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{{Infobox actor
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| name = Claire Foy
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| birth_name = Claire Elizabeth Foy
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| birth_place = [[Stockport]], [[Greater Manchester]], England
| birth_place = [[Stockport]], [[Greater Manchester]], England
| occupation = Actress
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2008{{endash}}present
| years_active = 2002–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Stephen Campbell Moore]]<br />|2014|2018|end=separated}}
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Stephen Campbell Moore]]<br />|2014|2018|end=separated}}
| children = 1
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| awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Claire Foy|Full list]]
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'''Claire Elizabeth Foy''' (born 16 April 1984) is a British actress. She is best known for her portrayal of the young [[Queen Elizabeth II]] in the [[Netflix]] drama series ''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]'' (2016–2023), for which she won a [[Golden Globe]], two [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], and two [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]].
'''Claire Elizabeth Foy''' (born 16 April 1984) is a British actress. She is best known for her portrayal of [[Queen Elizabeth II]] in the [[Netflix]] drama series ''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]'' (2016–2023), for which [[List of awards and nominations received by Claire Foy|she received various accolades]] such as a [[Golden Globe]] and two [[Primetime Emmy Awards]].


Foy made her screen debut in [[Pilot (Being Human)|the pilot episode]] of the supernatural comedy series ''[[Being Human (British TV series)|Being Human]]'' (2008). Following her professional stage debut at the [[Royal National Theatre]], she played the title role in the [[BBC One]] miniseries ''[[Little Dorrit (TV series)|Little Dorrit]]'' (2008) and made her film debut in the American historical fantasy drama ''[[Season of the Witch (2011 film)|Season of the Witch]]'' (2011). Following leading roles in the television series ''[[The Promise (2011 TV serial)|The Promise]]'' (2011) and ''[[Crossbones (TV series)|Crossbones]]'' (2014), Foy earned praise for portraying the ill-fated queen [[Anne Boleyn]] in the [[BBC]] miniseries ''[[Wolf Hall (TV series)|Wolf Hall]]'' (2015), receiving a [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actress]] nomination.
Foy made her screen debut in [[Pilot (Being Human)|the pilot episode]] of the supernatural comedy series ''[[Being Human (British TV series)|Being Human]]'' (2008). Following her professional stage debut at the [[Royal National Theatre]], she played the title role in the [[BBC One]] miniseries ''[[Little Dorrit (TV series)|Little Dorrit]]'' (2008) and made her film debut in the American historical fantasy drama ''[[Season of the Witch (2011 film)|Season of the Witch]]'' (2011). Following leading roles in the television series ''[[The Promise (2011 TV serial)|The Promise]]'' (2011) and ''[[Crossbones (TV series)|Crossbones]]'' (2014), Foy earned praise for portraying the ill-fated queen [[Anne Boleyn]] in the [[BBC]] miniseries ''[[Wolf Hall (TV series)|Wolf Hall]]'' (2015), receiving a [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actress]] nomination.


In 2018, she starred in [[Steven Soderbergh]]'s psychological thriller ''[[Unsane (film)|Unsane]]'' and portrayed Janet Shearon, wife of astronaut [[Neil Armstrong]], in [[Damien Chazelle]]'s biopic ''[[First Man (film)|First Man]]''. For the latter she received a nomination for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Golden Globe Award]] and the [[BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. In 2021, she portrayed [[Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll]] in the [[Amazon Prime]] series ''[[A Very British Scandal]]'', and in 2022, she starred in the drama film ''[[Women Talking (film)|Women Talking]]''.
In 2018, she starred in [[Steven Soderbergh]]'s psychological thriller ''[[Unsane (film)|Unsane]]'' and portrayed [[Janet Shearon]], wife of astronaut [[Neil Armstrong]], in [[Damien Chazelle]]'s biopic ''[[First Man (film)|First Man]]''. For the latter, she received Best Supporting Actress nominations from the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Golden Globes]] and the [[BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress|BAFTAs]]. She has since portrayed [[Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll]] in the [[Amazon Prime]] series ''[[A Very British Scandal]]'' (2021), and starred in the drama films ''[[Women Talking (film)|Women Talking]]'' (2022) and ''[[All of Us Strangers]]'' (2023). The last of these earned her another [[BAFTA Film Award|BAFTA]] nomination.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Ritman |first1=Alex |last2=Shafer |first2=Ellise |date=18 January 2024 |title=BAFTA Film Awards Nominations: ''Oppenheimer'' and ''Poor Things'' Lead as ''Barbie'' Falls Short |url=https://variety.com/2024/awards/global/bafta-film-awards-nominations-2024-1235876088/ |access-date=14 July 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Claire Elizabeth Foy was born in [[Stockport]] on 16 April 1984 to David Foy and Caroline Stimpson, of partial Irish descent,<ref name="bio"/><ref>{{Cite web|date=18 September 2018|title=Claire Foy age, husband, children and full Emmys 2018 acceptance speech|url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/09/18/claire-foy-age-husband-children-and-full-emmys-2018-acceptance-speech-for-the-crown-7955139/|access-date=28 November 2020|website=Metro|language=en}}</ref> the youngest of three children. She has an older brother, Robert, and an older sister, Gemma,<ref name="bio">{{Cite web|date=13 March 2020|title=Claire Foy Bio, Height & Age|url=https://creeto.com/claire-foy/|access-date=13 February 2022|website=Creeto|language=en}}</ref> as well as a younger half sister through her father. She grew up in [[Manchester]] and [[Leeds]], and the family later moved to [[Longwick]], Buckinghamshire, for her father's job as a [[Rank Xerox]] salesman.<ref name="bucks"/> Her parents divorced when she was eight.<ref name="bucks">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/a-class-act-claire-foy-on-criticism-tumours-and-embarrassing-sex-scenes-6940774.html |title=A class act: Claire Foy on criticism, tumours and embarrassing sex scenes |date=18 February 2012 |access-date= 27 December 2018|first=Gerard |last=Gilbert |newspaper=[[The Independent]]}}</ref>
Claire Elizabeth Foy was born in [[Stockport|Stockport, England]], on 16 April 1984 to David Foy and Caroline Stimpson, of partial Irish descent,<ref name="bio"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Duncan |first=Amy |date=18 September 2018 |title=Claire Foy age, husband, children and full Emmys 2018 acceptance speech |url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/09/18/claire-foy-age-husband-children-and-full-emmys-2018-acceptance-speech-for-the-crown-7955139/ |access-date=28 November 2020 |website=Metro |language=en}}</ref> the youngest of three children. She has an older brother, Robert, and an older sister, Gemma,<ref name="bio">{{Cite web|date=13 March 2020|title=Claire Foy Bio, Height & Age|url=https://creeto.com/claire-foy/|access-date=13 February 2022|website=Creeto|language=en}}</ref> as well as a younger half sister through her father. She grew up in [[Manchester]] and [[Leeds]], and the family later moved to [[Longwick]], Buckinghamshire, for her father's job as a [[Rank Xerox]] salesman. Her parents divorced when she was eight.<ref name="bucks">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/a-class-act-claire-foy-on-criticism-tumours-and-embarrassing-sex-scenes-6940774.html |title=A class act: Claire Foy on criticism, tumours and embarrassing sex scenes |date=18 February 2012 |access-date= 27 December 2018|first=Gerard |last=Gilbert |newspaper=[[The Independent]]}}</ref>


