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Claire Foy

Highest Rated: 96% All of Us Strangers (2023)

Lowest Rated: 11% Season of the Witch (2011)

Birthday: Apr 16, 1984

Birthplace: Stockport, England, UK

Claire Foy became a critical favorite playing real life historical figures Anne Boleyn in "Wolf Hall" (BBC Two, 2015) and Queen Elizabeth II in "The Crown" (Netflix, 2016-) before taking major big-screen roles in "Unsane" (2018), "First Man" (2018) and "The Girl in the Spider's Web" (2018). Born in Manchester, England in 1984, Claire Foy studied acting at Liverpool John Moores University before honing her craft further at the Oxford School of Drama. In the same year she made her screen debut playing George's girlfriend Julia in the pilot of fantasy drama "Being Human" (BBC Three, 2008-2013), Foy landed the leading role of Amy in Charles Dickens adaptation "Little Dorrit" (BBC One, 2008). She then appeared as the chain-smoking Adora Belle Dearheart in Terry Pratchett's "Going Postal" (Sky One, 2010), starred alongside future husband Stephen Campbell Moore in medical pilot "Pulse" (BBC Three, 2010) and was cast as Lady Persephone Towyn in lavish period piece "Upstairs Downstairs" (BBC One, 2010-12). After gracing the big screen for the first time in Nicolas Cage fantasy adventure "Season of the Witch" (2011), Foy starred opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in family drama "Wreckers" (2012), took pivotal roles in the adaptation of Sarah Waters' wartime novel "The Night Watch" (BBC Two, 2011) and political Middle East miniseries "The Promise" (Channel 4, 2011) and played a ruthless tabloid newspaper editor in one-off dramedy "Hacks" (Channel 4, 2012). Foy then bagged the recurring roles of feminist Charlotte in 1970s drama "White Heat" (BBC Two, 2012), pirate's moll Kate Balfour in swashbuckling adventure "Crossbones" (NBC, 2014) and philanthropist Helen Bentwich in docudrama "The Great War: The People's Story" (ITV1, 2014) before returning to the film world for supporting parts in horror comedy "Vampire Academy" (2014) and Jon Stewart's directorial debut "Rosewater" (2014). Foy's profile grew considerably when she portrayed Anne Boleyn in the fictionalized Thomas Cromwell biopic "Wolf Hall" (BBC Two, 2015) and after playing a social worker in Alan Bennett tale "The Lady in the Van" (2014) she was cast as a young Queen Elizabeth in big budget Royal Family epic "The Crown" (Netflix, 2016-). Foy was recognised at the Emmys, Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild Awards for her restrained performance as the monarch in both of the show's first two seasons before the older Olivia Colman took on the role for its third. Foy then played two other real-life figures, the wives of famous polio sufferer Robin Cavendish in biopic "Breathe" (2017) and astronaut Neil Armstrong in "First Man" (2017), before taking center stage as a mental institution patient in "Unsane" (2018), a psychological horror shot entirely on an iPhone 7. Foy's prolific streak continued when she took over from Rooney Mara as hacker heroine Lisbeth Salander in crime thriller "The Girl in the Spider's Web" (2018).

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Highest rated movies

96% 91% All of Us Strangers Watchlist
92% 54% Wreckers
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90% 80% Women Talking Watchlist 87% 68% First Man Watchlist 80% 59% Unsane Watchlist 68% 71% The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Watchlist 67% 72% Breathe Watchlist
38% 36% The Girl in the Spider's Web
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33% 40% My Son Watchlist
17% 56% Vampire Academy
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
96% 91% All of Us Strangers Unknown (Character) $4.0M 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mog's Christmas Mrs Thomas (Voice) - 2023
90% 80% Women Talking Unknown (Character) $5.4M 2022
68% 71% The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Emily Richardson-Wain (Character) - 2021
33% 40% My Son Joan Richmond (Character) - 2021
38% 36% The Girl in the Spider's Web Lisbeth Salander (Character) $14.8M 2018
87% 68% First Man Janet Armstrong (Character) $44.8M 2018
80% 59% Unsane Sawyer Valentini (Character) $7.7M 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tráiler de Perturbada Unknown (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Distúrbio Unknown (Character) - 2018
67% 72% Breathe Diana Cavendish (Character) $489.4K 2017
17% 56% Vampire Academy Ms. Karp (Character) $7.8M 2014
92% 54% Wreckers Dawn (Character) - 2011
11% 30% Season of the Witch The Girl (Character) $24.8M 2011
No Score Yet 84% Going Postal Unknown (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Going Postal Unknown (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 92% Little Dorrit Unknown (Character) - 2008

TV

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99% 86% Wolf Hall Anne Boleyn (Character) 2015 2024
No Score Yet 44% The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Unknown (Character),
Guest
2017-2018 2022-2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Who Do You Think You Are? Self 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Graham Norton Show Guest 2016-2018 2021 2023
No Score Yet 28% The Drew Barrymore Show Guest 2022
No Score Yet 48% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2016-2017 2022
89% 71% A Very British Scandal Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll (Character) 2021
No Score Yet 18% The Late Late Show With James Corden Guest 2018-2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ellen DeGeneres Show Guest 2019
No Score Yet 42% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2017 2019
No Score Yet 57% Saturday Night Live Host 2018
No Score Yet 55% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter Guest 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Guest 2018
41% 61% Chelsea Guest 2017
81% 92% The Crown Queen Elizabeth II (Character) 2016-2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen Guest 2017
100% 100% Little Dorrit on Masterpiece Amy Dorrit (Character) 2009 2014
59% 53% Crossbones Kate Balfour (Character) 2014
42% No Score Yet White Heat Charlotte (Character) 2012
No Score Yet 80% Upstairs Downstairs Lady Persephone Towyn (Character) 2010 2012