---
name: "Claire Bloom"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/claire-bloom"
fi1m_id: "claire-bloom"
imdb_id: "nm0001954"
tmdb_id: 29545
wikidata_id: "Q235622"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 February 1931"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 83
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-26T15:23:07.212168+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Claire Bloom

## Identity

Claire Bloom

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/claire-bloom
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** claire-bloom
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001954
- **TMDB ID:** 29545
- **Wikidata ID:** Q235622
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Bloom, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235622, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001954/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/29545

Actor. Born 15 February 1931 in Finchley, Middlesex, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 February 1931, Finchley, Middlesex, England, UK
- **Active:** 1963–2010
- **Also known as:** Patricia Claire Blume, Клэр Блум
- **BAFTA Film Awards:** 1 BAFTA (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 83, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 84 (1), 1980s 84 (2), 2010s 82 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 83 to 72 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 1, Crime 1, History 1, Horror 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $433m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Bloom, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235622, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001954/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/29545

## Biography

Claire Bloom is an English actress. Born Patricia Claire Blume on 15 February 1931 in Finchley, Middlesex, she trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. She made her stage debut at sixteen and appeared in Shakespeare productions including Ophelia in Hamlet at Stratford-upon-Avon.

Bloom's film breakthrough came with a leading role opposite Charlie Chaplin in *Limelight* (1952). She is known for roles such as Theodora in *The Haunting* (1963), Nancy Perry in *The Spy Who Came In from the Cold* (1965), Hera in *Clash of the Titans* (1981), Miriam Rosenthal in *Crimes and Misdemeanors* (1989) and Queen Mary in *The King's Speech* (2010). She has also worked extensively in theatre and television.

She has received two BAFTA Awards and was appointed CBE in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to drama.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, britannica.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The King's Speech* (2010), Fi1m 82, as Queen Mary — [page](https://film.one/film/the-kings-speech.md)
- *Crimes and Misdemeanors* (1989), Fi1m 84, as Miriam Rosenthal — [page](https://film.one/film/crimes-and-misdemeanors.md)
- *Brideshead Revisited* (1981), Fi1m 83, as Teresa Flyte — [page](https://film.one/tv/brideshead-revisited.md)
- *The Haunting* (1963), Fi1m 84, as Theodora — [page](https://film.one/film/the-haunting.md)

