Person
Claire Bloom
Acting · Born 1931-02-15 · Finchley, Middlesex, England, UK
Biography
Patricia Claire Bloom (born February 15, 1931) is a retired English actress. She is known for leading roles on stage and screen and has received two BAFTA Awards and an Emmy award as well as nominations for a Grammy Award and a Tony Award. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to drama.
Known for
Midsomer Murders
Matilda Stowe
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Marion Whitney
Robert Montgomery Presents
Queen Victoria
Agatha Christie's Marple
Aunt Ada
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
The Oscars
Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Omnibus
Self
Filmography
- 2025Richard Burton: Wild GeniusSelf
- 2022Remembers…Self
- 2019Chaplin vs the FBISelf
- 2019Summer of RocketsAunt Mary
- 2018Miss DalíMaggie
- 2016Max RoseEva Rose
- 2014Chaplin - The Legend of the CenturySelf
- 2012The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683Rosa Cristofori
- 2012And While We Were HereGrandma Eves
- 2010The King's SpeechQueen Mary
- 2008Fiona's StoryHelen
- 2008House of Life: A Jewish Cemetary in PragueNarrator
- 2006Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square featuring Renee Fleming and Claire BloomSelf
- 2006The Ten CommandmentsRani
- 2006Kalamazoo?Eleanor
- 2006The Chatterley AffairOlder Helena
- 20052005 - Renee Fleming & Claire BloomSelf
- 2005JerichoMarie Hewitt
- 2004Agatha Christie's MarpleAunt Ada
- 2004Daniel and the SuperdogsClaire Martin
- 2004New TricksHelen Brownlow
- 2003Imagining ArgentinaSara Sternberg
- 2003Chaplin Today: LimelightSelf
- 2003Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles ChaplinSelf
- 2002The Book of EveEva Smallwood
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentMarion Whitney
- 2000On CukorSelf
- 2000Yesterday's ChildrenMaggie
- 2000Love and MurderNina Love
- 1999The Lady in QuestionEmma Sachs
- 1999Shakespeare's Women and Claire Bloomself
- 1998Imogen's FaceElinor
- 1998Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's LifeSelf
- 1998Wrestling with AlligatorsLulu Fraker
- 1997What the Deaf Man HeardMrs. Tynan
- 1997Midsomer MurdersMatilda Stowe
- 1996DaylightEleanor Trilling
- 1995Mighty AphroditeAmanda's Mother
- 1995Mad Dogs and EnglishmenLiz Stringer
- 1995A Village AffairCecily Jordon
- 1994Martha Graham: The Dancer RevealedNarrator
- 1993RememberAnne Deveraux Rawlings
- 1993It's Nothing PersonalEvelyn Whitloff
- 1992Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to SideMarina Gregg
- 1992The Camomile LawnSophy (older)
- 1992Love at First SightMaria Cruz
- 1991The Princess and the GoblinGreat Great Grandmother Irene (voice)
- 1990Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and BeyondSelf
- 1989Crimes and MisdemeanorsMiriam Rosenthal
- 1988The Lady and the HighwaymanLady Emma Darlington
- 1988Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the SunLady Delamere
- 1987Sammy and Rosie Get LaidAlice
- 1987Intimate ContactRuth Gregory
- 1987QueenieVicky Kelley
- 1987Hold the DreamEdwina, Lady Dunvale
- 1986Anastasia - The Mystery of AnnaCzarina Alexandra
- 1986Theban Plays: Oedipus the KingJocasta
- 1986LibertyMadame Bartholdi
- 1986Ann and DebbieDebbie
- 1985Time for MurderLady Barbara Penwarden
- 1985Promises to KeepSally
- 1985ShadowlandsJoy Gresham
- 1985Déjà VuEleanor Harvey
- 1985Florence NightingaleFanny Nightingale
- 1985Time and the ConwaysMrs Conway
- 1984The Life and Death of King JohnConstance
- 1984Ellis IslandRebecca Weiler
- 1983The Ghost WriterHope Lonoff
- 1983CymbelineQueen
- 1983Separate TablesMiss Cooper
- 1982American PlayhouseHope Lonoff
- 1981Brideshead RevisitedTeresa Flyte
- 1981Golden Book Video - Beauty and the BeastBeauty (voice)
- 1981Clash of the TitansHera
- 1981Beauty and the BeastBeauty (voice)
- 1980HamletGertrude
- 1979Henry VIIIKatharine of Aragon
- 1979Backstairs at the White HouseEdith Galt Wilson
- 1978The BBC Television ShakespeareGertrude
- 1977Islands in the StreamAudrey
- 1973Wessex TalesElla Marchmill
- 1973Orson Welles' Great MysteriesSheila Pennell
- 1973The Going Up of David LevHannah
- 1973A Doll's HouseNora Helmer
- 1971Film '72
- 1971Red Sky at MorningAnn Arnold
- 1971A Severed HeadHonor Klein
- 19693 Into 2 Won't GoFrances Howard
- 1969The Illustrated ManFelicia
- 1969Tattooed SteigerHerself
- 1968CharlyAlice Kinian
- 1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
- 1968The Triumph of DeathAmelia Lornan
- 1968Late Night HorrorAmelia Lornan
- 1967OmnibusSelf
- 1967Soldier in LoveQueen Anne
- 1965The Spy Who Came In from the ColdNancy 'Nan' Perry
- 1964The OutrageWife
- 1964High InfidelityLaura
- 1963The Teacher from VigevanoAda
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- 196380,000 SuspectsJulie Monks
- 1963The HauntingTheodora
- 1962The Chapman ReportNaomi Shields
- 1962The Wonderful World of the Brothers GrimmDorothea Grimm
- 1962Wuthering HeightsCatherine
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
- 1961Anna KareninaAnna Karenina
- 1960CheckmateGina Burton
- 1960BrainwashedIrene Andreny
- 1959Look Back in AngerHelena Charles
- 1958The BuccaneerBonnie Brown
- 1958The Brothers KaramazovKatya
- 1958Shirley Temple's StorybookBeauty
- 1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter
- 1956Alexander the GreatBarsine
- 1955Richard IIIThe Lady Anne
- 1954Tonight in BritainSelf
- 1953The Man BetweenSuzanne Mallison
- 1953Innocents in ParisSusan Robbins
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- 1952LimelightThereza 'Terry' Ambrose
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameAnne
- 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsQueen Victoria
- 1950Sunday Night TheatreMartine
- 1948The Blind GoddessMary Dearing
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