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Claire Elizabeth Foy is an English actress. She studied acting at the Liverpool John Moores University and the Oxford School of Drama, and made her screen debut in the pilot of the supernatural comedy series Being Human, in 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 received praise for portraying the ill-fated queen Anne Boleyn in the miniseries Wolf Hall (2015).
Birth Name
Claire Elizabeth Foy
Born
Monday, 16 April 1984
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Mog's Christmas | Mrs Thomas | 2023 |
| All of Us Strangers | Mum | 2023 |
| Women Talking | Salome | 2022 |
| FRO Thizzle Reviews | Self | 2022 |
| A Very British Scandal | Margaret Campbell | 2021 |
| The Electrical Life of Louis Wain | Emily Richardson-Wain / Emily Wain | 2021 |
| My Son | Joan Richmond | 2021 |
| CBS Mornings | Self - Guest | 2021 |
| Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas | Self | 2020 |
| The Drew Barrymore Show | Self - Guest | 2020 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Mog's Christmas | Mrs Thomas | 2023 |
| All of Us Strangers | Mum | 2023 |
| Women Talking | Salome | 2022 |
| FRO Thizzle Reviews | Self | 2022 |
| A Very British Scandal | Margaret Campbell | 2021 |
| The Electrical Life of Louis Wain | Emily Richardson-Wain / Emily Wain | 2021 |
| My Son | Joan Richmond | 2021 |
| CBS Mornings | Self - Guest | 2021 |
| Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas | Self | 2020 |
| The Drew Barrymore Show | Self - Guest | 2020 |
| Lungs | W | 2020 |
| The Girl in the Spider's Web | Lisbeth Salander | 2018 |
| First Man | Janet Armstrong / Janet Shearon | 2018 |
| Unsane | Sawyer Valentini | 2018 |
| 75th Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 2018 |
| Breathe | Diana Cavendish | 2017 |
| The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2017 |
| The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Self - Winner | 2017 |
| The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 | Self - Winner | 2017 |
| The Crown | Queen Elizabeth II / Young Queen Elizabeth II | 2016 |
| Sunday Today with Willie Geist | Self - Guest | 2016 |
| Chelsea | Herself | 2016 |
| The Lady in the Van | Lois, Social Worker | 2015 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| Wolf Hall | Anne Boleyn | 2015 |
| Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | 2014 |
| Rosewater | Paola | 2014 |
| The Great War: The People's Story | Helen Bentwich | 2014 |
| Crossbones | Kate Balfour | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| Vampire Academy | Ms. Karp / Sonya Karp | 2014 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Larry King Now | Self - Guest / Herself - Guest | 2012 |
| White Heat | Charlotte | 2012 |
| CBS This Morning | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Hacks | Kate Loy | 2012 |
| Wreckers | Dawn | 2011 |
| Dish Nation | Self | 2011 |
| The Night Watch | Helen Giniver | 2011 |
| The Promise | Erin Matthews | 2011 |
| Season of the Witch | The Girl | 2011 |
| Upstairs Downstairs | Lady Persephone Towyn / Lady Persie | 2010 |
| Going Postal | Adora Belle Dearheart | 2010 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Skavlan | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Little Dorrit | Amy Dorrit | 2008 |
| Being Human | 2008 | |
| The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest / Self | 2007 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | Self | 2004 |
| The Insider | Herself (archive footage) | 2004 |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self - Guest | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Herself - Guest | 2003 |
| Doctors | Chloe Webster | 2000 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self / Herself / Herself (archive footage) | 1981 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | 1975 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Won |
| 2019 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2018 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
| 2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Won |
| 2017 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Won |
| 2017 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
