

A woman attempts to escape her domestic problems by fleeing to New York in search of her father. She finds him, and also new problems, some friendship, a romance, and an unexpected career as pro-boxer, to make ends meet.

Blonde Fist

1991

Noble poster
6.4

Christina Noble overcomes the harsh difficulties of her childhood in Ireland to discover her destiny on the streets of Saigon. A true story.

Noble

2014

Emmanuelle: A Hard Look poster
5.7

Documentary about the Emmanuelle movies, looking at their making as well as their social and cultural impact.

Emmanuelle: A Hard Look

2001

The Dressmaker poster
4.6

In England during World War II, a repressed dressmaker and her sister struggle looking after their 17-year-old niece, who is having a delusional affair with an American soldier.

The Dressmaker

1988

School for Seduction poster
4.7

An Italian temptress arrives at a school in Newcastle to teach a group of Geordies about the art of romance.

School for Seduction

2004

Helsinki Napoli All Night Long poster
5.9

A Finnish taxi driver in Berlin gets in over his head when he accepts a fare from two men with briefcases full of money stolen from ruthless gangsters.

Helsinki Napoli All Night Long

1987

The Boys & Girl from County Clare poster
6.0

In Ireland in the mid 1960s, two feuding brothers and their respective Ceilidh bands compete at a music festival.

The Boys & Girl from County Clare

2003

The Birth of Love poster
6.3

The unhappy love lives of Paul and Marcus, two artists and friends who are neither particularly young nor successful anymore.

The Birth of Love

1993

Soul Survivors poster
7.0

Otis Cooke is a DJ with a late-night American soul music programme in Liverpool. His favorite band, The Tallahassees, disbanded years ago, but their biggest hit, "Pickin' Up the Pieces," was never released in England. The film recounts Cooke's adventures and misadventures as he travels to the U.S., finds the band members, and convinces them to get back together for a reunion tour of the U.K and the release of their old songs on CD.

Soul Survivors

1995

Strike It Rich poster
6.5

A London accountant on his honeymoon gets swept away by gambling fever.

Strike It Rich

1990

Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Aki Kaurismäki poster
NR

Jonathan Ross interviews the inscrutable Finnish film director Aki Kaurismäki at The Midnight Sun Film Festival during the release of 'The Match Factory Girl' along with comments from friends, colleagues and fans including highlights from his previous films.

Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Aki Kaurismäki

1991