Frances McDormand, Hatty Jones, and Clare Thomas in Madeline (1998)

Frances McDormand, Rachel Dennis, Eloise Eonnet, Morgane Farcat, Pilar Garrard, Emilie Jessula, Hatty Jones, Alice Lavaud, Christina Mangani, Jessica Mason, Alix Ponchon, Bianca Strohmann, and Clare Thomas in Madeline (1998)

Miss Clavel (Frances McDormand) leads the girls in prayer before their evening meal.

Respendent in their party dresses, Madeline (Hatty Jones, front row, far left) and her classmates attend Pepito's birthday party with the help of gift-toting Miss Clavel (Frances McDormand, far left).

Rachel Dennis, Eloise Eonnet, Morgane Farcat, Pilar Garrard, Emilie Jessula, Hatty Jones, Alice Lavaud, Christina Mangani, Jessica Mason, Alix Ponchon, Bianca Strohmann, and Clare Thomas in Madeline (1998)

Madeline (Hatty Jones, second from right) and faithful helper Aggie (Clare Thomas, far right) instruct their schoolmates in the fine art of housecleaning.

Keith-Lee Castle, Laura Howard, Simon Ludders, Clare Thomas, Gerran Howell, Richard Southgate, and Bella Band in Young Dracula (2006)

During a break in shooting, the girls get a behind-the-scenes lesson in filmmaking.

Jack Blumenau, Jemima Rooper, and Clare Thomas in The Railway Children (2000)

Jenny Agutter, Richard Attenborough, Jack Blumenau, and Clare Thomas in The Railway Children (2000)

Jenny Agutter, Jack Blumenau, Jemima Rooper, and Clare Thomas in The Railway Children (2000)

Clare Thomas and Gerran Howell in Young Dracula (2006)