Claire Foy is an English actress. She is best known for her roles in the BBC One production of Little Dorrit, Anna in the 2011 adaption of Season of the Witch, and Erin Matthews in the Channel 4 series The Promise. Foy is also known for portraying Sonya Karp in the 2014 film Vampire Academy.
Biography[]
Claire Foy was born in Stockport and grew up in Manchester and Leeds.[1] Foy is the youngest of three children.[2] She later moved with her family to Longwick, Buckinghamshire, because of her father's employment with Rank Xerox. Her parents divorced when she was just eight years old. Foy attended Aylesbury High School, a girls' grammar school, from the age of twelve. Foy eventually attended Liverpool John Moores University, where she studied drama and screen studies. She was also trained in a one year course at the Oxford School of Drama. After graduating in 2007, Foy moved out to Peckham to share a house "with five friends from drama school."
While she was studying at Oxford, she appeared in several plays, such as Top Girls, Watership Downs, Easy Virtue, and Touched. After appearing on television, Foy made her professional stage debut in "DNA" and "The Miracle," which were two of the trio acts directed by Paul Miller at the Royal National Theatre in London. She starred as the main character in the television show Little Dorrit and was nominated for a RTS Award. She then went on to appear on the television show Going Postal and the medieval adventure film Season of the Witch. She later starred in the BBC revival of Upstairs and Downstairs, portraying Lady Persephone. Foy then acted in the Channel 4 mini-series called The Promise, broadcasted in 2011. In an interview, she described it as "her most favorite job ever." Foy then played the main role as Helen in the television movie The Night Watch. In February 2013, she was named Lady Macbeth in the Shakespeare stage production of Macbeth. In the same year, she also landed the role of Sonya Karp, a Moroi, in the film adaptation of Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters.[3]
Filmography[]
Actress[]
Movie(s)[]
- "Season of the Witch" (2011) as The Girl
- "Wreckers" (2011) as Dawn
- "Vampire Academy" (2014) as Sonya Karp
- "Rosewater" (2014) as Paola
- "The Lady in the Van" (2015) as Lous, Social Worker
- "Breathe" (2017) as Diana Cavendish
- "Unsane" (2018) as Sawyer Valentini
- "First Man" (2018) as Janet Armstrong
- "The Girl in the Spider's Web" (2018) as Lisbeth Salander
- "The Electrical Life of Louis Wain" (2021) as Emily Richardson-Wain
- "My Son" (2021) as Joan Richmond
- "Women Talking" (2022) as Salome
TV Mini-Series[]
- "Going Postal" (2010) as Adora Belle Dearheart (2 Episodes)
- "The Promise" (2011) as Erin Matthew (4 Episodes)
- "White Heat" (2012) as Charlotte (6 Episodes)
- "The Great War: The People's Story" (2014) as Helen Bentwich (2 Episodes)
- "Wolf Hall" (2015) as Anne Boleyn (6 Episodes)
- "A Very British Scandal" (2021) as Margaret Campbell (3 Episodes)
TV Movie(s)[]
- "Pulse" (2010) Hannah Carter
- "The Night Watch" (2011) as Helen Giniver
- "Hacks" (2012) as Kate Loy
- "Frankenstein and the Vampyre: A Dark and Stormy Night" (2014) as Narrator (voice)
TV Series[]
- "Being Human" (2008) Julia (1 Episode)
- "Doctors" (2008) as Chloe Webster (1 Episode)
- "Little Dorrit" (2008) as Amy Dorrit (14 Episode)
- "10 Minute Tales" (2009) as Woman (1 Episode)
- "Upstairs Downstairs" (2010 - 2012) as Lady Persephone Towyn / Lady Persie (9 Episodes)
- "Crossbones" (2014) as Kate Balfour (9 Episodes)
- "Saturday Night Live: Cut for Time" (2018) as Aunt Pinky (1 Episode)
- "The Crown" (2016 - 2022) as Queen Elizabeth II / Young Queen Elizabeth II (23 Episodes)
- "Marlow" (2022) as Evie Wyatt
Producer[]
TV Mini-Series[]
- "A Very British Scandal" (2021) | Executive Producer (uncredited)
TV Series[]
- "Marlow" (2022) | Executive Producer (1 Episode)
Trivia[]
- She is 5'4".
- She was married to Stephan Campbell Moore from 2014 to 2018. She has one child and her name is Ivy Rose Moore. Her parent is Caroline Foy.
