Claire Skinner

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

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Gender

Female

Birthday

07-Oct-1964

Age

(62 years old)

Place of Birth

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Also Known As
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Claire Skinner

Biography

Claire Skinner is a British stage, film and television actress, best known for her role as the hapless mother Sue Brockman in the BBC sitcom "Outnumbered". Her film work includes the Mike Leigh productions "Life Is Sweet" and "Naked", "Bridget Jones's Diary" and "Sleepy Hollow".


Credits

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005) Character: Lucinda (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie with some of the greatest brittish comedians such as Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese.
Shoot Me! Shoot Me! (2012) Character: Claire
Images of female sexuality and the insecurities and attitudes that surround women and ageing. Plus the rather unusual affects certain indigestion tablets can have on one's tongue
Class of '76 Class of '76 (2005) Character: Dr. Kate Tremaine
Inspector Tom Monroe (Robert Carlyle) investigates the mysterious death of several people that the only thing they have in common is being classmates. In addition, the deaths appear to be related to a mysterious "faceless child."
Two Golden Balls Two Golden Balls (1994) Character: Linda
A repressed anti-porn campaigner meets a glamorous American porn actress who changes her outlook on life.
You're Dead... You're Dead... (1999) Character: Jo
A veteran bank robber and his sidekicks plan a heist that goes awry.
The Booze Cruise The Booze Cruise (2003) Character: Leonie Sewell
A group of men from Kent; Clive (Martin Clunes), Rob (Neil Pearson), Dave (Mark Benton), Maurice (Brian Murphy) and Daniel (Ben Whishaw) - go on a booze cruise to France, with mixed success and many mishaps along the way. Events involving their wives and families back home also form a large part of the plot.
Eliminate: Archie Cookson Eliminate: Archie Cookson (2011) Character: Camilla
A burnt-out British spy becomes the recipient of tapes implicating senior MI-6 officers in some light treason. Before he even knows what he has, most of his office has already been killed.
Clockwork Mice Clockwork Mice (1995) Character: Fairy
When new teacher Steve Drake joins the faculty at a school for special-needs students, his unorthodox instruction methods raise eyebrows. But attitudes begin to change when he makes a connection with a particularly unruly student.
And When Did You Last See Your Father? And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007) Character: Gillian
The story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father.
The Robbers The Robbers (2009) Character: Sue Brockman
It's Boxing Day and already Karen is making New Year resolutions - chiefly for others - and the family have been burgled,though selectively,causing Sue to cheat on the insurance claim. Sue and Jake go to collect Grandad from the retirement home where he now lives,only to find he has sloped off to the pub again with Scots mate Mac. Sue ends up asking Mac back for dinner though his thick accent creates a language barrier for Karen. Sue's divorced friend Jane is also invited and though the children fail to appreciate her present for them,a goat donated to Oxfam,Pete feels sorry for her and is glad that the Brockmans have given a Christmas to lonely strangers - until a W.P.C. turns up with another old boy who has gone walkabout.
I.D. I.D. (1995) Character: Marie
Four policemen go undercover and infiltrate a gang of football hooligans hoping to route out their leaders. For one of the four, the line between 'job' and 'yob' becomes more unclear as time passes . . .
The Trial The Trial (2025) Character: Dione Sinclair
In 2035, a new law holds parents responsible for their children’s crimes. Set in the United Kingdom, Dione and David Sinclair are thrust into a nightmarish legal battle when their teenage daughter, Teah, commits a serious crime.
Outnumbered - Christmas Special 2016 Outnumbered - Christmas Special 2016 (2016) Character: Sue Brockman
The Brockman family are on a special mission at Christmas time.
Eroica Eroica (2003) Character: Josephine Deym
British filmmaker Simon Cellan Jones directs the BBC drama Eroica, starring Ian Hart as Ludwig van Beethoven. Shot on digital video, this TV film depicts the first performance of Beethoven's Third Symphony, June 9th, 1804, in Vienna, Austria. Prince Lobkowitz (Jack Davenport) has invited friends to listen to Beethoven conduct his new symphony for the first time. Among the aristocratic attendees are Count Dietrichstein (Tim Pigott-Smith), Countess Brunsvik (Claire Skinner), and composer Josef Haydn (Frank Finlay). The actual musical score is performed by the Orchestre Revolutionaire et Romantique, under the direction of John Eliot Gardiner.
Bridget Jones's Diary Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) Character: Magda
Bridget Jones is an average woman struggling against expectations. As a New Year's resolution, Bridget decides to take control of her life, starting by keeping a diary in which she will always tell the complete truth. Her charming boss takes an interest in her, and she cannot stop running into a rather disagreeable acquaintance whom Bridget cannot help finding quietly attractive.
Isabel Isabel (2019) Character: Mary
An estranged couple are brought back together for their daughter’s wedding, but the unavoidable presence of their past reopens old wounds, allowing historic mistakes to be renewed.
