Claire Foy Facts for Kids

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Foy in 2018
Born	(1984-04-16) 16 April 1984 (age 41) Stockport, Greater Manchester, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–present
Spouse(s)	Stephen Campbell Moore (m. 2014; separated 2018)
Children	1
Awards	Full list
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Claire Elizabeth Foy, born on April 16, 1984, is a talented British actress. She is widely recognized for her amazing portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in the Netflix TV series The Crown. For this role, she won several important awards, including a Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmy Awards.

Claire Foy first appeared on screen in 2008 in the TV show Being Human. After performing on stage at the Royal National Theatre, she played the main character in the BBC One miniseries Little Dorrit in 2008. Her first movie role was in the fantasy film Season of the Witch in 2011. Later, she gained a lot of praise for playing the queen Anne Boleyn in the BBC miniseries Wolf Hall in 2015. This role earned her a nomination for a BAFTA Award.

In 2018, she starred in the movie Unsane and played Janet Shearon, the wife of astronaut Neil Armstrong, in the film First Man. For First Man, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs. More recently, she played Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll in the Amazon Prime series A Very British Scandal (2021). She also starred in the drama films Women Talking (2022) and All of Us Strangers (2023). The last film brought her another BAFTA nomination.

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Claire Foy's Early Life and Education

Claire Elizabeth Foy was born in Stockport, England, on April 16, 1984. She is the youngest of three children. She grew up in different cities like Manchester and Leeds. Her family later moved to Longwick, Buckinghamshire.

Claire went to Aylesbury High School until 2002. After that, she studied drama at Liverpool John Moores University. She also completed a one-year course at the Oxford School of Drama, finishing in 2007. After her studies, she moved to south London and shared a house with friends from drama school.

Claire Foy's Acting Career

Early Roles and Stage Work

Foy in October 2017

While studying at the Oxford School of Drama, Claire Foy performed in several plays. After some small TV roles, she made her first professional stage appearance at the Royal National Theatre in London. She then starred as Amy Dorrit in the BBC series Little Dorrit, which earned her an RTS Award nomination.

She also appeared in the TV film Going Postal and the adventure film Season of the Witch. Claire Foy also had roles in the BBC show Upstairs Downstairs and the Channel 4 series The Promise. In 2013, she played Lady Macbeth in the play Macbeth alongside James McAvoy.

In 2015, Claire Foy took on the role of the English queen Anne Boleyn in the drama series Wolf Hall. Her performance was highly praised by critics. Many consider it one of the best portrayals of Anne Boleyn on screen. This role led to her nomination for a BAFTA TV Award in 2016.

Becoming Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown

In 2016, Claire Foy began playing Queen Elizabeth II in Peter Morgan's Netflix drama series The Crown. Her performance was outstanding. She won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She was also nominated for a BAFTA TV Award.

She continued her role as the Queen in the second season in 2017. After that, the role was passed to actress Olivia Colman, who played the Queen in her middle age. Claire Foy later returned to The Crown for guest appearances in the fourth season (2020), fifth season (2022), and the final episode of the sixth season (2023). For her guest roles, she won another Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.

Recent Film and TV Projects

In 2017, Claire Foy starred as Diana Cavendish in the biographical drama film Breathe. The following year, 2018, was very busy for her. She starred in the psychological thriller Unsane and played the character Lisbeth Salander in the action-thriller The Girl in the Spider's Web. She also played Janet Shearon, the wife of astronaut Neil Armstrong, in the film First Man. For First Man, she received nominations for Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs.

In 2021, Claire Foy starred as Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll in the BBC series A Very British Scandal. She also appeared in the film Women Talking in 2022 and All of Us Strangers in 2023. For All of Us Strangers, she received another BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actress.