Foy was educated at [[Aylesbury High School]] from the age of 12, until 2002,<ref name="ahs">{{Cite web|title=Ex student Claire Foy wins Golden Globe |url= https://www.ahs.bucks.sch.uk/ex-student-claire-foy-wins-golden-globe/|author=Mrs H Queralt|date=11 January 2017|website=Aylesbury High School|access-date=12 January 2017}}</ref> and later studied drama at [[Liverpool John Moores University]].<ref name="bucks"/> She also took a one-year course at the [[Oxford School of Drama]],<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.oxforddrama.ac.uk/media/pdf/OSD_showcase_2007.pdf |title=Showcase Presentation 2007 – One and Three Year Students |website=Oxford School of Drama |access-date=5 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803080748/http://www.oxforddrama.ac.uk/media/pdf/OSD_showcase_2007.pdf |archive-date=3 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> graduating in 2007 and moving to the [[Peckham]] area of south [[London]] to share a house with five friends from drama school.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/es-magazine-fashion/article-23591779-details/Little+Claire+Foy/article.do |title=Little Claire Foy |first=Emily |last=Bearn |date=4 December 2008 |website=[[Thisislondon.co.uk]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616110055/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/es-magazine-fashion/article-23591779-details/Little+Claire+Foy/article.do |archive-date=16 June 2009}}</ref>
Foy was educated at [[Aylesbury High School]] from the age of 12, until 2002,<ref name="ahs">{{Cite web|title=Ex student Claire Foy wins Golden Globe |url= https://www.ahs.bucks.sch.uk/ex-student-claire-foy-wins-golden-globe/|author=Mrs H Queralt|date=11 January 2017|website=Aylesbury High School|access-date=12 January 2017}}</ref> and later studied drama at [[Liverpool John Moores University]].<ref name="bucks"/> She also took a one-year course at the [[Oxford School of Drama]],<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.oxforddrama.ac.uk/media/pdf/OSD_showcase_2007.pdf |title=Showcase Presentation 2007 – One and Three Year Students |website=Oxford School of Drama |access-date=5 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803080748/http://www.oxforddrama.ac.uk/media/pdf/OSD_showcase_2007.pdf |archive-date=3 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> graduating in 2007 and moving to the [[Peckham]] area of south [[London]] to share a house with five friends from drama school.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/es-magazine-fashion/article-23591779-details/Little+Claire+Foy/article.do |title=Little Claire Foy |first=Emily |last=Bearn |date=4 December 2008 |website=[[Thisislondon.co.uk]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616110055/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/es-magazine-fashion/article-23591779-details/Little+Claire+Foy/article.do |archive-date=16 June 2009}}</ref>
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While at the Oxford School of Drama, Foy appeared in the plays ''[[Top Girls]]'', ''[[Watership Down]]'', ''[[Easy Virtue (play)|Easy Virtue]]'', and ''Touched''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover-more/artists/claire-foy |title=Claire Foy |publisher=[[Royal National Theatre]] |access-date=22 November 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160120141211/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover-more/artists/claire-foy |archive-date=20 January 2016}}</ref> After appearing on television,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screendaily.com/ScreenDailyArticle.aspx?intStoryID=39773 |title=Claire Foy |website=Screen Daily |date=10 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216001055/http://www.screendaily.com/ScreenDailyArticle.aspx?intStoryID=39773 |archive-date=16 December 2008}}</ref> she made her professional stage debut in ''DNA'' and ''The Miracle'', two of a trio of single acts directed by [[Paul Miller (theatre director)|Paul Miller]] at the [[Royal National Theatre]] in London (the third was ''Baby Girl'').<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2008/legit/reviews/baby-girl-dna-the-miracle-1200536141/ |title=Baby Girl/DNA/The Miracle |first=David |last=Benedict |date=3 March 2008 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=24 September 2017}}</ref>
While at the Oxford School of Drama, Foy appeared in the plays ''[[Top Girls]]'', ''[[Watership Down]]'', ''[[Easy Virtue (play)|Easy Virtue]]'', and ''Touched''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover-more/artists/claire-foy |title=Claire Foy |publisher=[[Royal National Theatre]] |access-date=22 November 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160120141211/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover-more/artists/claire-foy |archive-date=20 January 2016}}</ref> After appearing on television,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screendaily.com/ScreenDailyArticle.aspx?intStoryID=39773 |title=Claire Foy |website=Screen Daily |date=10 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216001055/http://www.screendaily.com/ScreenDailyArticle.aspx?intStoryID=39773 |archive-date=16 December 2008}}</ref> she made her professional stage debut in ''DNA'' and ''The Miracle'', two of a trio of single acts directed by [[Paul Miller (theatre director)|Paul Miller]] at the [[Royal National Theatre]] in London (the third was ''Baby Girl'').<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2008/legit/reviews/baby-girl-dna-the-miracle-1200536141/ |title=Baby Girl/DNA/The Miracle |first=David |last=Benedict |date=3 March 2008 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=24 September 2017}}</ref>


