Claire Rushbrook
| Claire Rushbrook | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Claire Louise Rushbrook 2 January 1970 Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1994 - Present |
Claire Louise Rushbrook (born 2 January 1970) is an English film, television and stage actress.
Rushbrook's theatre credits include West End productions of Three Sisters as Olga[1] and Festen as Helene. Other stage roles include Mary Warren in The Crucible (Sheffield Crucible theatre), Sonia in Uncle Vanya (Almeida Theatre) and Mum in Market Boy (National theatre).[2]
Her films include Mike Leigh's Secrets & Lies (1996) and Carine Adler's Under the Skin (1997) with Samantha Morton. On television, she has starred in The Sins (2000), Linda Green (2001-2002), the sitcom Carrie And Barry (2004-2005), Whitechapel (2009-2013) and My Mad Fat Diary (2013-2014), for which she received a 2014 BAFTA TV Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
Background
Rushbrook was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire[3] and went to Fearnhill School in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, and then attended drama school.[4] She worked mainly in theatre for around five years before moving into film and television.[4] She guest starred in the episodes "The Impossible Planet" and "The Satan Pit" in Doctor Who and had supporting roles in films Secrets & Lies and Spice World.[4] Her Doctor Who guest star status earned her a position in a Doctor Who celebrity edition of The Weakest Link but ended up being the fourth one voted off. She also appeared in the 2008 BBC comedy drama Mutual Friends and the 2009 ITV1 dramas Whitechapel and Collision, both alongside Phil Davis.
Filmography
Television
- Casualty (1 episode, 1994) as Policewoman
- Turning World (3 episodes, 1997) as Julia Garnett
- Touching Evil (2 episodes, 1997) as Julie Carney
- Spaced (1 episode, 1999) as Yolanda
- The Sins (6 episodes, 2000) as Faith Blackwell
- Linda Green (10 episodes, 2001-2002) as Michelle Fenton
- The Stretford Wives (2002) as Elaine Massey Simmons
- Family Business (1 episode, 2004) as Rachel Brooker
- Richard & Judy (1 episode, 2004) as Herself
- Carrie & Barry (12 episodes, 2004) as Carrie
- Breakfast (1 episode, 2005) as Herself
- Doctor Who (2 episodes, 2006) as Ida Scott
- Afterlife (1 episode, 2006) as Jennifer
- The Weakest Link (1 episode, 2007) as Herself
- Inspector George Gently (1 episode, 2007) as Valerie Lister
- Double Time (2007) as Sarah
- Ashes to Ashes (1 episode, 2008) as Trixie Walsh
- Mutual Friends (6 episodes, 2008) as Leigh Cato
- New Tricks (1 episode, 2009) as Pamela Scott
- Enid (2009) as Dorothy Richards
- Collision (4 episodes, 2009) as Karen Donnelly
- Lizzie and Sarah (2010) (TV) as Fiona
- Whitechapel (2009–present) as Dr. Caroline Llewellyn
- The Fades (4 episodes, 2011) as Meg
- Great Expectations (2011) as Mrs. Joe
- Mrs Biggs (2012) as Ruby Wright
- My Mad Fat Diary (2013) as Mrs Earl
Film
- Secrets & Lies (1996) as Roxanne Purley
- Under the Skin (1997) as Rose Kelly
- Crocodile Snap (1997) as Mum
- Spice World (1997) as Deborah
- Plunkett & Macleane (1999) as Lady Estelle
- Shiner (2000) as Ruth
- Doctor Sleep (2002) as Grace
- A Changed Man (2003)
- I Am Bob (2007) as Barlady
References
- ↑ http://www.whatsonstage.com/west-end-theatre/reviews/06-1999/three-sisters_30179.html
- ↑ "Claire Rushbrook". Client Area Troika. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ↑ http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records?firstname=claire&lastname=rushbrook&yearofbirth=1970&yearofbirth_offset=2
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Claire Rushbrook". BBC Drama. BBC. March 2005. Retrieved 1 October 2011.