Outnumbered Christmas Special Outnumbered Christmas Special (2024) Character: Sue Brockman
In a moment of adversity, Sue and Pete gather everyone together and try to celebrate a traditional family Christmas.
Mauvaise passe Mauvaise passe (1999) Character: Patricia
Fleeing from his wife in France to London, 45-year-old Pierre is barely able to support himself. He meets friendly Tom, who offers to help him make ends meet by working as a male escort.
Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (2011) Character: Madge Arwell
It's Christmas Eve, 1938, when Madge Arwell comes to the aid of an injured Spaceman Angel as she cycles home. He promises to repay her kindness - all she has to do is make a wish.
The Trial of Tony Blair The Trial of Tony Blair (2007) Character: Nicky
Biting political satire starring Robert Lindsay as a beleaguered Tony Blair, who stubbornly refuses to see the danger he faces from a Special Tribunal on Iraq that has been set up to investigate war crimes
Life Is Sweet Life Is Sweet (1991) Character: Natalie
Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, Andy is a cook who forever puts off home remodeling projects, Natalie is a plumber and Nicola is jobless. This film is about how they interact and play out family, conflict and love.
The Broken Santa The Broken Santa (2011) Character: Sue Brockman
The Brockmans hope to get away for the holiday, but Granddad's sudden illness and trip to the worst hospital ever threatens their plans.
Strings Strings (2004) Character: Jhinna
The story of Prince Hal who sets out to avenge his dead father against the city's rivals, the Zeriths, little knowing it was his wicked uncle Nezo who is the real killer, with his own designs on the throne.
Sleepy Hollow Sleepy Hollow (1999) Character: Beth Killian
Skeptical young detective Ichabod Crane gets transferred to the hamlet of Sleepy Hollow, New York, where he is tasked with investigating the decapitations of three people – murders the townsfolk attribute to a legendary specter, The Headless Horseman.
You Can Choose Your Friends You Can Choose Your Friends (2007) Character: Jane Arden
Comedy drama about a family reunion written by and starring Richard Herring. It's Ken and Margaret Snell's 45th wedding anniversary and their children and grandchildren along gather to celebrate. For Ken and Margaret's children, it's a day to revisit childhood arguments and to paper over present-day fractures in their relationships.
The Critic The Critic (2024) Character: Mary Brooke
Jimmy Erskine is the most feared theatre critic of the age. He lives as flamboyantly as he writes and takes pleasure in savagely taking down any actor who fails to meet his standards. When the owner of the Daily Chronicle dies, and his son takes over, Jimmy quickly finds himself at odds with his new boss and his position under threat. In an attempt to preserve the power and influence he holds so sacred, Jimmy strikes a Faustian pact with a struggling actress, entangling them and the boss in a thrilling but deadly web of desire, blackmail, and betrayal.
Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes (2017) Character: N/A
Only shown at live events, Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes is made from unseen sketches and outtakes from seminal British TV series Brass Eye.
Naked Naked (1993) Character: Sandra
An unemployed Brit vents his rage on unsuspecting strangers as he embarks on a nocturnal London odyssey.
The Sick Party The Sick Party (2012) Character: Sue Brockman
The Brockmans throw a Christmas party with jubilee bunting for decorations but Pete is not happy. Of the kids only Ben wants to help whilst Sandra gets drunk, tactless Norris from next door reminds former TV weather-man Ray of his nervous breakdown and Pete gets shut in the bathroom with neurotic, flu-ridden Jane when the door handle falls off. As the evening progresses Norris's wife runs off with her Lesbian lover, Jane takes an accidental over-dose and is rushed to hospital whilst Jake brings the police to the house. This will certainly be one party for everybody to remember.
Boxing Day Boxing Day (2021) Character: Auntie Caroline
Melvin, a British author living in America, returns home to London for Christmas to introduce his American fiancée Lisa to his eccentric British-Caribbean family. Their relationship is put to the test as she discovers the world her fiancé has left behind.
The Return of the Native The Return of the Native (1994) Character: Thomasin
Eustacia Vye, an exquisite beauty despairing at her boring life on an English moor, sets up a fateful lovers' triangle when she uses her wiles to entice two men, a dashing suitor and a successful man who made his name abroad and returned to his home on the heath.
The Rachel Papers The Rachel Papers (1989) Character: Gloria
Poised to attend Oxford University, 19-year-old Charles Highway decides it's high time to have a romantic encounter with an older woman. With the help of a computer program and several eccentric relatives, Highway sets his sights on seducing Rachel Noyce, a stunning American in her 20s. However, Highway has his work cut out for him. Noyce has a boyfriend, DeForest, and is not exactly receptive to Highway's advances — at first, anyway.
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025) Character: Magda
Bridget Jones navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, and former lover, Daniel. Back to work and on the apps, she's pursued by a younger man and maybe – just maybe – her son's science teacher.



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