Margi Clarke
| Margi Clarke | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 (age 62–63) Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
| Other names | Margox |
| Occupation | Actress, radio presenter |
| Employer | City Talk 105.9 |
| Partner(s) | Jamie Reid |
| Children | 2 |
| Family |
Frank Clarke (brother) Angela Clarke (sister) |
| Website | http://www.margiclarke.com |
Margi Clarke (born 1954) is an English actress and radio presenter.
Clarke was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, and brought up in nearby Kirkby. Her public career began in 1978, as a presenter on the late-night entertainment magazine show, What's On, which was just shown in the Granada region. She was known then simply as Margox.
In 1983, Clarke appeared as Fran in two early episodes of the Liverpool-set Channel 4 soap opera Brookside, credited as Margi MacGregor. Her brother Frank wrote her in, because, as she later said, she "had a gas bill which I couldn't pay".
She first came to greater notice when she featured in the low-budget film Letter to Brezhnev (1985) about two working class Liverpool girls who meet two Russian sailors. The film was made for approximately £50,000 (Clarke called this "the cocaine budget on Rambo"), and became an international hit. Margi originated her role of Theresa in Letter to Brezhnev some three years earlier when she played the role in a modest run at the Liverpool Playhouse in 1983.
In 1986, at the Evening Standard British Film Awards, Clarke was awarded the prize for "Most Promising Newcomer". She followed this with the European art-house trilogy for the Kaurismäki brothers (Helsinki Napoli All Night Long, I Hired a Contract Killer and L.A. Without a Map).
Clarke had a lead role in the films The Dressmaker (1988) and Strike It Rich (1990), and appeared in the Pet Shop Boys' video for their 1987 single, "Rent". She was the stand-in host for Paula Yates on Channel 4's The Tube on several occasions. Clarke was also the voice for the character of "Bixie" in the Weetabix adverts at this time. In the late 1980s, Clarke had a Top Ten hit in the Welsh charts with "Clutter from the Gutter".
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