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Filmography
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Known For
Hellbound: Hellraiser II Julia (1988) -
Hellraiser Julia (1987) -
Ready Player One Mrs. Gilmore (2018) -
Known For
The Libertine Molly Luscombe (2004) -
Actress
The Worst Witch Miss Cackle (2017-2020) -
Silent Witness D.S. Farmer (1996-2020) -
Into the Badlands Ankara (2018-2019) -
Vera Elaine Sidden (2019) -
Cleaning Up Mary (2019) -
The Bisexual Grace (2018) -
The Convent Reverend Mother (2018) -
Ready Player One Mrs. Gilmore (2018)
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Love, Lies and Records Jean (2017) -
Liar Felicity Cassidy (2017) -
The Complete Walk: Richard III Margaret (2016)
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![Doctor Who]( "Doctor Who")
Doctor Who Ohila (2013-2015) -
![EastEnders]( "EastEnders")
EastEnders Hazel Warren (2015) -
![New Tricks]( "New Tricks")
New Tricks Francis Kane (2014) -
![Rogue]( "Rogue")
Rogue Vivian (2014) -
![Father Brown]( "Father Brown")
Father Brown Dinah Fortescue (2014) -
![Holby City]( "Holby City")
Holby City Susannah Harris (2013) -
![I Give It a Year]( "I Give It a Year")
I Give It a Year Elaine (2013) -
![Homefront]( "Homefront")
Homefront Paula Raveley (2012) -
![Downton Abbey]( "Downton Abbey")
Downton Abbey Mrs. Bartlett (2012) -
![Shameless]( "Shameless")
Shameless Hazel (2012) -
![Parade's End]( "Parade's End")
Parade's End Lady Claudine (2012) -
![A Fantastic Fear of Everything]( "A Fantastic Fear of Everything")
A Fantastic Fear of Everything Clair De Grunwald (2012) -
![The Syndicate]( "The Syndicate")
The Syndicate Joyce (2012) -
![Casualty]( "Casualty")
Casualty Brenda Tunnell (2011) -
![Toast]( "Toast")
Toast Mavis (2010) -
![National Theatre Live: Hamlet]( "National Theatre Live: Hamlet")
National Theatre Live: Hamlet Gertrude (2010) -
![National Theatre Live: All's Well That Ends Well]( "National Theatre Live: All's Well That Ends Well")
National Theatre Live: All's Well That Ends Well Countess of Rosillion (2009) -
![Casualty 1909]( "Casualty 1909")
Casualty 1909 Mrs Ramsbury (2009) -
![Being Human]( "Being Human")
Being Human Josie (2009) -
![Minder]( "Minder")
Minder Liz Grant (2009) -
![Midsomer Murders]( "Midsomer Murders")
Midsomer Murders 'Medea' read by (2005-2008) -
![The Curse of Steptoe]( "The Curse of Steptoe")
The Curse of Steptoe Joan Littlewood (2008) -
![The Golden Compass]( "The Golden Compass")
The Golden Compass Ma Costa (2007) -
The Stronger Mrs. X (2007)
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![Spring 1941]( "Spring 1941")
Spring 1941 Clara Planck (2007) -
![Cassandra's Dream]( "Cassandra's Dream")
Cassandra's Dream Dorothy Blaine (2007) -
![Goldplated]( "Goldplated")
Goldplated Yvonne (2006) -
![Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont]( "Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont")
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont Mrs Meyer (2005) -
![Murder in Suburbia]( "Murder in Suburbia")
Murder in Suburbia Helen Whittle (2005) -
![Casanova]( "Casanova")
Casanova Cook (2005) -
![Bigger Than the Sky]( "Bigger Than the Sky")
Bigger Than the Sky Edwina Walters (2005) -
![M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team]( "M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team")
M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team Lesley Pattison (2005) -
![The Libertine]( "The Libertine")
The Libertine Molly Luscombe (2004) -
![Stage Beauty]( "Stage Beauty")
Stage Beauty Mistress Revels (2004) -
Vincent in Brixton Ursula Loyer (2003)
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![The Secret]( "The Secret")
The Secret Maggie Hewitt (2000) -
![The House of Mirth]( "The House of Mirth")
The House of Mirth Mrs. Bry (2000) -
![The Bill]( "The Bill")
The Bill Judy Ryan (2000) -
![The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones]( "The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones")
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Edith Wharton (1999) -
![B. Monkey]( "B. Monkey")
B. Monkey Ms. Cherry (1998) -
![Heartbeat]( "Heartbeat")
Heartbeat Maureen Bristow (1996) -
![Kavanagh QC]( "Kavanagh QC")
Kavanagh QC Susannah Dixon QC (1996) -
![Small Faces]( "Small Faces")
Small Faces Lorna Maclean (1995) -
![Screen Two]( "Screen Two")
Screen Two Lindsay Fontaine (1994-1995) -
![Thin Ice]( "Thin Ice")
Thin Ice Fiona (1994) -
![Fatherland]( "Fatherland")
Fatherland Klara (1994) -
![Circle of Deceit]( "Circle of Deceit")
Circle of Deceit Eilish (1993) -
![Alleyn Mysteries]( "Alleyn Mysteries")
Alleyn Mysteries Marjorie Wilde (1993) -
![Bad Behaviour]( "Bad Behaviour")
Bad Behaviour Jessica Kennedy (1993) -
Downtown Lagos Ms. McDonald (1992)
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![Boon]( "Boon")
Boon Christine Pryall (1992) -
![After the War]( "After the War")
After the War Rachel Lucas (1989) -
![Hellbound: Hellraiser II]( "Hellbound: Hellraiser II")
Hellbound: Hellraiser II Julia (1988) -
Dreams, Secrets, Beautiful Lies Pamela (1988)
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![The Fruit Machine]( "The Fruit Machine")
The Fruit Machine Eve (1988) -
![Hellraiser]( "Hellraiser")
Hellraiser Julia (1987) -
Up Line Fizzy Targett (1987)
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Hideaway Ann Wright (1986)
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![Cover Her Face]( "Cover Her Face")
Cover Her Face Catherine Bowers (1985) -
![Nineteen Nineteen]( "Nineteen Nineteen")
Nineteen Nineteen Young Sophie (1985) -
![Mitch]( "Mitch")
Mitch Jo (1984) -
![The Citadel]( "The Citadel")
The Citadel Christine Manson (1983) -
Byron: A Personal Tour Lady Caroline Lamb (1981)
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![Plays for Pleasure]( "Plays for Pleasure")
Plays for Pleasure Ann (1981) -
![BBC2 Playhouse]( "BBC2 Playhouse")
BBC2 Playhouse Annie MacFarlane (1981) -
Actress
![Pride and Prejudice]( "Pride and Prejudice")
Pride and Prejudice Miss Kitty Bennet (1980) -
Soundtrack
![Small Faces]( "Small Faces")
Small Faces (1995) -
Soundtrack
![Pride and Prejudice]( "Pride and Prejudice")
Pride and Prejudice (1980) -
Archive footage
![Cinemassacre's Monster Madness]( "Cinemassacre's Monster Madness")
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![The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence]( "The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence")
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Awards
1 nomination.Did You Know
Trivia
Despite a long and successful career on-stage, she is perhaps best known in films for her sinister portrayal of "Julia" in Hellraiser (1987), a role she also reprised in the sequel, Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988).
Quotes
[on Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)] I had to come back, because to be the queen of hell, you see, it's an opportunity that I couldn't miss!
Star Sign
Scorpio
Personal Details
Born
Clare Frances Elizabeth Higgins
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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