
Claire Foy
Born
1984-04-16
Place of birth
Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Biography
Claire Elizabeth Foy (born 16 April 1984) 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 fo...
Known for

First Man
Janet Shearon

Season of the Witch
The Girl

The Crown
Queen Elizabeth II

The Crown
Young Elizabeth / Young Queen Elizabeth II

The Crown
Young Queen Elizabeth II (archive footage)

Vampire Academy
Sonya Karp

Unsane
Sawyer Valentini

The Girl in the Spider's Web
Lisbeth Salander

All of Us Strangers
Mum

Breathe
Diana Cavendish

The Lady in the Van
Lois, Social Worker

Women Talking
Salome

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Emily Wain

My Son
Joan Richmond

Saturday Night Live
Self - Host