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British actress (b. 1965)
Claire Skinner (born 1965)[2] [3] BBC television series Outnumbered Mike Leigh on two of his films, Life is Sweet Naked
Early life [ edit ]
Claire Skinner was born and brought up in Hemel Hempstead , the youngest daughter of a shopkeeper and an Irish-born secretary, and was shy as a child.[4] Cavendish School , and "barely scraped through [her] A-levels".[4] London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and then joined the Royal Shakespeare Company .[5]
Her first role was in Hanky Park , by Walter Greenwood at the Oldham Repertory Theatre , which she describes as a "really traditional start". She is best known as Clare on the British television comedy Life Begins Chef! Lenny Henry . From 2007 to 2016, she portrayed Sue Brockman in the sitcom Outnumbered Mike Leigh 's stuff"), "not just when you see the final thing, but also because it hasn't taken off."[6]
Skinner has worked with directors including Mike Leigh – in Life Is Sweet Naked Trevor Nunn , Tim Burton and Sam Mendes , but according to her, Alan Ayckbourn "was a great influence for me as he pushed me so hard, but every director you work with has a big influence in some way, they really push you."[7]
She has made appearances in TV shows such as Lark Rise to Candleford Doctor Who The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe ".[8]
In 2019, she played Sheila in A Day in the Death of Joe Egg [9]
Personal life [ edit ]
Skinner was previously married to director Charles Palmer , by whom she has two sons.[10] [11] [3] [12] Outnumbered Hugh Dennis .[13]
Filmography [ edit ]
Television [ edit ]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1988
South of the Border
Laura
Episode: Season 1, Episode 7
1989
Inspector Morse Girl Pupil
Episode: Ghost in the Machine
1992
Woof! Liz
Episode: Badgers
1993
Chef! Lucinda
Season 1 regular
1994
Screen One Linda
Episode: Two Golden Balls
1995
Capital Lives
Alice
Episode: “In Cahoots”
1995
Coogan's Run Frances
Episode: The Curator
1997
The Wingless Bird
Agnes Conway
Catherine Cookson TV mini-series
1997
Brass Eye Board Member/Martha O'Dennell/Helly Melvick/Mrs. Wastrey
TV Mini-Series, 3 episodes
1997
A Dance to the Music of Time Jean
TV mini-series
1997–2000
The Peter Principle Susan Harvey
Series regular
1999
Second Sight DI Catherine Tully
Series regular
2001
Perfect Strangers Rebecca
TV mini-series
2001
Bedtime Sarah Newcombe
Season 1 regular
2001
Swallow
Gail Collins
TV mini-series
2003
Trevor's World of Sport Meryl
TV series, 7 episodes
2004
The Genius of Mozart
Nannerl Mozart
TV mini-series documentary
2004
Murphy's Law Alice
Episode: “Go Ask Alice”
2004–2006
Life Begins Clare
Series regular
2005
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple Amy Murgatroyd
Episode: “A Murder Is Announced”
2006–2007
Rupert Bear
Voice actress
2007
Kingdom Brenda Collins
Episode: Season 1, Episode 5
2007–2016, 2024
Outnumbered Sue Brockman
Series regular
2008
Sense and Sensibility Fanny Dashwood
TV mini-series, 3 episodes
2008
Lark Rise to Candleford Mrs. Macey
TV series, 2 episodes
2008
Burn Up Clare
TV mini-series, 2 episodes
2008
Agatha Christie's Poirot Miss Rich
Episode: “Cat Among the Pigeons”
2009
Trinity Dr. Angela Donne
TV series, 8 episodes
2010
Moving On Mary Ann
Episode: Skies of Glass
2011
Doctor Who Madge Arwell
Episode: "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe "
2012
Tilly and Friends
Tumpty
2 episodes
2012
Homefront Claire Marshbrook
TV mini-series
2013
Playhouse Presents Linda
Episode: Mr Understood
2013
The One About a Social Worker
Liz
TV mini-series
2014
Silk Sarah Stephens
Episode: Season 3, Episode 3
2015
Critical Lorraine Rappaport
Series regular
2015
Inside No. 9 Angela
Episode: Nana's Party
2015–2017
Scream Street Sue Watson, Luella & Others
Series regular
2016
Power Monkeys Sara
TV mini-series, 6 episodes
2017
Midsomer Murders Kitty Oswood
Episode: “Death by Persuasion”
2018
Next of Kin
DCI Vivien Barnes
TV mini-series, 6 episodes
2018
Hilda
Series regular
2018
Vanity Fair Mrs. Louisa Sedley
TV mini-series
2020
The Pale Horse Yvonne Tuckerton
TV mini-series
2021
Ted Lasso Dentist
Series 2 Episode 4
2022
Murder, They Hope
Kerry
TV Series, 3 episodes
2022
McDonald & Dodds Chief Superintendent Mary Ormond
Series 3
2023
The Chelsea Detective
Charlotte Twist
Series 2 Episode 3
2024
Coma (2024 TV series)
Beth Henderson
TV mini-series, 4 episodes
Theatre [ edit ]
The Playboy of the Western World by J. M. Synge
The Revengers' Comedies by Alan Ayckbourn , Stephen Joseph Theatre , (1989)
Taking Steps Alan Ayckbourn , Stephen Joseph Theatre , (1990)
Invisible Friends by Alan Ayckbourn , Cottlesloe Theatre, National Theatre , (1991)
Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare , Young Vic Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company , (1992)
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde , (1993)
Moonlight Harold Pinter , London's West End , (1993)
Look Back in Anger John Osborne , Royal Exchange, Manchester , (1995)
Charley's Aunt Brandon Thomas , Royal Exchange, Manchester , (1995)
The Glass Menagerie Tennessee Williams , Donmar Warehouse and Comedy Theatre , (1995)
Othello by William Shakespeare , Lyttelton Theatre, Royal National Theatre , (1997)
The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare , Olivier Theatre, Royal National Theatre , (2001)
Mrs. Affleck National Theatre , (2009)[14]
Deathtrap by Ira Levin , Noël Coward Theatre (2010)
Blurred Lines National Theatre , (2014) [15]
The Father by Florian Zeller , Theatre Royal Bath Productions, Tricycle Theatre (2015)[16]
Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire , Hampstead Theatre (2016)
Prism by Terry Johnson , Hampstead Theatre (2017)
Nightfall by Barney Norris , Bridge Theatre Productions, Bridge Theatre (2018)
A Day in The Death of Joe Egg by Peter Nichols , Trafalgar Studios (2019)
Five Beats to the Bar by Neil d'Souza, BBC Radio 4 , (2002)
Old Harry's Game Andy Hamilton on BBC Radio 4 , (2002)
Trevor's World of Sport by Andy Hamilton on BBC Radio 4 , (2005, 2006, 2007)
Oblomov
The Light of Knowledge by Mya Hnuang Nyo, BBC Radio 4 , (2005)
Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare , BBC Radio 4 , (2005)
Bed and Breakfast by Helen Simpson , BBC Radio 4 , (2005)
Not a Games Person , narrating Julie Myerson 's play, BBC Radio 4 , (2006)
Sculptor's Daughter -Christmas, Snow, Pets and Females, and The Bays by Tove Jansson , BBC Radio 4 , (2006)
Standing Sideways , by Matt Charman , BBC Radio 4 , (2006)
Elizabeth and Her German Garden Elizabeth von Arnim , BBC Radio 4 , (2006)
School Runs , by Alexis Zegerman , BBC Radio 4 , (2006)
Jigsaw , by Sybille Bedford , BBC Radio 4 , (2006, 2007)
Poetry Please , reading poems by Percy Bysshe , Mary Shelley , John Donne , Gerard Manley Hopkins , Thomas Hardy , Philip Larkin , BBC Radio 4 , (2007)
Mrs. Warren's Profession George Bernard Shaw , BBC Radio 3 , (2007)
Bird Song BBC Radio 3 , (2008)
Don't Turn Around (radio short) BBC Radio 4 , (2008)
Five Easy Ways with Chilli by Scarlett Thomas , BBC Radio 4 , (2008)
Lunch: A Platonic Romantic Comedy by Marcy Kahan , BBC Radio 4 , (2013, 2014, 2015)
The Father by Florian Zeller , BBC Radio 3 , (2017)
References [ edit ]
^ "Claire Skinner – National Portrait Gallery" . www.npg.org.uk . Retrieved 3 July 2018 .
^ a b "Claire Skinner: '50 does not look like a woman in a cardigan' . The Observer . 20 September 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2016 .
^ a b Bassett, Kate (25 January 2009). "Mommy dearest: Claire Skinner transforms into a monster of a mother" . The Independent . Retrieved 10 February 2009 .
^ Brennan, Patricia (4 December 1994). "A Beauty, a Rogue and a Good Man". The Washington Post (Press release).
^ "The Family Way: Claire Skinner warms to her role in Poliakoff's new drama" (Press release). Time Out–London: Plugged In section, by Emma Perry. May 2001.
^ "BBC The Boss Series Press Release" (PDF) (Press release). BBC. 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2006.
^ "Doctor Who, Christmas special, BBC One, review" . The Daily Telegraph . 25 December 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2011 .
^ Galton, Bridget (2 October 2019). "Preview – A Day in the Death of Joe Egg" . Ham&High . Archived from the original on 4 October 2019.
^ "That Christmas episode wasn't part of the plan. How 'Ted Lasso' pulled it off" . Los Angeles Times . 13 August 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2024 .
^ "Bill Skinner | Actor" . IMDb . Retrieved 24 January 2024 .
^ "Outnumbered actress Claire Skinner confirms romance with co-star Hugh Dennis" . Hello! . 2 May 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2021 .
^ Todd, Lucy (2 July 2018). "Six on-screen turned real-life couples" . BBC News . Retrieved 2 July 2018 .
^ "Mrs.Affleck: National Theatre (2009)" . Archived from the original on 16 December 2008.
^ "Blurred Lines" . National Theatre . Archived from the original on 3 February 2014.
^ "The Father | Tricycle" . www.tricycle.co.uk . Archived from the original on 27 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015 .
^ "Mike Leigh, film and television credits" .[dead link
^ "Critics' Circle Theatre Awards for 1995" . Albemarle of London . Archived from the original on 18 February 2008.
^ "Donmar Warehouse List of Awards for The Glass Menagerie-Time Out Award for 1995" . Archived from the original on 20 October 2008.
^ "Olivier Winners 1996" . Archived from the original on 24 January 2009.
^ "BAFTA 2009" . 24 March 2009.
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