Clare Foster
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Clare Foster | |
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| Born | 24 July 1980 |
| Education | Masters Performing Arts College |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
Clare Foster (born 24 July 1980) is a British actress, known for portraying the role of PC Millie Brown in the ITV series The Bill. Foster appeared in the 2011 London revival production of Crazy for You, which played at the Novello Theatre, in the 2016-2017 revival production of Tom Stoppard's Travesties first at the Menier Chocolate Factory and later at the Apollo Theatre and in the 2018 West End revival of Consent.
In 2022 Foster starred in BBC Radio 4's musical adaptation of Rossum's Universal Robots.[1]
Theatre
[edit]Stage career
[edit]| Duration | Production | Role | Theatre | Awards |
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| 1999 | Saturday Night Fever | Laetitia Stephanie (Understudy) |
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| 2002—2003 | Sweet Charity | Ursula March | ||
| 2004 | The Master and Margarita | Hella | ||
| 2004 | Out of This World | Chloe | ||
| 2005 | The Far Pavilions | Ensemble Belinda Harlowe (Understudy) |
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| 2005 | We Will Rock You | Ensemble Meat (Understudy) |
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| 2006 | Chicago | Ensemble Roxie Hart (Understudy) |
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| 2006—2008 | Avenue Q | Mrs T / Bear Kate Monster (Understudy) |
Nominated—Laurence Olivier Award for Best Ensemble | |
| 2007—2008 | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | White Witch | ||
| 2010 | Love on the Dole | Sally Hardcastle | ||
| 2010 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Blanche Du Bois | Nominated—MEN Award for Best Actress[2] | |
| 2011 | Oleanna | Carol | ||
| 2011—2012 | Crazy for You | Polly Baker | Nominated—WhatsOnStage.com Award for Best Actress in a Musical[3] | |
| 2012—2013 | Merrily We Roll Along | Beth Spencer | ||
| 2014 | Duet For One | Stephanie Abrahams | Won—Manchester Theatre Award for Best Actress[4] | |
| 2014 | Separation | Sarah Wise | Won—Manchester Theatre Award for Best Actress[4] | |
| 2014 | Guys and Dolls | Sarah Brown | ||
| 2016—2017 | Travesties | Cecily Carruthers |
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| 2018 | Consent | Zara |
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2012 | Black Forest | Hanna | |
| 2012 | Les Misérables | Factory Worker 3 | |
| 2013 | Merrily We Roll Along | Beth | Film recording of the musical[5] |
| 2018 | Holmes & Watson | Lady Stepping | Uncredited |
| 2020 | Seacole | Mrs Patterson | Post-production |
| TBA | Heads of State | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | Casualty | Karen Sambrook | Episode: "Crossing the Line" |
| 2007 | Genie in the House | Dilly | Episode: "The Blob" |
| 2008–2009 | The Bill | PC Millie Brown | 52 episodes |
| 2015 | Doctors | Claudia Grey | Episode: "Time of my Life" |
| 2016 | Ripper Street | Elenora Freeman | Episode: "The Strangers' Home" |
| 2016 | Galavant | Roberta Steingass | 7 episodes |
| 2016 | The Crown | Nancy Lewis | Episode: "Smoke and Mirrors" |
| 2017 | Sherlock | Velma | Episode: "The Final Problem" |
| 2017 | Taboo | Maria | Episode: "1.3" |
| 2018 | Dark Heart | Alexandra Panousis | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Doctors | Sophie Caldwell | Episode: "Haunted"[6] |
| 2022 | The Ex-Wife | Hayley | 4 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2023 | The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR | Charlotte | Voice |
References
[edit]- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Rossum's Universal Robots". BBC. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Clare Foster Biography". Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ Vote in the Whatsonstage.com Awards
- ^ a b Hutchison, David (13 March 2015). "Clare Foster and Harry McEntire win Manchester Theatre Awards". The Stage. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "Sondheim Guide / Merrily We Roll Along". Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ Writer: Olly Perkin; Director: Edward Dick; Producer: Gail Evans (27 January 2020). "Haunted". Doctors. BBC. BBC One.
External links
[edit]- Clare Foster at IMDb
- Clare Foster at Broadway World
- Crazy for You Official Site
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