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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
See all 6 episodes »
 
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

Other Works:

(1991) Stage: Appeared in Arthur Miller's play, "The Ride Down Mount Morgan", at the Wyndham's Theatre in London, England, with Tom Conti and Gemma Jones in the cast. Michael Blakemore was the director. 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