Foy starred as the protagonist, Amy Dorrit, in the BBC series ''[[Little Dorrit (TV series)|Little Dorrit]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/05_may/06/dorrit.shtml |title=Little Dorrit cast announced |date=6 May 2008 |website=[[BBC]] Press Office}}</ref> She was nominated for an [[RTS Awards|RTS Award]]. She went on to appear in the TV film ''[[Terry Pratchett's Going Postal|Going Postal]]'' and the horror adventure film ''[[Season of the Witch (2011 film)|Season of the Witch]]''. Foy also starred in the BBC revival of ''[[Upstairs Downstairs (2010 TV series)|Upstairs Downstairs]]'' as Lady Persephone, and co-starred in the [[Channel 4]] serial ''[[The Promise (2011 TV serial)|The Promise]]'', broadcast in February 2011.
Foy starred as the protagonist, Amy Dorrit, in the BBC series ''[[Little Dorrit (TV series)|Little Dorrit]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/05_may/06/dorrit.shtml |title=Little Dorrit cast announced |date=6 May 2008 |website=[[BBC]] Press Office}}</ref> She was nominated for an [[RTS Awards|RTS Award]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 March 2009|title=RTS Programme Award nominations 2009 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/mar/03/rts-awards-nominations-2009 |access-date=2024-07-13 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> She went on to appear in the TV film ''[[Terry Pratchett's Going Postal|Going Postal]]'' and the horror adventure film ''[[Season of the Witch (2011 film)|Season of the Witch]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Jon |date=30 May 2010|title=Going Postal - Apple TV |url=https://tv.apple.com/us/show/going-postal/umc.cmc.3nt98anyw8uorfo3btgdqomqb |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=Apple&nbsp;TV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=6 January 2011|title=Season of the Witch – review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/jan/06/season-of-the-witch-review |access-date=13 July 2024|work=The Guardian|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Foy also starred in the BBC revival of ''[[Upstairs Downstairs (2010 TV series)|Upstairs Downstairs]]'' as Lady Persephone, and co-starred in the [[Channel 4]] serial ''[[The Promise (2011 TV serial)|The Promise]]'', broadcast in February 2011.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Groskop |first=Viv |date=23 April 2012|title=Upstairs Downstairs is axed, but did it really have to die? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2012/apr/23/upstairs-downstairs-axed |access-date=2024-07-13 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Empire, trauma and the Nakba: The making of The Promise |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/palestine-nakba-the-promise-empire-trauma |access-date=13 July 2024|website=Middle East Eye |language=en |last=Rickett|first=Oscar}}</ref>


