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  • NAME: Claire Bloom
  • OCCUPATION: Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress
  • BIRTH DATE: February 15, 1931 (Age: 82)
  • 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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