1. Justine Clarke is an Australian actress, singer, author and television host.
15 Facts About Justine Clarke
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Justine Clarke is best-known for her portrayal as Roo Stewart on the soap opera Home and Away, as Ally Kovac on the drama series Tangle, and as a presenter on the Australian children's show Play School, a role which she has held since 1999.
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Justine Clarke is a film and stage actor, and won the Best Actress Award at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival in Argentina in 2006 for her role in independent film Look Both Ways.
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Justine Clarke was born in Sydney, New South Wales, to Beverly, an actress and singer and Len, a singer.
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Justine Clarke appeared in a telemovie Touch the Sun, by the Australian Children's Television Foundation.
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In 1987, Justine Clarke began filming an eighteen months role on the soap opera, Home and Away, as one of 17 original cast members, playing the character of Ruth "Roo" Stewart.
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Justine Clarke was one of several Home and Away cast-members to star in an early stage musical about the soap, which toured the UK in 1991.
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Justine Clarke's film Turning April in 1996 was followed by Blackrock in 1997, in which Heath Ledger played his first credited feature film role.
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In 1999, Justine Clarke became a presenter on long-running ABC Kids television program, Play School.
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Justine Clarke played the leading role in the Australian medical drama The Surgeon and appeared in the third season of the critically acclaimed Australian TV drama series Love My Way, as Simone.
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On September 19 2024, Justine Clarke was announced as part of the cast for the ABC comedy series Fisk.
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On 17 April 2025, Justine Clarke was named as part of the extended cast for ABC series Return To Paradise.
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An experienced stage actor, Justine Clarke has worked with the Sydney Theatre Company in productions such as A Man with Five Children, Trelawny of the Wells, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Herbal Bed, Hedda Gabler, Stiffs and Muriel's Wedding.
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In 2014, Justine Clarke teamed up with Tex Perkins for series of shows paying tribute to Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra.
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Justine Clarke is a jazz vocalist and cabaret singer, popular on the Sydney club circuit.