Foy played a lead role, Helen, in the TV movie ''[[The Night Watch (Waters novel)|The Night Watch]]'', which was based on a [[Sarah Waters]] novel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-promise/articles/interview-claire-foy |title=Interview: Claire Foy |website=Channel 4 |year=2011 |access-date=22 February 2011 |archive-date=23 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623223645/http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-promise/articles/interview-claire-foy |url-status=dead }}</ref> She returned to the stage in February 2013 as [[Lady Macbeth]], alongside [[James McAvoy]] in the title role, in ''[[Macbeth]]'' at the [[Trafalgar Studios]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/production/2013/01/claire-foy-to-play-lady-macbeth-opposite-james-mcavoy/ |access-date=22 November 2013 |newspaper=[[The Stage]] |date=4 January 2013 |title=Claire Foy to play Lady Macbeth opposite James McAvoy |first=Nicola |last=Merrifield}}</ref>
Foy played a lead role, Helen, in the TV movie ''[[The Night Watch (Waters novel)|The Night Watch]]'', which was based on a [[Sarah Waters]] novel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-promise/articles/interview-claire-foy |title=Interview: Claire Foy |website=Channel 4 |year=2011 |access-date=22 February 2011 |archive-date=23 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623223645/http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-promise/articles/interview-claire-foy |url-status=dead }}</ref> She returned to the stage in February 2013 as [[Lady Macbeth]], alongside [[James McAvoy]] in the title role, in ''[[Macbeth]]'' at the [[Trafalgar Studios]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/production/2013/01/claire-foy-to-play-lady-macbeth-opposite-james-mcavoy/ |access-date=22 November 2013 |newspaper=[[The Stage]] |date=4 January 2013 |title=Claire Foy to play Lady Macbeth opposite James McAvoy |first=Nicola |last=Merrifield}}</ref>


In 2015, Foy played the English queen [[Anne Boleyn]] in the six-part drama serial ''[[Wolf Hall (TV series)|Wolf Hall]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Plunkett |first=John |title=Poldark's topless scything fails to cut it with Royal Television Society judges |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=3 March 2016 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/mar/03/poldark-topless-scything-rts-bbc-aidan-turner-mark-rylance |access-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> Her performance was met with critical praise and compared to [[Geneviève Bujold]]'s performance in ''[[Anne of the Thousand Days]]''. Foy was subsequently nominated for the 2016 [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actress]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2016/television/leading-actress |title=2016 Television Leading Actress – BAFTA Awards |website=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] |access-date=1 April 2018}}</ref>
In 2015, Foy played the English queen [[Anne Boleyn]] in the six-part drama serial ''[[Wolf Hall (TV series)|Wolf Hall]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Plunkett |first=John |title=Poldark's topless scything fails to cut it with Royal Television Society judges |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=3 March 2016 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/mar/03/poldark-topless-scything-rts-bbc-aidan-turner-mark-rylance |access-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> Her performance was met with critical praise<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raeside |first=Julia |date=2015-02-26 |title=Claire Foy: Wolf Hall's perfectly complex Anne Boleyn |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/feb/26/claire-foy-wolf-hall-perfect-anne-boleyn |access-date=2024-07-14 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dickson |first=E Jane |date=10 April 2017 |title=Wolf Hall's Claire Foy on Anne Boleyn: "She had bigger balls than anyone at Henry’s court" |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/wolf-halls-claire-foy-on-anne-boleyn-she-had-bigger-balls-than-anyone-at-henrys-court/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=Radio Times |language=en-GB}}</ref> and compared to [[Geneviève Bujold]]'s performance in ''[[Anne of the Thousand Days]]''.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}} Foy was subsequently nominated for the 2016 [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actress]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2016/television/leading-actress |title=2016 Television Leading Actress – BAFTA Awards |website=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] |access-date=1 April 2018}}</ref>


In 2016, Foy portrayed the young [[Queen Elizabeth II]] in [[Peter Morgan]]'s [[Netflix]] biographical drama series ''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/netflix-the-crown-cast-matt-smith-claire-foy-john-lithgow-1201523102/|title='Doctor Who' Alum Matt Smith Cast in Netflix's 'The Crown' with John Lithgow, Claire Foy|last=Wagmeister|first=Elizabeth|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=18 June 2015|access-date=23 January 2018|archive-date=24 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324223726/https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/netflix-the-crown-cast-matt-smith-claire-foy-john-lithgow-1201523102/|url-status=live}}</ref> Her performance earned her the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama]], the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series]] twice, and the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series]]. She was also nominated for the [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actress|BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress]]. In 2017, she reprised the role in the second season, before the role passed to actress [[Olivia Colman]], who would portray the Queen in middle age, beginning in the third season.
In 2016, Foy portrayed [[Queen Elizabeth II]] in [[Peter Morgan]]'s [[Netflix]] biographical drama series ''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/netflix-the-crown-cast-matt-smith-claire-foy-john-lithgow-1201523102/|title='Doctor Who' Alum Matt Smith Cast in Netflix's 'The Crown' with John Lithgow, Claire Foy|last=Wagmeister|first=Elizabeth|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=18 June 2015|access-date=23 January 2018|archive-date=24 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324223726/https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/netflix-the-crown-cast-matt-smith-claire-foy-john-lithgow-1201523102/|url-status=live}}</ref> Her performance earned her the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama]], the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series]] twice, and the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series]]. She was also nominated for the [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actress|BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress]]. In 2017, she reprised the role in the second season, before the role passed to actress [[Olivia Colman]], who would portray the Queen in middle age, beginning in the third season.


