Line #18 Creator/ClaireFoy


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3	Claire Elizabeth Foy (16 April, 1984 in Stockport, England) is an English actress, best known for her role as Queen UsefulNotes/ElizabethII on the acclaimed Netflix series ''Series/TheCrown2016''.
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5	Before that however, she was a relatively obscure actress, appearing in movies like ''Film/SeasonOfTheWitch'' and the short-lived BBC revival of ''Series/UpstairsDownstairs''. (Though fantasy fans may remember her as the intimidating Adora Belle Dearheart in the TV adaptation of Terry Pratchett's ''Film/GoingPostal'', and she also registered for some watchers as Anne Boleyn in ''Series/WolfHall''.) ''Series/TheCrown2016'' changed all that, with her winning an Emmy, a Golden Globe, and two Screen Actors Guild awards for the role; she then demonstrated the ability to switch accents as Neil Armstrong's wife Janet in ''Film/FirstMan''.
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7	And yes, her middle name is Elizabeth. Fans have had fun with this.
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9	Not related to Creator/MackenzieFoy.
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12	!!Filmography:
13	* ''Series/LittleDorrit'' (2008) as Amy Dorrit
14	* ''Film/GoingPostal'' (2010) as Adora Belle Dearheart
15	* ''Film/SeasonOfTheWitch'' (2011) as Anna
16	* ''The Night Watch'' (2010) as Helen Giniver
17	* ''Series/UpstairsDownstairs'' (2010-2012) as Lady Persephone Towyn
18	* ''Series/{{Crossbones}}'' (2014) as Kate Balfour
19	* ''Film/VampireAcademy'' (2014) as Sonya Karp
20	* ''Series/WolfHall'' (2015) as UsefulNotes/AnneBoleyn
21	* ''Series/{{The Crown\|2016}}'' (2016-2017) as [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethII Queen Elizabeth II]]
22	* ''Breathe'' (2017) as Diana Cavendish
23	* ''Film/{{Unsane}}'' (2018) as Sawyer Valentini
24	* ''Film/FirstMan'' (2018) as Janet Armstrong
25	* ''Film/TheGirlInTheSpidersWeb'' (2018) as [[Literature/TheMillenniumTrilogy Lisbeth Salander]]
26	* ''Film/TheElectricalLifeOfLouisWain'' (2021) as Emily Richardson-Wain
27	* ''Film/WomenTalking'' (2022) as Salome
28	* ''Film/AllOfUsStrangers'' (2023) as Mum
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31	!!Tropes:
32	* DyeHard: She is a brunette but she dyed her hair blonde including for her role in ''Unsane''. She also dyed her hair reddish-blonde to play Diane Cavendish in ''Breathe''.
33	* TheOtherDarrin: Replaced Creator/RooneyMara as Lisbeth in ''The Girl in the Spider’s Web'', as Mara declined to reprise the role.
34	* PlayingAgainstType: She’s mostly known for playing regal or EnglishRose type characters, though that's largely an accident related to a couple of big parts; her range also encompasses the sexy-psychotic Adora Belle Dearheart and the brittle all-American Janet Armstrong, after all. Anyhow, her next big role? [[Literature/TheMillenniumTrilogy Lisbeth Salander]].
35	* RomanceOnTheSet: Met her ex-husband Stephen Campbell Moore on the set of ''Film/SeasonOfTheWitch''. They married in 2014 and have a daughter but divorced in 2018.
36	* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Her as Queen Elizabeth II and Creator/VanessaKirby who plays her sister Princess Margaret on ''The Crown'' look like they could be related.
37	* StarMakingRole: To say Queen Elizabeth in ''Series/TheCrown2016'' is a star-making role for her is an understatement.

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