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{{short description|British actress (b. 1965)}}
{{for|the footballer|Claire Skinner (footballer)}}
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| birth_date         = {{birth year and age|1965}}
| birth_place        = [[Hemel Hempstead]], [[Hertfordshire]], England
| alma_mater         = [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]]
| occupation         = Actress
| years_active       = 1988–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Charles Palmer (director)|Charles Palmer]]|2001|2016|end=divorced}}
| partner            = [[Hugh Dennis]] (2017–present)
| children           = 2
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'''Claire Skinner''' (born 1965)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw14759/Claire-Skinner|title=Claire Skinner – National Portrait Gallery|website=www.npg.org.uk|language=en|access-date=3 July 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> is an English actress, known in the United Kingdom for her television career, particularly playing Sue Brockman from the [[BBC]] television series ''[[Outnumbered (British TV series)|Outnumbered]]''. She is also known for her collaboration with director [[Mike Leigh]] on two of his films, ''[[Life is Sweet (film)|Life is Sweet]]'' (1990) and ''[[Naked (1993 film)|Naked]]'' (1993).
==Early life==
Claire Skinner was born and brought up in [[Hemel Hempstead]], the youngest daughter of a shopkeeper and an Irish-born secretary, and was shy as a child.<ref name="independent_20090125">{{cite press release|title=Mommy dearest: Claire Skinner transforms into a monster of a mother|work=[[The Independent]]|date=25 January 2009|access-date=10 February 2009|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/mommy-dearest-claire-skinner-transforms-into-a-monster-of-a-mother-1488516.html|location=London|first=Kate|last=Bassett}}</ref> Her dream was to be an actress and she immersed herself in her ambition. She acted, neglecting school work at [[Cavendish School (Hemel Hempstead)|Cavendish School]], and "barely scraped through [her] A-levels".<ref name="independent_20090125"/> She went on to study at the [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]] and then joined the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]].<ref>{{cite press release|title=A Beauty, a Rogue and a Good Man|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=4 December 1994|first=Patricia|last=Brennan|author-link=Patricia Brennan}}</ref>
==Career==
Her first role was in ''Hanky Park'', by [[Walter Greenwood]] at the [[Oldham Coliseum Theatre|Oldham Repertory Theatre]], which she describes as a "really traditional start". She is best known as Clare on the British television comedy ''[[Life Begins (TV series)|Life Begins]]'' and as Lucinda, the sous chef in the first series of ''[[Chef!]]'' alongside [[Lenny Henry]]. From 2007 to 2016, she portrayed Sue Brockman in the sitcom ''[[Outnumbered (British TV series)|Outnumbered]]''. Skinner will reprise her role in a one-off special set to air at Christmas 2024. For many years, she has preferred theatre to screen roles because she has been disappointed with her TV projects ("apart from [[Mike Leigh]]'s stuff"), "not just when you see the final thing, but also because it hasn't taken off."<ref>{{cite press release|title=The Family Way: Claire Skinner warms to her role in Poliakoff's new drama.|publisher=Time Out–London: Plugged In section, by Emma Perry|date=May 2001}}</ref>
Skinner has worked with directors including Mike Leigh – in ''[[Life Is Sweet (film)|Life Is Sweet]]'', and ''[[Naked (1993 film)|Naked]]'' – [[Trevor Nunn]], [[Tim Burton]] and [[Sam Mendes]], but according to her, [[Alan Ayckbourn]] "was a great influence for me as he pushed me so hard, but every director you work with has a big influence in some way, they really push you."<ref>{{cite press release|title=BBC The Boss Series Press Release |publisher=BBC |year=2000 |url=http://www.bbcprograms.com/pbs/catalog/boss/docs/press_boss2.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060507031941/http://www.bbcprograms.com/pbs/catalog/boss/docs/press_boss2.pdf |archive-date=7 May 2006 }}</ref>
She has made appearances in TV shows such as ''[[Lark Rise to Candleford (TV series)|Lark Rise to Candleford]]'' where for two episodes she played Mrs Macey. She appeared in the 2011 ''[[Doctor Who]]'' Christmas special "[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/doctor-who/8971416/Doctor-Who-Christmas-special-BBC-One-review.html|title=Doctor Who, Christmas special, BBC One, review|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=25 December 2011|access-date=25 December 2011}}</ref>