In 2017, Foy starred as Diana Cavendish in the biographical drama film ''[[Breathe (2017 film)|Breathe]]''.
In 2017, Foy starred as Diana Cavendish in the biographical drama film ''[[Breathe (2017 film)|Breathe]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kermode |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Kermode |last2= |first2= |date=29 October 2017 |title=Breathe review – a triumph of joy over adversity |url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/oct/29/breathe-andy-serkis-andrew-garfield-claire-foy-robin-cavendish-polio-review |access-date=13 July 2024|work=the Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>


In 2018, Foy starred in [[Steven Soderbergh]]'s psychological thriller ''[[Unsane (film)|Unsane]]'', portrayed the vigilante [[Lisbeth Salander]] in the action-thriller ''[[The Girl in the Spider's Web (film)|The Girl in the Spider's Web]]'', and played Janet Shearon, wife of American astronaut [[Neil Armstrong]], in [[Damien Chazelle]]'s biopic ''[[First Man (film)|First Man]]''. For the latter, she was nominated for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]], the [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards|Critics’ Choice Award]] for Best Supporting Actress, and the [[British Academy Film Award]] for Best Supporting Actress. In 2020, Foy reprised the role of the young Queen Elizabeth II in the eighth episode of ''The Crown''{{'}}s [[The Crown (season 4)|fourth season]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.etonline.com/the-crown-star-claire-foy-returns-as-queen-elizabeth-in-season-4-155895 |access-date=13 July 2021 |website=[[Entertainment Tonight|ET Online]] |date=16 November 2020 |title='The Crown' Star Claire Foy Returns as Queen Elizabeth in Season 4 |first=Stacey |last=Lambe}}</ref> Her performance earned her the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/claire-foy-wins-second-emmy-the-crown-in-a-different-category-1234831791/|title=Claire Foy Wins Second Emmy For 'The Crown' In A Different Category|author=Cordero, Rosy|date=12 September 2021|access-date = 22 July 2022|publisher=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>
In 2018, Foy starred in [[Steven Soderbergh]]'s psychological thriller ''[[Unsane]]'', portrayed the vigilante [[Lisbeth Salander]] in the action-thriller ''[[The Girl in the Spider's Web (film)|The Girl in the Spider's Web]]'', and played Janet Shearon, wife of American astronaut [[Neil Armstrong]], in [[Damien Chazelle]]'s biopic ''[[First Man (film)|First Man]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Collins |first=K. Austin |date=2018-03-23 |title=Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Unsane’ Argues a New Direction for Hollywood |url=https://www.theringer.com/movies/2018/3/23/17157150/unsane-film-review-steven-soderbergh-claire-foy |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=The Ringer |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=October 5, 2018 |title=Rome Film Festival: 'Girl in the Spider's Web' World Premiere Among Full Lineup Highlights |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/girl-spiders-web-world-premiere-at-rome-film-fest-1149641 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025110212/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/girl-spiders-web-world-premiere-at-rome-film-fest-1149641 |archive-date=October 25, 2018 |access-date=October 25, 2018 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Odman |first=Sydney |date=2018-10-12 |title=‘First Man’: 15 of the Film’s Stars and Their Real-Life Inspirations |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/true-story-first-man-how-accurate-are-characters-1137752/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> For the latter, she was nominated for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]], the [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards|Critics’ Choice Award]] for Best Supporting Actress, and the [[British Academy Film Award]] for Best Supporting Actress.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-09 |title=Claire Foy shares First Man Bafta nomination with Neil Armstrong’s family |url=https://www.irishnews.com/magazine/entertainment/2019/01/09/news/claire-foy-shares-first-man-bafta-nomination-with-neil-armstrong-s-family-1524950/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=The Irish News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=First Man |url=https://goldenglobes.com/film/first-man/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=Golden Globes |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hammond |first=Pete |date=December 10, 2018 |title=Critics' Choice Awards Nominations: 'The Favourite' Tops With 14, 'Black Panther' A Marvel, 'First Man' Rebounds; 'The Americans' Leads TV Series |url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/critics-choice-awards-the-favourite-black-panther-first-man-1202516909/ |access-date=December 10, 2018 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en}}</ref> In 2020, Foy reprised the role of the young Queen Elizabeth II in the eighth episode of ''The Crown''{{'}}s [[The Crown (season 4)|fourth season]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.etonline.com/the-crown-star-claire-foy-returns-as-queen-elizabeth-in-season-4-155895 |access-date=13 July 2021 |website=[[Entertainment Tonight|ET Online]] |date=16 November 2020 |title='The Crown' Star Claire Foy Returns as Queen Elizabeth in Season 4 |first=Stacey |last=Lambe}}</ref> Her performance earned her the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/claire-foy-wins-second-emmy-the-crown-in-a-different-category-1234831791/|title=Claire Foy Wins Second Emmy For 'The Crown' In A Different Category|author=Cordero, Rosy|date=12 September 2021|access-date = 22 July 2022|publisher=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>


In 2021, Foy starred as Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll in the BBC production ''[[A Very British Scandal]]''.<ref name="scandal">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2021/a-very-british-scandal-casting-first-look|title=A Very British Scandal|website=bbc.co.uk/mediacentre|access-date=9 November 2021}}</ref>
In 2021, Foy starred as Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll in the BBC production ''[[A Very British Scandal]]''.<ref name="scandal">{{cite web |date=25 October 2021 |title=A Very British Scandal |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2021/a-very-british-scandal-casting-first-look |access-date=9 November 2021 |website=bbc.co.uk/mediacentre}}</ref>