Awards Won[]
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - "The Crown" (2016) at the 2017 Golden Globes, USA
- British Artist of the Year - at the 2017 BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series - "The Crown" (2016) at the 2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Best Actress - "The Crown" (2016) at the 2018 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
- Best Actress in a Drama Series - "The Crown" (2016) at the 2018 Online Film & Television Association
- Best Support Actress - "First Man" (2018) at the 2018 Odyssey Awards
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - "The Crown" (2016) at the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series - "The Crown" (2016) at the 2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Best Supporting Actress - "First Man" (2018) at the 2019 Critics Choice Awards
- Virtuoso Award - "First Man" (2018) at the 2019 Santa Barbara International Film Festival
- Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - "The Crown" (2016) at the 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards
- Best Acting Ensemble - "Women Talking" (2022) at the 2022 Online Association of Female Film Critics
- Best Ensemble - "Women Talking" (2022) at the 2022 National Board of Review, USA
- Best Ensemble - "Women Talking" (2022) at the 2022 St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
- Best Ensemble Cast - "Women Talking" (2022) at the 2022 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role - "Women Talking" (2022) at the 2023 Satellite Awards
- Robert Altman Award - "Women Talking" (2022) at the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards
Awards Nominated[]
- Actor - Female - "Little Dorrit" (2008) at the 2009 Royal Television Society, UK
- TV Movie/Mini Supporting Actress - "Wolf Hall" (2015) at the 2015 Gold Derby Awards
- Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Limited Series - "Wolf Hall" (2015) at the 2015 Critics Choice Television Awards
- Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television - "Wolf Hall" (2015) at the 2016 Satellite Awards
- Actor - Female - "Wolf Hall" (2015) at the 2016 Royal Television Society, UK
- Best Actress - "Wolf Hall" (2015) at the 2016 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
- Best Leading Actress - "Wolf Hall" (2015) at the 2016 BAFTA Awards
- Individual Achievement in Drama - "The Crown" (2016) at the 2017 Television Critics Association Awards
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - "The Crown" (2016) at the 2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Best Actress in a Drama Series - "The Crown" (2016) at the 2017 Online Film & Television Association
- Drama Lead Actress - "The Crown" (2016) at the 2017 Gold Derby Awards
- TV Performance of the Year - Actress - "The Crown" (2016) at the 2017 GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics
- Best Actress - "The Crown" (2016) at the 2017 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
- Best Leading Actress - "The Crown" (2016) at the 2017 BAFTA Awards
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - "The Crown" (2016) at the 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards
- Best Supporting Actress - "First Man" (2018) at the 2018 Vancouver Film Critics Circle
- Best Supporting Actress - "First Man" (2018) at the 2018 Seattle Film Critics Society
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - "The Crown" (2016) at the 2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Best Supporting Actress - "First Man" (2018) at the 2018 Phoenix Critics Circle
- Best Supporting Female - "First Man" (2018) at the 2018 Online Association of Female Film Critics
- Best Supporting Actress - "First Man" (2018) at the 2018 North Texas Film Critics Association, US
- Most Inspiring Performance in Television - "The Crown" (2016) at the 2018 MovieGuide Awards
- Best Actress in a Drama Series - "The Crown" (2016) at the 2018 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
- Best Supporting Actress - "First Man" (2018) at the 2018 Indiana Film Journalist Association, US
- Best Supporting Actress of the Year - "First Man" (2018) at the 2018 Golden Schmoes Awards
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - "The Crown" (2016) at the 2018 Golden Globes, USA
- Drama Actress - "The Crown" (2016) at the 2018 Gold Derby Awards
- Performer of the Year - at the 2018 Gold Derby Awards
- TV Performance of the Year - Actress - "The Crown" (2016) at the 2018 GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics
- Best Actress - "Unsane" (2018) at the 2018 Fright Meter Awards
- Best Supporting Actress - "First Man" (2018) at the 2018 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- Best Actress in a TV Series - "The Crown" (2016) at the 2018 Empire Awards, UK
- Best Supporting Actress - "First Man" (2018) at the 2018 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
- Best Actress in a Drama Series - "The Crown" (2016) at the 2018 Critics Choice Awards
- Best Leading Actress - "The Crown" (2016) at the 2018 BAFTA Awards
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role - "First Man" (2018) at the 2019 Satellite Awards
- Best Supporting Actress - "First Man" (2018) at the 2019 Online Film & Television Association
- British/Irish Actress of the Year - "First Man" (2018), "The Girl in the Spider's Web" (2018), "Unsane" (2018) at the 2019 London Critics Circle Film Awards
- Supporting Actress of the Year - "First Man" (2018) at the 2019 London Critics Circle Film Awards
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - "First Man" (2018) at the 2019 Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards
- Best Supporting Actress - "First Man" (2018) at the 2019 Houston Film Critics Society Awards
- Best Actress - "First Man" (2018) at the 2019 Hawaii Film Critics Society
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - "First Man" (2018) at the 2019 Golden Globes, USA
- Drama Actress of the Decade - "The Crown" (2016) at the 2019 Gold Derby Awards
- Best Supporting Actress - "First Man" (2018) at the 2019 Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - "First Man" (2018) at the 2019 Faro Island Film Festival
- Best Supporting Actress - "First Man" (2018) at th 2019 Critics Choice Awards
- Best Supporting Actress - "First Man" (2018) at the 2019 Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle Awards.
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role - "First Man" (2018) at the 2019 Awards Circuit Community Awards
- Best Supporting Actress - "First Man" (2018) at the 2019 Austin Film Critics Association
- Best Supporting Actress - "First Man" (2018) at the 2019 Alliance of Women Film Journalists
- Best Supporting Actress - "First Man" (2018) at the 2019 AACTA International Awards
- Best Supporting Actress - "First Man" (2018) at the 2019 BAFTA Awards
- Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series - "The Crown" (2016) at the 2021 Online Film & Television Association
- Drama Guest Actress - "The Crown" (2016) at the 2021 Gold Derby Awards
- Best Supporting Actress - "Women Talking" (2022) at the 2022 Sunset Film Circle Awards
- Best Ensemble - "Women Talking" (2022) at the 2022 National Board of Review, USA
- Best Actress - "A Very British Scandal" (2021) at the 2022 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - "Women Talking" (2022) at the 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Best Supporting Actress - "Women Talking" (2022) at the 2023 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
- Best Ensemble Cast - "Women Talking" (2022) at the 2023 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
- Ensemble Cast - "Women Talking" (2022) at the 2023 Gold Derby Awards
- Ensemble Acting - "Women Talking" (2022) at the 2023 Girls on Film Awards
- Best Supporting Actress - "Women Talking" (2022) at the 2023 DiscussingFilm Critics Awards
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