In 2019, she played Sheila in ''[[A Day in the Death of Joe Egg]]'', which ran in Trafalgar Studios in the West End from September to November.<ref>{{cite news |first=Bridget |last=Galton |title=Preview – A Day in the Death of Joe Egg |work=Ham&High |date=2 October 2019 |url=https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/etcetera/theatre/a-day-in-the-death-of-joe-egg-trafalgar-studios-claire-skinner-1-6301940 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004053811/https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/etcetera/theatre/a-day-in-the-death-of-joe-egg-trafalgar-studios-claire-skinner-1-6301940 |archive-date=4 October 2019 }}</ref>
==Personal life==
Skinner was previously married to director [[Charles Palmer (director)|Charles Palmer]], by whom she has two sons.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 August 2021 |title=That Christmas episode wasn't part of the plan. How 'Ted Lasso' pulled it off |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-08-13/ted-lasso-christmas-episode-apple-tv |access-date=24 January 2024 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bill Skinner {{!}} Actor |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11707211/ |access-date=24 January 2024 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/sep/20/claire-skinner-outnumbered-the-father-interview| title=Claire Skinner: '50 does not look like a woman in a cardigan'| work=The Observer| date=20 September 2015| access-date=18 October 2016}}</ref> Her marriage to Palmer ended in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Outnumbered actress Claire Skinner confirms romance with co-star Hugh Dennis |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/2020050289047/claire-skinner-confirms-outnumbered-romance-hugh-dennis/ |website=Hello! |access-date=27 March 2021 |language=en |date=2 May 2020}}</ref> She is now in a relationship with ''[[Outnumbered (British TV series)|Outnumbered]]'' co-star [[Hugh Dennis]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44680934|title=Six on-screen turned real-life couples|last=Todd|first=Lucy|date=2 July 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=2 July 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1989
| ''[[The Rachel Papers]]''
| Gloria
|
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Life Is Sweet (film)|Life Is Sweet]]''
| Natalie
|
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Naked (1993 film)|Naked]]''
| Sandra
|
|-
| 1994
| ''The Return of the Native''
| Thomasin
| TV film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1995
| ''[[I.D. (1995 film)|I.D.]]''
| Marie
|
|-
| ''[[Clockwork Mice]]''
| Fairy
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1999
| ''[[You're Dead (film)|You're Dead]]''
| Jo
|
|-
| ''[[The Escort (1999 film)|The Escort]]''
| Patricia
| Original Title: ''Mauvaise Passe''
|-
| ''[[Sleepy Hollow (film)|Sleepy Hollow]]''
| Beth Killian
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Bridget Jones's Diary (film)|Bridget Jones's Diary]]''
| Magda
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| ''[[The Booze Cruise]]''
| Leone Sewell
| TV film
|-
| ''[[Eroica (2003 film)|Eroica]]''
| Josephine Deym
| TV film
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Strings (2004 film)|Strings]]''
| Jhinna
| English version, voice actress
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Class of '76]]''
| Dr. Kate Tremaine
| TV film
|-
| 2006
| ''[[The Family Man (British TV series)|The Family Man]]''
| Natalie Simpson
| TV film
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2007
| ''[[The Trial of Tony Blair]]''
| Nicky
| TV film
|-
| ''You Can Choose Your Friends''
| Jane Arden
| TV film
|-
| ''[[And When Did You Last See Your Father?]]''
| Gillian
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[The Commander (TV series)|The Commander: Abduction]]''
| Fiona
| TV film
|-
| 2011
| ''Eliminate: Archie Cookson''
| Camilla
|
|}
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1988
| ''South of the Border''
| Laura
| Episode: Season 1, Episode 7
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]''
| Girl Pupil
| Episode: Ghost in the Machine
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Woof!]]''
| Liz
| Episode: Badgers
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Chef!]]''