## Complete filmography (107)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Summer of Rockets* (2019), series, as Aunt Mary
- *Miss Dalí* (2018), as Maggie
- *Max Rose* (2016), as Eva Rose
- *The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683* (2012), as Rosa Cristofori
- *And While We Were Here* (2012), as Grandma Eves
- *The King's Speech* (2010), as Queen Mary — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-kings-speech.md)
- *Fiona's Story* (2008), as Helen
- *House of Life: A Jewish Cemetary in Prague* (2008), as Narrator
- *The Ten Commandments* (2006), series, as Rani
- *Kalamazoo?* (2006), as Eleanor
- *The Chatterley Affair* (2006), as Older Helena
- *Jericho* (2005), series, as Marie Hewitt
- *Agatha Christie's Marple* (2004), series, as Aunt Ada
- *Daniel and the Superdogs* (2004), as Claire Martin
- *New Tricks* (2004), series, as Helen Brownlow
- *Imagining Argentina* (2003), as Sara Sternberg
- *The Book of Eve* (2002), as Eva Smallwood
- *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), series, as Marion Whitney
- *Yesterday's Children* (2000), as Maggie
- *Love and Murder* (2000), as Nina Love
- *The Lady in Question* (1999), as Emma Sachs
- *Imogen's Face* (1998), as Elinor
- *Wrestling with Alligators* (1998), as Lulu Fraker
- *What the Deaf Man Heard* (1997), as Mrs. Tynan
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Matilda Stowe — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *Family Money* (1997), series, as Fran Pye
- *Daylight* (1996), as Eleanor Trilling
- *Mighty Aphrodite* (1995), as Amanda's Mother
- *Mad Dogs and Englishmen* (1995), as Liz Stringer
- *A Village Affair* (1995), as Cecily Jordon
- *Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed* (1994), as Narrator
- *Remember* (1993), as Anne Deveraux Rawlings
- *It's Nothing Personal* (1993), as Evelyn Whitloff
- *Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side* (1992), as Marina Gregg
- *The Camomile Lawn* (1992), series, as Sophy (older)
- *Love at First Sight* (1992), series, as Maria Cruz
- *The Princess and the Goblin* (1991), as Great Great Grandmother Irene (voice)
- *Crimes and Misdemeanors* (1989), as Miriam Rosenthal — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/crimes-and-misdemeanors.md)
- *The Lady and the Highwayman* (1988), as Lady Emma Darlington
- *Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun* (1988), as Lady Delamere
- *Sammy and Rosie Get Laid* (1987), as Alice
- *Intimate Contact* (1987), series, as Ruth Gregory
- *Queenie* (1987), series, as Vicky Kelley
- *Hold the Dream* (1987), series, as Edwina, Lady Dunvale
- *Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna* (1986), series, as Czarina Alexandra
- *Theban Plays: Oedipus the King* (1986), as Jocasta
- *Liberty* (1986), as Madame Bartholdi
- *Ann and Debbie* (1986), as Debbie
- *Time for Murder* (1985), series, as Lady Barbara Penwarden
- *Promises to Keep* (1985), as Sally
- *Shadowlands* (1985), as Joy Gresham
- *Déjà Vu* (1985), as Eleanor Harvey
- *Florence Nightingale* (1985), as Fanny Nightingale
- *Time and the Conways* (1985), as Mrs Conway
- *The Life and Death of King John* (1984), as Constance
- *Ellis Island* (1984), series, as Rebecca Weiler
- *The Ghost Writer* (1983), as Hope Lonoff
- *Cymbeline* (1983), as Queen
- *Separate Tables* (1983), as Miss Cooper
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Hope Lonoff
- *Brideshead Revisited* (1981), series, as Teresa Flyte — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/brideshead-revisited.md)
- *Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast* (1981), as Beauty (voice)
- *Clash of the Titans* (1981), as Hera
- *Beauty and the Beast* (1981), as Beauty (voice)
- *Hamlet* (1980), as Gertrude
- *Henry VIII* (1979), as Katharine of Aragon
- *Backstairs at the White House* (1979), series, as Edith Galt Wilson
- *The BBC Television Shakespeare* (1978), series, as Gertrude
- *Islands in the Stream* (1977), as Audrey
- *Wessex Tales* (1973), series, as Ella Marchmill
- *Orson Welles' Great Mysteries* (1973), series, as Sheila Pennell
- *The Going Up of David Lev* (1973), as Hannah
- *A Doll's House* (1973), as Nora Helmer
- *Film '72* (1971), series, Actor
- *Red Sky at Morning* (1971), as Ann Arnold
- *A Severed Head* (1971), as Honor Klein
- *3 Into 2 Won't Go* (1969), as Frances Howard
- *The Illustrated Man* (1969), as Felicia
- *Charly* (1968), as Alice Kinian
- *The Triumph of Death* (1968), as Amelia Lornan
- *Late Night Horror* (1968), series, as Amelia Lornan
- *Soldier in Love* (1967), as Queen Anne
- *The Spy Who Came In from the Cold* (1965), as Nancy 'Nan' Perry
- *The Outrage* (1964), as Wife
- *High Infidelity* (1964), as Laura
- *The Teacher from Vigevano* (1963), as Ada
- *80,000 Suspects* (1963), as Julie Monks
- *The Haunting* (1963), as Theodora — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-haunting.md)
- *The Chapman Report* (1962), as Naomi Shields
- *The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm* (1962), as Dorothea Grimm
- *Wuthering Heights* (1962), as Catherine
- *Anna Karenina* (1961), as Anna Karenina
- *Checkmate* (1960), series, as Gina Burton
- *Brainwashed* (1960), as Irene Andreny
- *Look Back in Anger* (1959), as Helena Charles
- *The Buccaneer* (1958), as Bonnie Brown
- *The Brothers Karamazov* (1958), as Katya
- *Shirley Temple's Storybook* (1958), series, as Beauty
- *Alexander the Great* (1956), as Barsine
- *Richard III* (1955), as The Lady Anne
- *The Man Between* (1953), as Suzanne Mallison
- *Innocents in Paris* (1953), as Susan Robbins
- *Limelight* (1952), as Thereza 'Terry' Ambrose
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Anne, Mrs. Tynan
- *Robert Montgomery Presents* (1950), series, as Queen Victoria
- *Sunday Night Theatre* (1950), series, as Martine
- *The Blind Goddess* (1948), as Mary Dearing

