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Clare Higgins was born the second of five children to parents who were both teachers and nursed acting ambitions from childhood. However she was sent to a convent school from which she was expelled, and she ran away from home at age 17. At 19 she gave birth to a son whom she gave up for adoption, but was pleased to be reunited with him in 1995... See full bio »

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Clare Frances Elizabeth Higgins
in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
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2013 Holby City (TV series)
Susannah Harris
– The More Deceived (2013) … Susannah Harris
– Only Human (2013) … Susannah Harris
 
2013 I Give It a Year
Elaine
 
2012 Homefront (TV mini-series)
Paula Raveley
– Episode #1.6 (2012) … Paula Raveley
– Episode #1.5 (2012) … Paula Raveley
– Episode #1.4 (2012) … Paula Raveley
– Episode #1.3 (2012) … Paula Raveley
– Episode #1.2 (2012) … Paula Raveley
See all 6 episodes »
 
2012 Downton Abbey (TV series)
Mrs. Bartlett
– Episode #3.6 (2012) … Mrs. Bartlett
– Episode #3.3 (2012) … Mrs. Bartlett
 
2012 Shameless (TV series)
Hazel
– Episode #10.3 (2012) … Hazel
 
2012 Parade's End (TV series)
Lady Claudine
– Episode #1.4 (2012) … Lady Claudine
– Episode #1.3 (2012) … Lady Claudine
– Episode #1.2 (2012) … Lady Claudine
– Episode #1.1 (2012) … Lady Claudine
 
2012 A Fantastic Fear of Everything
Clair De Grunwald
 
2012 The Syndicate (TV series)
Joyce
– Episode #1.5 (2012) … Joyce
– Episode #1.4 (2012) … Joyce
– Episode #1.3 (2012) … Joyce
– Episode #1.2 (2012) … Joyce
– Episode #1.1 (2012) … Joyce
 
2011 Casualty (TV series)
Brenda Tunnell
– Charlie's Angels (2011) … Brenda Tunnell
 
2010/I Toast
Mavis
 
2009-2010 National Theatre Live (TV series)
Countess of Rosillion / Gertrude
– Hamlet (2010) … Gertrude
– All's Well That Ends Well (2009) … Countess of Rosillion
 
2009 Casualty 1909 (TV series)
Mrs Ramsbury
– Episode #1.4 (2009) … Mrs Ramsbury
 
2009 Being Human (TV series)
Josie
– Bad Moon Rising (2009) … Josie
– Where the Wild Things Are (2009) … Josie
 
2009 Minder (TV series)
Liz Grant
– A Matter of Life and Debt (2009) … Liz Grant
 
2008 Spring 1941
Clara Planck
 
2005-2008 Midsomer Murders (TV series)
'Medea' read by / Gina Colby / Laura Crawford
– Talking to the Dead (2008) … 'Medea' read by (voice)
– Death in a Chocolate Box (2007) … Gina Colby
– Midsomer Rhapsody (2005) … Laura Crawford
 
2008 The Curse of Steptoe (TV movie)
Joan Littlewood
 
2007 The Golden Compass
Ma Costa
 
2007/I The Stronger (short)
 
2007 Cassandra's Dream
Mother
 
2006 Goldplated (TV series)
Yvonne
– Cassidy's Mother (2006) … Yvonne
 
2005 Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
Mrs. Meyer
 
2005 Murder in Suburbia (TV series)
Helen Whittle
– Witches (2005) … Helen Whittle
 
2005 Casanova (TV mini-series)
Cook
– Episode #1.3 (2005) … Cook
– Episode #1.1 (2005) … Cook
 
2005 Bigger Than the Sky
Edwina Walters
 
2005 Murder Investigation Team (TV series)
Lesley Pattison
– Episode #2.1 (2005) … Lesley Pattison
 
2004 The Libertine
Molly Luscombe (as Claire Higgins)
 
2004 Stage Beauty
Mistress Revels
 
2000 The House of Mirth
Mrs. Bry
 
2000 The Bill (TV series)
Judy Ryan
– Take It or Leave It (2000) … Judy Ryan
 
2000 The Secret (TV movie)
Maggie Hewitt
 
1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence (video)
Edith Wharton
 
1998 B. Monkey
Ms. Cherry
 
1996 Heartbeat (TV series)
Maureen Bristow
– The Best Laid Plans (1996) … Maureen Bristow
 
1996 Small Faces
Lorna Maclean
 
1996 Silent Witness (TV series)
D.S. Farmer / Detective Superintendent Farmer / Det. Supt. Harriet Farmer
– Sins of the Fathers: Part 2 (1996) … D.S. Farmer
– Sins of the Fathers: Part 1 (1996) … Detective Superintendent Farmer
– Darkness Visible: Part 2 (1996) … D.S. Farmer
– Darkness Visible: Part 1 (1996) … Detective Superintendent Farmer
– Long Days, Short Nights: Part 1 (1996) … Det. Supt. Harriet Farmer
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1996 Kavanagh QC (TV series)
Susannah Dixon QC
– Men of Substance (1996) … Susannah Dixon QC
 