| Lucinda
| Season 1 regular
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Screen One]]''
| Linda
| Episode: Two Golden Balls
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1995
| ''Capital Lives''
| Alice
| Episode: “In Cahoots”
|-
| ''[[Coogan's Run]]''
| Frances
| Episode: The Curator
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1997
| ''The Wingless Bird''
| Agnes Conway
| Catherine Cookson TV mini-series
|-
| ''[[Brass Eye]]''
| Board Member/Martha O'Dennell/Helly Melvick/Mrs. Wastrey
| TV Mini-Series, 3 episodes
|-
| ''[[A Dance to the Music of Time (TV series)|A Dance to the Music of Time]]''
| Jean
| TV mini-series
|-
| 1997–2000
| ''[[The Peter Principle (TV series)|The Peter Principle]]''
| Susan Harvey
| Series regular
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Second Sight (TV series)|Second Sight]]''
| DI Catherine Tully
| Series regular
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2001
| ''[[Perfect Strangers (TV serial)|Perfect Strangers]]''
| Rebecca
| TV mini-series
|-
| ''[[Bedtime (TV series)|Bedtime]]''
| Sarah Newcombe
| Season 1 regular
|-
| ''Swallow''
| Gail Collins
| TV mini-series
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Trevor's World of Sport]]''
| Meryl
| TV series, 7 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004
| ''The Genius of Mozart''
| Nannerl Mozart
| TV mini-series documentary
|-
| ''[[Murphy's Law (British TV series)|Murphy's Law]]''
| Alice
| Episode: “Go Ask Alice”
|-
| 2004–2006
| ''[[Life Begins (TV series)|Life Begins]]''
| Clare
| Series regular
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Agatha Christie's Marple|Agatha Christie's Miss Marple]]''
| Amy Murgatroyd
| Episode:  “A Murder Is Announced”
|-
| 2006–2007
| ''[[Rupert Bear, Follow the Magic...|Rupert Bear]]''
|
| Voice actress
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Kingdom (British TV series)|Kingdom]]''
| Brenda Collins
| Episode: Season 1, Episode 5
|-
| 2007–2016, 2024
| ''[[Outnumbered (British TV series)|Outnumbered]]''
| Sue Brockman
| Series regular
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2008
| ''[[Sense and Sensibility (2008 TV series)|Sense and Sensibility]]''
| Fanny Dashwood
| TV mini-series, 3 episodes
|-
| ''[[Lark Rise to Candleford (TV series)|Lark Rise to Candleford]]''
| Mrs. Macey
| TV series, 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Burn Up (TV series)|Burn Up]]''
| Clare
| TV mini-series, 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Agatha Christie's Poirot]]''
| Miss Rich
| Episode: “Cat Among the Pigeons”
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Trinity (British TV series)|Trinity]]''
| Dr. Angela Donne
| TV series, 8 episodes
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Moving On (TV series)|Moving On]]''
| Mary Ann
| Episode: Skies of Glass
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Doctor Who]]''
| Madge Arwell
| Episode: "[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| ''Tilly and Friends''
| Tumpty
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Homefront (2012 TV series)|Homefront]]''
| Claire Marshbrook
| TV mini-series
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| ''[[Playhouse Presents]]''
| Linda
| Episode: Mr Understood
|-
| ''The One About a Social Worker''
| Liz
| TV mini-series
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Silk (TV series)|Silk]]''
| Sarah Stephens
| Episode: Season 3, Episode 3
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| ''[[Critical (TV series)|Critical]]''
| Lorraine Rappaport
| Series regular
|-
| ''[[Inside No. 9]]''
| Angela
| Episode: Nana's Party
|-
| 2015–2017
| ''[[Scream Street (TV series)|Scream Street]]''
| Sue Watson, Luella & Others
| Series regular
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Power Monkeys]]''
| Sara
| TV mini-series, 6 episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Midsomer Murders]]''
| Kitty Oswood
| Episode: “Death by Persuasion”
