Claire Foy
Biography
Claire Foy is a British actress who began her professional stage career in the play DNA and whose screen debut came in the pilot episode of Being Human, a supernatural comedy series. She took the lead in the BBC miniseries Little Dorrit and made her film debut in Season of the Witch (2011), then drew praise as Anne Boleyn in Wolf Hall, which brought a BAFTA nomination. Playing Queen Elizabeth II in the Netflix series The Crown won her a Golden Globe as well as two Primetime Emmy Awards. She later starred in Unsane (2018) and First Man (2018), earning Golden Globe and BAFTA supporting actress nominations for the latter, and in Women Talking (2022) and All of Us Strangers (2023), which brought another BAFTA nomination. Her other films include Breathe (2017), The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021), and H Is for Hawk (2025).
42years old
Turns 43 on April 16in 176 days
- Born Stockport
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Claire Elizabeth Foy
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 15 years2011 to 2026
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First role
Foy's first screen role was Julia Beckett in the pilot of Being Human, a supernatural comedy series from 2008. For the rest of the series, the part went to a different actress.
First role
Foy's first professional stage part came in DNA, staged by director Paul Miller at the Royal National Theatre. The play belonged to a triptych that also featured The Miracle and Baby Girl, following her early small television roles.
First role
Foy's first feature film was the American fantasy adventure Season of the Witch, released in 2011, in which she appeared opposite Nicolas Cage.
Claire Foy movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Box office
What Claire Foy's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$323 million
11 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 17 films: 11 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found; 1 too new to count.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 2Figure not found
- 1Too new to count
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$106M32.7% of the total
- 2$92M28.3% of the total
- 3$35M10.9% of the total
- 4$32M10.0% of the total
- 5$15M4.8% of the total
- 6$15M4.6% of the total
- 7$14M4.4% of the total
- 8$7.6M2.3% of the total
$6.6 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total
Awards
Four awards and honors from 2017 to 2018, four of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2017 | Awards | The Crown | Won |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2018 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Crown | Won |
| SAG Awards | |||
| 2018 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | The Crown | Won |
| 2017 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | The Crown | Won |
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