1995 Thin Ice
Fiona
 
1995 The Absence of War (TV movie)
 
1994 Fatherland (TV movie)
Klara
 
1994 Screen Two (TV series)
Fiona
– Men of the Month (1994) … Fiona
 
1993 Circle of Deceit (TV movie)
Eilish
 
1993 Alleyn Mysteries (TV series)
Marjorie Wilde
– A Man Lay Dead (1993) … Marjorie Wilde
 
1993 Bad Behaviour
Jessica Kennedy
 
1992 Boon (TV series)
Christine Pryall
– Deadline (1992) … Christine Pryall
 
1989 After the War (TV mini-series)
Rachel Lucas / Rachel Jordan
– Final Demands (1989) … Rachel Lucas
– In the Sixties (1989) … Rachel Lucas
– Winds of Change (1989) … Rachel Lucas
– Love and Kisses (1989) … Rachel Lucas
– Partners (1989) … Rachel Jordan
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1988 Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Julia Cotton
 
1988 The Fruit Machine
Eve
 
1987 Hellraiser
Julia
 
1987 Up Line (TV movie)
Fizzy Targett
 
1986 Hideaway (TV mini-series)
Ann Wright
– Episode #1.6 (1986) … Ann Wright
– Episode #1.5 (1986) … Ann Wright
– Episode #1.4 (1986) … Ann Wright
– Episode #1.3 (1986) … Ann Wright
– Episode #1.2 (1986) … Ann Wright
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1985 Cover Her Face (TV mini-series)
Catherine Bowers
– Episode #1.6 (1985) … Catherine Bowers
– Episode #1.4 (1985) … Catherine Bowers
– Episode #1.3 (1985) … Catherine Bowers
– Episode #1.1 (1985) … Catherine Bowers
 
1985 Nineteen Nineteen
Young Sophie
 
1984 Mitch (TV series)
Jo
– Nature of the Beast (1984) … Jo
– Saturday Night (1984) … Jo
– Squealer (1984) … Jo
– Who Must Remain Anonymous (1984) … Jo
– Sleeping Dogs (1984) … Jo
See all 6 episodes »
 
1983 The Citadel (TV mini-series)
Christine Manson / Christine Barlow
– Part 9 (1983) … Christine Manson
– Part 8 (1983) … Christine Manson
– Part 7 (1983) … Christine Manson
– Part 6 (1983) … Christine Manson
– Part 5 (1983) … Christine Manson
See all 9 episodes »
 
1981 Byron: A Personal Tour (TV movie)
 
1981 Plays for Pleasure (TV series)
Ann
– The Concubine (1981) … Ann
 
1981 BBC2 Playhouse (TV series)
Annie MacFarlane
– Unity (1981) … Annie MacFarlane
 
1980 Pride and Prejudice (TV mini-series)
Kitty Bennet
– Episode #1.5 (1980) … Kitty Bennet
– Episode #1.4 (1980) … Kitty Bennet
– Episode #1.3 (1980) … Kitty Bennet
– Episode #1.2 (1980) … Kitty Bennet
– Episode #1.1 (1980) … Kitty Bennet
 
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1980 Pride and Prejudice (TV mini-series)
– Episode #1.2 (1980) (performer: "Near Woodstock Town" - uncredited)
 
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2003 The 57th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Play
 

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Personal Details

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(????) Audio book: Narrated Elizabeth Gaskell's "Mary Barton". See more »

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Alternate Names:

Claire Higgins

Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on Hellbound: Hellraiser II] I had to come back, because to be the queen of hell, you see, it's an opportunity that I couldn't miss! See more »

Trivia:

Despite a long and successful career on-stage, she is perhaps best known in films for her sinister portrayal of "Julia" in Hellraiser, a role she also reprised in the sequel, Hellbound: Hellraiser II. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio