Claire Bloom Biography

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NAME: Claire Bloom
OCCUPATION: Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress
BIRTH DATE: February 15, 1931 (Age: 80)
EDUCATION: Guildhall School of Music and Drama
PLACE OF BIRTH: London, United Kingdom

Originally: Claire Blume
ZODIAC SIGN: Aquarius

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Claire Bloom English is a dramatic actress noted for her moving portrayals of Shakespearean heroines. She also played on stage, television, and in films.

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Claire Bloom was born in London on February 15, 1931. At age 14 she tried out for the part of Juliet with the company of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre; in 1948 she was cast as Ophelia in Hamlet. She won praise for her early movie role in Limelight (1952). She successfully combined a stage career with films, and continued to star in films and on television into the 21st century.

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(born February 15, 1931, London) English dramatic actress noted for her moving portrayals of Shakespearean heroines. She also played on stage, in television, and in motion pictures.

She studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. At age 14 she tried out for the part of Juliet with the company of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre (later the Royal Shakespeare Theatre) in Stratford-upon-Avon; in 1948 at Stratford she was cast as Ophelia in Hamlet, Blanche in King John, and Perdita in A Winter's Tale. She won praise for her early motion-picture role as a ballet dancer, playing opposite Charles Chaplin in the film Limelight (1952). She performed with the Old Vic company (1952–53) and subsequently successfully combined a stage career with films. Some of her more notable movies include Richard III (1955), The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965), Charly (1968), and Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989). She continued to star in films and on television into the 21st century. An autobiography, Limelight and After, appeared in 1982.