In October 2021, Foy was cast as [[Facebook]] COO [[Sheryl Sandberg]] in the drama series ''Doomsday Machine'', based on the book ''Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook’s Battle for Domination'' by Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|last2=Petski|first2=Denise|url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/doomsday-machine-facebook-series-claire-foy-sheryl-sandberg-anonymous-content-wiip-1234852140/|title=Facebook Drama Series Starring Claire Foy As Sheryl Sandberg In Works From Anonymous Content & Wiip|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=7 October 2021}}</ref>
In October 2021, Foy was cast as [[Facebook]] COO [[Sheryl Sandberg]] in the drama series ''Doomsday Machine'', based on the book ''Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook’s Battle for Domination'' by Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|last2=Petski|first2=Denise|url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/doomsday-machine-facebook-series-claire-foy-sheryl-sandberg-anonymous-content-wiip-1234852140/|title=Facebook Drama Series Starring Claire Foy As Sheryl Sandberg In Works From Anonymous Content & Wiip|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=7 October 2021}}</ref>
The limited series has landed at [[HBO]] for development with the network closing a deal on 8 February 2022, following a multiple-outlet bidding war.<ref>{{cite news|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/facebook-series-doomsday-machine-claire-foy-hbo-1235088249/|title=Facebook Series 'Doomsday Machine,' Starring Claire Foy, Lands at HBO|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=8 February 2022|access-date=8 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/doomsday-machine-facebook-limited-series-claire-foy-star-sheryl-sandberg-hbo-1234929130/|title='Doomsday Machine' Facebook Limited Series Starring Claire Foy As Sheryl Sandberg Lands At HBO For Development|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=8 February 2022|access-date=8 February 2022}}</ref> In November 2022, Foy reprised the role of the young Queen Elizabeth in the [[The Crown (season 5)|season five]] premiere of ''The Crown''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1355228/claire-foy-says-shes-really-proud-of-the-crown-season-5-after-2nd-cameo |access-date=25 November 2022 |website=[[E! Online]] |date=18 November 2022 |title=Claire Foy Says She's "Really Proud" of ''The Crown'' Season 5 After 2nd Cameo |first=Alyssa |last=Ray}}</ref>
The limited series has landed at [[HBO]] for development with the network closing a deal on 8 February 2022, following a multiple-outlet bidding war.<ref>{{cite news|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/facebook-series-doomsday-machine-claire-foy-hbo-1235088249/|title=Facebook Series 'Doomsday Machine,' Starring Claire Foy, Lands at HBO|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=8 February 2022|access-date=8 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/doomsday-machine-facebook-limited-series-claire-foy-star-sheryl-sandberg-hbo-1234929130/|title='Doomsday Machine' Facebook Limited Series Starring Claire Foy As Sheryl Sandberg Lands At HBO For Development|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=8 February 2022|access-date=8 February 2022}}</ref> In November 2022, Foy reprised her role of the young Queen Elizabeth in the [[The Crown (season 5)|season five]] premiere of ''The Crown''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1355228/claire-foy-says-shes-really-proud-of-the-crown-season-5-after-2nd-cameo |access-date=25 November 2022 |website=[[E! Online]] |date=18 November 2022 |title=Claire Foy Says She's "Really Proud" of ''The Crown'' Season 5 After 2nd Cameo |first=Alyssa |last=Ray}}</ref> In November 2023, Foy again portrayed the young Queen Elizabeth in the final episode of ''The Crown''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frost |first=Caroline |date=2023-06-10 |title='The Crown' Final Season Will Pay Tribute To Queen Elizabeth II With Three Stars Plus A New Name |url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/the-crown-season-six-tribute-queen-elizabeth-claire-foy-olivia-colman-imelda-staunton-special-scenes-1235413566/ |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=16 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116165531/https://deadline.com/2023/06/the-crown-season-six-tribute-queen-elizabeth-claire-foy-olivia-colman-imelda-staunton-special-scenes-1235413566/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Her performance earned her another nomination for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=Hillary |last2=Nordyke |first2=Kimberly |date=17 July 2024 |title=Emmys 2024: List of Nominees |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/emmys-nominations-2024-nominees-list-1235950616/|access-date=17 July 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Foy married actor [[Stephen Campbell Moore]] in 2014.<ref>''Radio Times'', 29 January 2015, p. 16.</ref> They have a daughter.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/entertainment/435549-435549 |title=Claire Foy on playing The Queen: 'Being likeable all the time isn't real life' |last=Pavia |first=Lucy |date=4 November 2016 |magazine=[[Marie Claire]] |access-date=1 April 2018}}</ref> They announced their separation in February 2018.<ref name="sep">{{cite magazine |url=http://people.com/tv/claire-foy-separates-from-husband/ |title=The Crown's Claire Foy Separates from Her Husband After 4 Years of Marriage |last=Stone |first=Natalie |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=22 February 2018 |access-date=1 April 2018}}</ref>
Foy married actor [[Stephen Campbell Moore]] in 2014.<ref>''Radio Times'', 29 January 2015, p. 16.</ref> They have a daughter born in March 2015.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/entertainment/435549-435549 |title=Claire Foy on playing The Queen: 'Being likeable all the time isn't real life' |last=Pavia |first=Lucy |date=4 November 2016 |magazine=[[Marie Claire]] |access-date=1 April 2018}}</ref> They announced their separation in February 2018.<ref name="sep">{{cite magazine |url=http://people.com/tv/claire-foy-separates-from-husband/ |title=The Crown's Claire Foy Separates from Her Husband After 4 Years of Marriage |last=Stone |first=Natalie |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=22 February 2018 |access-date=1 April 2018}}</ref>