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2018
| ''Next of Kin''
| DCI Vivien Barnes
| TV mini-series, 6 episodes
|-
| ''[[Hilda (TV series)|Hilda]]''
|
| Series regular
|-
| ''[[Vanity Fair (2018 TV series)|Vanity Fair]]''
| Mrs. Louisa Sedley
| TV mini-series
|-
| 2020
| ''[[The Pale Horse (TV series)|The Pale Horse]]''
| Yvonne Tuckerton
| TV mini-series
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Ted Lasso]]''
| Dentist
| Series 2 Episode 4
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022
|''[[Murder, They Hope]]''
|Kerry
|TV Series, 3 episodes
|-
| ''[[McDonald & Dodds]]''
| Chief Superintendent Mary Ormond
| Series 3
|-
|2023
|''[[The Chelsea Detective]]''
|Charlotte Twist
|Series 2 Episode 3
|-
|2024
|''[[Coma (2024 TV series)|Coma]]''
|Beth Henderson
|TV mini-series, 4 episodes
|}
===Theatre===
*''[[The Playboy of the Western World]]'' by [[J. M. Synge]]
*''[[The Revengers' Comedies]]'' by [[Alan Ayckbourn]], [[Stephen Joseph Theatre]], (1989)
*''[[Taking Steps]]''-Revival by [[Alan Ayckbourn]], [[Stephen Joseph Theatre]], (1990)
*''Invisible Friends'' by [[Alan Ayckbourn]], Cottlesloe Theatre, [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]], (1991)
*''[[Measure for Measure]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]], Young Vic Theatre, [[Royal Shakespeare Company]], (1992)
*''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' by [[Oscar Wilde]], (1993)
*''[[Moonlight (play)|Moonlight]]'', by [[Harold Pinter]], [[London's West End]], (1993)
*''[[Look Back in Anger]]'', by [[John Osborne]], [[Royal Exchange, Manchester]], (1995)
*''[[Charley's Aunt]]'', by [[Brandon Thomas (playwright)|Brandon Thomas]], [[Royal Exchange, Manchester]],  (1995)
*''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'', by [[Tennessee Williams]], [[Donmar Warehouse]] and [[Comedy Theatre]], (1995)
*''[[Othello]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]], Lyttelton Theatre, [[Royal National Theatre]], (1997)
*''[[The Winter's Tale]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]], Olivier Theatre, [[Royal National Theatre]], (2001)
*''[[Little Eyolf#Adaptations|Mrs. Affleck]]'', [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]], (2009)<ref>{{cite web|title=Mrs.Affleck: National Theatre (2009) |url=https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/mrsaffleck |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216043102/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/mrsaffleck |archive-date=16 December 2008 }}</ref>
*''[[Deathtrap (play)|Deathtrap]]'' by [[Ira Levin]], [[Noël Coward Theatre]] (2010)
*''[[Blurred Lines (play)|Blurred Lines]]'', [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]], (2014) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/blurred-lines?cast |title=Blurred Lines |work=National Theatre |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203031726/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/blurred-lines?cast |archive-date=3 February 2014  }}</ref>
*''The Father'' by [[Florian Zeller]], Theatre Royal Bath Productions, [[Tricycle Theatre]] (2015)<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Father {{!}} Tricycle|url = http://www.tricycle.co.uk/home/about-the-tricycle-pages/about-us-tab-menu/archive/archived-theatre-production/the-father/|website = www.tricycle.co.uk|access-date = 21 October 2015|archive-date = 27 October 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151027053106/http://www.tricycle.co.uk/home/about-the-tricycle-pages/about-us-tab-menu/archive/archived-theatre-production/the-father/|url-status = dead}}</ref>
*''[[Rabbit Hole (play)|Rabbit Hole]]'' by [[David Lindsay-Abaire]], [[Hampstead Theatre]] (2016)
*[[Prism (play)|''Prism'']] by [[Terry Johnson (dramatist)|Terry Johnson]], [[Hampstead Theatre]] (2017)
*''Nightfall'' by [[Barney Norris]], Bridge Theatre Productions, [[Bridge Theatre]] (2018)
*''[[A Day in The Death of Joe Egg]]'' by [[Peter Nichols (playwright)|Peter Nichols]], [[Trafalgar Studios]] (2019)
