Clare Higgins
Biography
Clare Higgins is an English actress who studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and went on to become a leading stage performer in London and on Broadway. She has won the Olivier Award for Best Actress three times, for Sweet Bird of Youth, Vincent in Brixton and Hecuba, and earned a Tony nomination for her Broadway debut in Vincent in Brixton in 2003. Film audiences know her as Julia Cotton in the horror films Hellraiser (1987) and Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988), the sequel in which she reprised the part. Her other screen credits include Woody Allen's Cassandra's Dream (2007) and The Golden Compass (2007), and she played Miss Cackle in the children's television series The Worst Witch from 2017 to 2020. On stage she has appeared with the National Theatre in Oedipus and Hamlet.
70years old
Turns 71 on November 10in 29 days
- Born Bradford, Yorkshire, England
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Clare Frances Elizabeth Higgins (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 31 years1987 to 2018
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Early training
Higgins graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art at 23, then became a dynamic stage actress in London and on Broadway through the 1980s.
Clare Higgins movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Five actors appear in three 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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Also two films together13 more actors
- Simon PeggReady Player One (2018) and A Fantastic Fear of Everything (2012)
- Jim CarterCassandra's Dream (2007) and The Golden Compass (2007)
- Tom HollanderStage Beauty (2004) and The Libertine (2004)
- Rupert EverettStage Beauty (2004) and B. Monkey (1998)
- William HopeLeviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II (2015) and Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
- Kenneth CranhamLeviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II (2015) and Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
- Rupert FriendMrs Palfrey at The Claremont (2005) and The Libertine (2004)
- Freddie HighmoreToast (2010) and The Golden Compass (2007)
- Ashley LaurenceHellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) and Hellraiser (1987)
- Sean ChapmanHellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) and Hellraiser (1987)
- Zoë TapperMrs Palfrey at The Claremont (2005) and Stage Beauty (2004)
- Barbie WildeLeviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II (2015) and Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
- Imogen BoormanLeviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II (2015) and Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Clare Higgins's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.1 billion
12 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 16 films: 12 worldwide figure; 1 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 12Worldwide figure
- 1Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$607M56.4% of the total
- 2$372M34.6% of the total
- 3$29M2.7% of the total
- 4$23M2.1% of the total
- 5$15M1.4% of the total
- 6$12M1.1% of the total
- 7$11M1.0% of the total
- 8$5.2M0.5% of the total
$2.6 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Awards
Five awards and honors from 1995 to 2005.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2005 | Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress | Won | |
| 2003 | Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress | Won | |
| 2003 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
| 1995 | Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress | Won | |
| Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress | Won | ||
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