## Gallery

- ![Claire Bloom](https://film.one/media/person/353367/gallery-65857a205040.jpg) Claire Bloom — MGM, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Claire_Bloom_-_Karamazov-1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![itle: Claire Bloom Creator(s): Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer Date Created/Published: 1975. Medium: 1 photograph : color transparency ; 35mm (slide format) Repr](https://film.one/media/person/353367/gallery-03d44772907c.jpg) itle: Claire Bloom Creator(s): Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer Date Created/Published: 1975. Medium: 1 photograph : color transparency ; 35mm (slide format) Repr — Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Claire_Bloom.jpg/1280px-Claire_Bloom.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Publicity photo of Claire Bloom for film, The Brothers Karamazov (1958)](https://film.one/media/person/353367/gallery-d82cc6abaadb.jpg) Publicity photo of Claire Bloom for film, The Brothers Karamazov (1958) — MGM, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Claire_Bloom_-_Karamazov_-_B.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Publicity photo of Claire Bloom in U.S. stage play, Hedda Gabler. (1971)](https://film.one/media/person/353367/gallery-04d0e8e09814.jpg) Publicity photo of Claire Bloom in U.S. stage play, Hedda Gabler. (1971) — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Claire_Bloom_-_1971.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Claire Bloom](https://film.one/media/person/353367/gallery-5ea057d70c08.jpg) Claire Bloom — Image via TMDB
- ![Claire Bloom](https://film.one/media/person/353367/gallery-2a1f0991856c.jpg) Claire Bloom — Image via TMDB
- ![Claire Bloom](https://film.one/media/person/353367/gallery-6347a343c7a7.jpg) Claire Bloom — Image via TMDB
- ![Photo of Claire Bloom Richard Burton from Alexander the Great (1956)](https://film.one/media/person/353367/gallery-1406859ce80d.jpg) Photo of Claire Bloom Richard Burton from Alexander the Great (1956) — Popular Library Inc. Photo from United Artists, producer of the film., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Photo_of_Claire_Bloom_Richard_Burton.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo of John Neville and Claire Bloom in Romeo and Juliet from the television program Producers' Showcase. (1957)](https://film.one/media/person/353367/gallery-e45ba93bba05.jpg) Photo of John Neville and Claire Bloom in Romeo and Juliet from the television program Producers' Showcase. (1957) — NBC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/John_Neville_Claire_Bloom_Romeo_and_Juliet_1957.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Claire Bloom](https://film.one/media/person/353367/gallery-e59e6484fb3b.jpg) Claire Bloom — Image via TMDB
- ![Claire Bloom](https://film.one/media/person/353367/gallery-44f9479416a2.jpg) Claire Bloom — Image via TMDB
- ![Claire Bloom](https://film.one/media/person/353367/gallery-6fd98294cf94.jpg) Claire Bloom — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won

- 1953: Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles (won), for *Limelight*

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play 1999: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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