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Claire trained with Marianna Hill and David Bennett at the Lee Strasburg Institute, before joining the LOST Youth Theatre Company in the early 1990s, appearing in many of their productions, and working many times with its founder, Cecil Hayter. It is here she laid down her foundations in theatre and acting, in an, "all hands on deck" environment, which valued the ethic that any production is made up by a team of equal parts - that no one person is less important than another.
Other theatre work includes revues, musicals, classical theatre, panto, comedies and dramas, including performances for The Theatre Factory (under Michael Wycerik), Waterman's Theatre Group (under Chris Barton), and performances at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and Her Majesty's Theatre in the Haymarket with Ata Productions, as well as others.
Claire has also worked in the film/television industry for over 25 years, in front of the camera and in casting, and taking on the odd walk-on role or small part - even if many of them were relegated to the cutting room floor!
It was her late father who helped her get a small part as a soup seller on Merchant Ivory's, "Howard's End", and, once getting a taste for filming, and finding an agent, she has been spotted in several music videos (most notably as Pauline in Super Furry Animals', "Hermann Loves Pauline", or as God in a Black Sabbath video), television shows (eg. a Harriden in the, "Harry Enfield & Chums" sketch - "Women! Know Your Place!", Louise Woodward in, "Zeitgeist", for Clark TV, "Mama" Cass Elliott in, "Death by Excess", for Oxford Scientific/Sky TV, and Primrose Shipman in Channel 5's, "Shipman: Catching Dr Death"), and films (eg. "Stella Does Tricks", "Two Golden Balls", and, more recently, "The Grimsby Brothers", with Sacha Baron Cohen - which Claire claims as possibly the most fun filming experience she's ever had!). She has also been in a few bands and choirs, and loves to sing. She has also done a number of photographic jobs, most often in weekly magazines such as Bella, Best, Take A Break, Woman, etc.
Claire has directed the odd theatre production, which she enjoys, as she likes to support and encourage others. To this end, she thought about going into teaching drama, and has taught some acting classes for both adults and children. She went to university as a mature student and graduated in 2010 with a BA (Hons) in Drama and English, from Surrey University. Although the pull towards teaching was quite strong, however, the pull towards performing appears to be slightly stronger…!
The Vampire of Soho
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Film
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Can You See Me: Labour Trafficking
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Film
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The Liar
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Film
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Sugar!
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Film
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Trendy
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Film
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The Faction of Farce
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Television
(Comedy)
Actress The Faction of Farce is a web comedy sketch show with sketches of a random, obscure, and bizarre nature.
The Brothers Grimsby
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Film
(Action, Adventure and Comedy)
Actress MI6's top assassin (Mark Strong) has a brother. Unfortunately for him, he's an English football supporter (Sacha Baron Cohen) from the town of Grimsby. Nobby has everything a man from the poor English fishing town of Grimsby could want - 9 children and the most attractive girlfriend in northern England (Rebel Wilson). There's only one thing missing in his life: his little brother, Sebastian. After they were adopted by different families as children, Nobby spent 28 years searching for him. Upon hearing of his location, Nobby sets off to reunite with his brother, unaware that not only is his brother an MI6 agent, but he's just uncovered a plot that puts the world in danger. On the run and wrongfully accused, Sebastian realizes that if he is going to save the world, he will need the help of its biggest idiot. Written by Sony Pictures Entertainment
Harold Shipman
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Television
(Documentary, Biography and Crime)
Actress Add a Plot »
Death by Excess
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Television
(Documentary)
Actress Add a Plot »
If...
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Television
(Drama)
Actress By 2020, Britain is in the grip of an obesity epidemic. The consequences of diabetes, cancers and heart disease mean the NHS are finding it hard to cope. New rules are about to force hospitals to refuse treatment from their fattest patients... Written by cd
The Bill
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Television
(Crime and Drama)
Actress Uniform officers and detectives from Sun Hill police station enforce law and order on a day to day basis. A policeman's job is much more than just catching criminals; in order to survive each day they must deal with frustrating members of the public, and often their own colleagues. From petty thieves to violent drug dealers, life is never easy for the members of the Metropolitan Police Force. Written by ttl
Beautiful People
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Film
(Comedy, Drama and War)
Actress In London, during October 1993, England is playing Holland in the preliminaries of the World Cup. The Bosnian War is at its height, and refugees from the ex-Yugoslavia are arriving. Football rivals, and political adversaries from the Balkans all precipitate conflict and amusing situations. Meanwhile, the lives of four English families are affected in different ways by encounter with the refugees; one of the families improbably becomes involved with a Balkan refugee through the England vs. Holland match. Written by Guy33134
Stella Does Tricks
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Film
(Drama)
Actress Stella, a young Glaswegian girl working as a prostitute in London, heads back to Glasgow with her new boyfriend and attempts to start a new life, but finds it difficult to break free of the cycle of abuse she has become trapped in. Written by Alexander Lum <aj_lum@hotmail.com>
Screen One
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Television
(Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery and 2 More)
Actress Producer Kenith Trodd was part of a 1984 team brought together to study how the BBC should respond to Channel Four's pioneering efforts in making films for both television and theatrical release. The result was a transition from the earlier concept of studio-made plays, such as "Play for Today" and the introduction of the new BBC anthology film series, "Screen One" and "Screen Two," with Trodd's supervision of the initial group of titles in 1985. Written by Bhob Stewart <bhob2@earthlink.net>
Howards End
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Film
(Drama and Romance)
Actress Encounter of three social classes of the England at the beginning of the century : the victorian capitalists (the Wilcoxes) considering themselves as aristocrats, whose only god is money ; the enlightened bourgeois (the Schlegels), humanistic and philanthropist ; and the workers (the Basts), fighting to survive. The Schlegel sisters' humanism will be torn apart as they try both to softly knock down the Wilcox's prejudices and to help the Basts. Written by Yepok