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Claire Foy

(1984) Actor United Kingdom

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Claire Foy is an actor from the United Kingdom, best known for Snowflake.

Quick Facts About Claire Foy

Born: April 16, 1984
Nationality: United Kingdom
Profession: Actor
Notable works: Snowflake
Spouse: Stephen Campbell Moore

About Claire Foy

Claire Elizabeth Foy is a British actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in the Netflix series The Crown, for which she received various accolades such as a Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmy Awards.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Golden Globe Awards Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

Quotes by Claire Foy · Page 2

Celebrities choose fame. Royals have it thrust on them.

Choose

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With the royal family, you don't want to see them as people because it takes the sheen off. They're distant; you can…

Compassion

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I'm lucky I have a fast metabolism... my whole family does... everyone's got a lot of nervous energy so we burn it…

Burn

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I hate having to pose for photos. It's just so embarrassing. Everyone is expecting you to know what to do because you're…

Actor

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The coronation is a symbol of power, but it's not a symbol for us the people. It's a symbol for that person,…

Church

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History has done a great disservice to Anne Boleyn.

Anne

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I'm realizing the more jobs I do and as my career goes on that there seems to be a theme of choosing…

Challenges

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I think, Queen Victoria's diaries, I think you can get them if you go to the British Library.

British

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I am always so envious of people who do whatever they want.

Always

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Any scene I've ever played where I've thought people who watch it had experienced something like that - for example, people who've…

Losing

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I always like to do quite a lot of homework; I quite like to do the research. If I didn't do this,…

Always

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If I was working nine to five, acting would be my hobby... I always feel like maybe I should do an Open…

Acting

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Being really likeable all the time is just not real life, so it's your duty to make a well-rounded character.

Character

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Philip's story is the most interesting in the royal family - his background is the opposite of what you'd think. Everyone has…

Family

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Growing up, I was obsessed with Leonardo DiCaprio.

Dicaprio

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I haven't really given much thought to the whole 'working mother' thing.

Mother

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