===Radio===
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*''Five Beats to the Bar'' by Neil d'Souza, [[BBC Radio 4]], (2002)
*''[[Old Harry's Game]]''—Christmas Special by [[Andy Hamilton]] on [[BBC Radio 4]], (2002)
*''[[Trevor's World of Sport]]'' by [[Andy Hamilton]] on [[BBC Radio 4]], (2005, 2006, 2007)
*''[[Oblomov]]'' (2005)
*''The Light of Knowledge'' by Mya Hnuang Nyo, [[BBC Radio 4]], (2005)
*''[[Measure for Measure]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]], [[BBC Radio 4]], (2005)
*''Bed and Breakfast'' by [[Helen Simpson (author)|Helen Simpson]], [[BBC Radio 4]], (2005)
*''Not a Games Person'', narrating [[Julie Myerson]]'s play, [[BBC Radio 4]], (2006)
*''Sculptor's Daughter''-Christmas, Snow, Pets and Females, and The Bays by [[Tove Jansson]], [[BBC Radio 4]], (2006)
*''Standing Sideways'', by [[Matt Charman]], [[BBC Radio 4]], (2006)
*''[[Elizabeth and Her German Garden]]'', by [[Elizabeth von Arnim]], [[BBC Radio 4]], (2006)
*''School Runs'', by [[Alexis Zegerman]], [[BBC Radio 4]], (2006)
*''Jigsaw'', by [[Sybille Bedford]], [[BBC Radio 4]], (2006, 2007)
* [[Poetry Please]], reading poems by [[Percy Bysshe Shelley|Percy Bysshe]], [[Mary Shelley]], [[John Donne]], [[Gerard Manley Hopkins]], [[Thomas Hardy]], [[Philip Larkin]], [[BBC Radio 4]], (2007)
*''[[Mrs. Warren's Profession]]'', by [[George Bernard Shaw]], [[BBC Radio 3]], (2007)
*''Bird Song'' [[BBC Radio 3]], (2008)
*''[[Don't Turn Around (radio short)]]'' by Marian Garvey, [[BBC Radio 4]], (2008)
*''Five Easy Ways with Chilli'' by [[Scarlett Thomas]], [[BBC Radio 4]], (2008)
*''Lunch: A Platonic Romantic Comedy'' by [[Marcy Kahan]], [[BBC Radio 4]], (2013, 2014, 2015)
*''The Father'' by [[Florian Zeller]], [[BBC Radio 3]], (2017)
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==Awards==
*1992 – Won – Geneva Stars de Demain Best Actress for ''[[Life Is Sweet (film)|Life Is Sweet]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Mike Leigh, film and television credits |url=http://newstalkradiowhio.com/common/movies/notes/42974-1-full.html}}{{Dead link|date=December 2011}}</ref>
*1995 – Won – [[Critics' Circle Theatre Award]] Best Actress for ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Critics' Circle Theatre Awards for 1995 |publisher=[[Albemarle of London]] |url=http://www.albemarle-london.com/awards/AwardWinners.php?Award_Type=Critics%20Circle%20Awards&Year=1995 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218214256/http://www.albemarle-london.com/awards/AwardWinners.php?Award_Type=Critics%20Circle%20Awards&Year=1995 |archive-date=18 February 2008 }}</ref>
*1995 – Won – Time Out Award for Best Performance Off West End'' for [[The Glass Menagerie]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Donmar Warehouse List of Awards for The Glass Menagerie-Time Out Award for 1995 |url=http://www.donmarwarehouse.com/p51.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081020093111/http://www.donmarwarehouse.com/p51.html |archive-date=20 October 2008 }}</ref>
*1996 – Nominated – [[Laurence Olivier Award]] Best Supporting Performance for ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Olivier Winners 1996 |url=http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/olivier_awards/past_winners/view/item98530/Olivier-Winners-1996/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124182729/http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/olivier_awards/past_winners/view/item98530/Olivier-Winners-1996/ |archive-date=24 January 2009 }}</ref>
*2009 – Nominated – [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] Best Comedy Performance for ''[[Outnumbered&nbsp;(British TV series)|Outnumbered]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=BAFTA 2009| url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/03/bafta-2009-tv-nominees.html| date =24 March 2009}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0804218}}
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