In 2021, Foy was targeted by a stalker, who sent her more than 1,000 emails in one month and turned up at her house; the stalker, Jason Penrose, pleaded guilty in November 2022, and received a suspended sentence pending repatriation to the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Claire Foy stalker to be repatriated to the US |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-64346366 |website=[[BBC News]] |access-date=24 January 2023 |date=21 January 2023}}</ref>
In 2021, Foy was targeted by a stalker, who sent her more than 1,000 emails in one month and turned up at her house; the stalker, Jason Penrose, pleaded guilty in November 2022, and received a suspended sentence pending repatriation to the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Claire Foy stalker to be repatriated to the US |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-64346366 |website=[[BBC News]] |access-date=24 January 2023 |date=21 January 2023}}</ref>
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Claire Foy
Foy in 2018
Born
Claire Elizabeth Foy

(1984-04-16) 16 April 1984 (age 40)
Stockport, Greater Manchester, England
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present
Spouse
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(m. 2014; sep. 2018)​
Children1
AwardsFull list

Claire Elizabeth Foy (born 16 April 1984) is a British actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in the Netflix drama series The Crown (2016–2023), for which she received various accolades such as a Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmy Awards.

Foy made her screen debut in the pilot episode of the supernatural comedy series Being Human (2008). Following her professional stage debut at the Royal National Theatre, she played the title role in the BBC One miniseries Little Dorrit (2008) and made her film debut in the American historical fantasy drama Season of the Witch (2011). Following leading roles in the television series The Promise (2011) and Crossbones (2014), Foy earned praise for portraying the ill-fated queen Anne Boleyn in the BBC miniseries Wolf Hall (2015), receiving a British Academy Television Award for Best Actress nomination.

In 2018, she starred in Steven Soderbergh's psychological thriller Unsane and portrayed Janet Shearon, wife of astronaut Neil Armstrong, in Damien Chazelle's biopic First Man. For the latter, she received Best Supporting Actress nominations from the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs. She has since portrayed Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll in the Amazon Prime series A Very British Scandal (2021), and starred in the drama films Women Talking (2022) and All of Us Strangers (2023). The last of these earned her another BAFTA nomination.[1]

Early life

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Claire Elizabeth Foy was born in Stockport, England, on 16 April 1984 to David Foy and Caroline Stimpson, of partial Irish descent,[2][3] the youngest of three children. She has an older brother, Robert, and an older sister, Gemma,[2] as well as a younger half sister through her father. She grew up in Manchester and Leeds, and the family later moved to Longwick, Buckinghamshire, for her father's job as a Rank Xerox salesman. Her parents divorced when she was eight.[4]

Foy was educated at Aylesbury High School from the age of 12, until 2002,[5] and later studied drama at Liverpool John Moores University.[4] She also took a one-year course at the Oxford School of Drama,[6] graduating in 2007 and moving to the Peckham area of south London to share a house with five friends from drama school.[7]

Career

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Foy in October 2017

While at the Oxford School of Drama, Foy appeared in the plays Top Girls, Watership Down, Easy Virtue, and Touched.[8] After appearing on television,[9] she made her professional stage debut in DNA and The Miracle, two of a trio of single acts directed by Paul Miller at the Royal National Theatre in London (the third was Baby Girl).[10]

Foy starred as the protagonist, Amy Dorrit, in the BBC series Little Dorrit.[11] She was nominated for an RTS Award.[12] She went on to appear in the TV film Going Postal and the horror adventure film Season of the Witch.[13][14] Foy also starred in the BBC revival of Upstairs Downstairs as Lady Persephone, and co-starred in the Channel 4 serial The Promise, broadcast in February 2011.[15][16]

Foy played a lead role, Helen, in the TV movie The Night Watch, which was based on a Sarah Waters novel.[17] She returned to the stage in February 2013 as Lady Macbeth, alongside James McAvoy in the title role, in Macbeth at the Trafalgar Studios.[18]

In 2015, Foy played the English queen Anne Boleyn in the six-part drama serial Wolf Hall.[19] Her performance was met with critical praise[20][21] and compared to Geneviève Bujold's performance in Anne of the Thousand Days.[citation needed] Foy was subsequently nominated for the 2016 British Academy Television Award for Best Actress.[22]

In 2016, Foy portrayed Queen Elizabeth II in Peter Morgan's Netflix biographical drama series The Crown.[23] Her performance earned her the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series twice, and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She was also nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress. In 2017, she reprised the role in the second season, before the role passed to actress Olivia Colman, who would portray the Queen in middle age, beginning in the third season.

