:Clare Foster
{{Short description|British actress and singer}}
{{For|those of a similar name|Claire Foster (disambiguation){{!}}Claire Foster}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2014}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Clare Foster
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|7|24}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer}}
| years_active = 1999–present
| education = Masters Performing Arts College
}}
Clare Foster (born 24 July 1980) is a British actress, known for portraying the role of PC Millie Brown in the ITV series The Bill. Foster appeared in the 2011 London revival production of Crazy for You, which played at the Novello Theatre, in the 2016–2017 revival production of Tom Stoppard's Travesties first at the Menier Chocolate Factory and later at the Apollo Theatre and in the 2018 West End revival of Consent.
In 2022 Foster starred in BBC Radio 4's musical adaptation of Rossum's Universal Robots.{{Cite web |title=BBC Radio 4 - Rossum's Universal Robots |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00161rf |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}
Theatre
=Stage career=
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| 1999
| Laetitia | | |
| 2002–2003
| Ursula March | | |
| 2004
| Hella | rowspan="2"| | |
| 2004
| Chloe | |
| 2005
| Ensemble | | |
| 2005
| Ensemble | | |
| 2006
| Chicago | Ensemble | UK National Tour | |
| 2006–2008
| Avenue Q | Mrs T / Bear | | Nominated – Laurence Olivier Award for Best Ensemble |
| 2007–2008
| The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | | |
| 2010
| Sally Hardcastle | rowspan="2"| | |
| 2010
| Blanche Du Bois | Nominated – MEN Award for Best Actress{{Cite web |url=http://www.musicaltheatrenews.com/artists/clare-foster.html |title=Clare Foster Biography |access-date=2 April 2012 |archive-date=25 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425132320/http://www.musicaltheatrenews.com/artists/clare-foster.html |url-status=dead }} |
| 2011
| Oleanna | Carol | Nottingham Lake Side Theatre | |
| 2011–2012
| Polly Baker | | Nominated – WhatsOnStage.com Award for Best Actress in a Musical[http://openairtheatre.com/blog/nominations-announced/ Vote in the Whatsonstage.com Awards] |
| 2012–2013
| Beth Spencer | | |
| 2014
| Stephanie Abrahams | Octagon Theatre, Bolton |Won – Manchester Theatre Award for Best Actress{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2015/clare-foster-harry-mcentire-win-manchester-theatre-awards/|title=Clare Foster and Harry McEntire win Manchester Theatre Awards|last=Hutchison|first=David|date=13 March 2015|work=The Stage|access-date=28 February 2017}} |
| 2014
| Separation | Sarah Wise | Octagon Theatre, Bolton |
| 2014
| Sarah Brown | Chichester Festival Theatre | |
| 2016–2017
|Cecily Carruthers |
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| 2018
| Zara | Harold Pinter Theatre | |
| 2024–2025
|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |Elowen Keene | |Nominated – Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical |
Filmography
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|+ Film |
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| 2012
| Black Forest | Hanna | |
| 2012
| Factory Worker 3 | |
| 2013
| Beth | Film recording of the musical{{cite web |url=https://www.sondheimguide.com/merrily.html#London2012 |title=Sondheim Guide / Merrily We Roll Along |author= |access-date=19 June 2024}} |
| 2018
| Lady Stepping | Uncredited |
| 2020
| Seacole | Mrs Patterson | Post-production |
| 2025
| | Post-production |
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|+ Television |
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| 2006
| Casualty | Karen Sambrook | Episode: "Crossing the Line" |
| 2007
| Dilly | Episode: "The Blob" |
| 2008–2009
| The Bill | PC Millie Brown | 52 episodes |
| 2015
|Claudia Grey |Episode: "Time of my Life" |
| 2016
|Elenora Freeman |Episode: "The Strangers' Home" |
| 2016
| Galavant | Roberta Steingass | 7 episodes |
| 2016
| Nancy Lewis | Episode: "Smoke and Mirrors" |
| 2017
|Velma |Episode: "The Final Problem" |
| 2017
|Maria |Episode: "1.3" |
| 2018
| Alexandra Panousis | 2 episodes |
| 2020
|Episode: "Haunted"{{Cite episode|title=Haunted|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000dv3n/doctors-series-21-48-haunted|series=Doctors|series-link=Doctors (2000 TV series)|credits=Writer: Olly Perkin; Director: Edward Dick; Producer: Gail Evans|network=BBC|station=BBC One|airdate=27 January 2020}} |
| 2022
| Hayley | 4 episodes |
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|+ Video games |
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| 2023
| The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR | Charlotte | Voice |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|3597163}}
- [http://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Clare-Foster/ Clare Foster] at Broadway World
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110128103125/http://crazyforyouthemusical.com/ Crazy for You Official Site]}}
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