In 2017, Foy starred as Diana Cavendish in the biographical drama film Breathe.[24]

In 2018, Foy starred in Steven Soderbergh's psychological thriller Unsane, portrayed the vigilante Lisbeth Salander in the action-thriller The Girl in the Spider's Web, and played Janet Shearon, wife of American astronaut Neil Armstrong, in Damien Chazelle's biopic First Man.[25][26][27] For the latter, she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress, and the British Academy Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.[28][29][30] In 2020, Foy reprised the role of the young Queen Elizabeth II in the eighth episode of The Crown's fourth season.[31] Her performance earned her the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.[32]

In 2021, Foy starred as Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll in the BBC production A Very British Scandal.[33]

In October 2021, Foy was cast as Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg in the drama series Doomsday Machine, based on the book Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook’s Battle for Domination by Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang.[34] The limited series has landed at HBO for development with the network closing a deal on 8 February 2022, following a multiple-outlet bidding war.[35][36] In November 2022, Foy reprised her role of the young Queen Elizabeth in the season five premiere of The Crown.[37] In November 2023, Foy again portrayed the young Queen Elizabeth in the final episode of The Crown.[38] Her performance earned her another nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.[39]

Personal life

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Foy married actor Stephen Campbell Moore in 2014.[40] They have a daughter born in March 2015.[41] They announced their separation in February 2018.[42]

In 2021, Foy was targeted by a stalker, who sent her more than 1,000 emails in one month and turned up at her house; the stalker, Jason Penrose, pleaded guilty in November 2022, and received a suspended sentence pending repatriation to the United States.[43]

Acting credits

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2011 Season of the Witch Anna
Wreckers Dawn
2014 Vampire Academy Sonya Karp
Rosewater Paola Gourley
2015 The Lady in the Van Lois
2017 Breathe Diana Cavendish
2018 Unsane Sawyer Valentini
First Man Janet Armstrong
The Girl in the Spider's Web Lisbeth Salander
2021 The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Emily Richardson-Wain
My Son Joan Richmond
2022 Women Talking Salome
2023 All of Us Strangers Adam's mother
TBA Savage House Lady Savage Post-production
The Magic Faraway Tree Polly Filming

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2008 Being Human Julia Beckett Episode: "Pilot"
Doctors Chloe Webster Episode: "The Party's Over"
Little Dorrit Amy Dorrit Title role
2009 10 Minute Tales Woman Episode: "Through the Window"
2010 Terry Pratchett's Going Postal Adora Belle Dearheart 2 episodes
Pulse Hannah Carter TV movie
2010–2012 Upstairs Downstairs Lady Persephone Towyn Main cast
2011 The Promise Erin Matthews Main cast
The Night Watch Helen Giniver TV movie
2012 Hacks Kate Loy TV movie
White Heat Charlotte Pew Main cast
2014 Crossbones Kate Balfour Main cast
The Great War: The People's Story Helen Bentwich 2 episodes
Frankenstein and the Vampyre: A Dark and Stormy Night Narrator TV movie
2015 Wolf Hall Anne Boleyn Main cast
2016–2017,
2020, 2022–2023 		The Crown Queen Elizabeth II Main cast (Seasons 1–2);
Guest role (Seasons 4–6)
2018 Saturday Night Live Herself (host) Episode: "Claire Foy/Anderson .Paak"
2021 A Very British Scandal Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll Main cast (miniseries)
2023 Mog’s Christmas Mrs Thomas (voice) Animated Christmas special
2024 Marlow Evie Wyatt TV series[44]

Theatre

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Year Title Role Playwright Theatre Ref.
2008 DNA Jan Dennis Kelly National Theatre, London [45]
2012 Love, Love, Love Rosie Mike Bartlett Royal Court Theatre, London [46]
2012 Ding, Dong the Wicked Young Woman Caryl Churchill Royal Court Theatre, London [47]
2013 Macbeth Lady Macbeth William Shakespeare Trafalgar Studios, London [48]
2019 Lungs W Duncan Macmillan The Old Vic, London [49]

Awards and nominations

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Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Claire Foy

References

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  1. ^ Ritman, Alex; Shafer, Ellise (18 January 2024). "BAFTA Film Awards Nominations: Oppenheimer and Poor Things Lead as Barbie Falls Short". Variety. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Claire Foy Bio, Height & Age". Creeto. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  3. ^ Duncan, Amy (18 September 2018). "Claire Foy age, husband, children and full Emmys 2018 acceptance speech". Metro. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b Gilbert, Gerard (18 February 2012). "A class act: Claire Foy on criticism, tumours and embarrassing sex scenes". The Independent. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  5. ^ Mrs H Queralt (11 January 2017). "Ex student Claire Foy wins Golden Globe". Aylesbury High School. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Showcase Presentation 2007 – One and Three Year Students" (PDF). Oxford School of Drama. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  7. ^ Bearn, Emily (4 December 2008). "Little Claire Foy". Thisislondon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009.
  8. ^ "Claire Foy". Royal National Theatre. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Claire Foy". Screen Daily. 10 July 2008. Archived from the original on 16 December 2008.
  10. ^ Benedict, David (3 March 2008). "Baby Girl/DNA/The Miracle". Variety. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Little Dorrit cast announced". BBC Press Office. 6 May 2008.
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