Claire Skinner

 ( 1965 Births ) 

Skinner has worked with directors including Mike Leigh – in Life Is Sweet, and Naked – Trevor Nunn, Tim Burton and Sam Mendes, but according to her, Alan Ayckbourn "was a great influence for me as he pushed me so hard, but every director you work with has a big influence in some way, they really push you."

She has made appearances in TV shows such as Lark Rise to Candleford where for two episodes she played Mrs Macey. She appeared in the 2011 Doctor Who Christmas special "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe".

In 2019, she played Sheila in A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, which ran in Trafalgar Studios in the West End from September to November.

• The Playboy of the Western World by J. M. Synge
• The Revengers' Comedies by Alan Ayckbourn, Stephen Joseph Theatre, (1989)
• Taking Steps-Revival by Alan Ayckbourn, Stephen Joseph Theatre, (1990)
• Invisible Friends by Alan Ayckbourn, Cottlesloe Theatre, National Theatre, (1991)
• Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare, Young Vic Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, (1992)
• The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, (1993)
• Moonlight, by Harold Pinter, London's West End, (1993)
• Look Back in Anger, by John Osborne, Royal Exchange, Manchester, (1995)
• Charley's Aunt, by Brandon Thomas, Royal Exchange, Manchester, (1995)
• The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams, Donmar Warehouse and Comedy Theatre, (1995)
• Othello by William Shakespeare, Lyttelton Theatre, Royal National Theatre, (1997)
• The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare, Olivier Theatre, Royal National Theatre, (2001)
• Mrs. Affleck, National Theatre, (2009)
• Deathtrap by Ira Levin, Noël Coward Theatre (2010)
• Blurred Lines, National Theatre, (2014)
• The Father by Florian Zeller, Theatre Royal Bath Productions, Tricycle Theatre (2015)
• Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire, Hampstead Theatre (2016)
• Prism by Terry Johnson, Hampstead Theatre (2017)
• Nightfall by Barney Norris, Bridge Theatre Productions, Bridge Theatre (2018)
• A Day in The Death of Joe Egg by Peter Nichols, Trafalgar Studios (2019)

• Five Beats to the Bar by Neil d'Souza, BBC Radio 4, (2002)
• Old Harry's Game—Christmas Special by Andy Hamilton on BBC Radio 4, (2002)
• Trevor's World of Sport by Andy Hamilton on BBC Radio 4, (2005, 2006, 2007)
• Oblomov (2005)
• The Light of Knowledge by Mya Hnuang Nyo, BBC Radio 4, (2005)
• Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare, BBC Radio 4, (2005)
• Bed and Breakfast by Helen Simpson, BBC Radio 4, (2005)
• Not a Games Person, narrating Julie Myerson's play, BBC Radio 4, (2006)
• Sculptor's Daughter-Christmas, Snow, Pets and Females, and The Bays by Tove Jansson, BBC Radio 4, (2006)
• Standing Sideways, by Matt Charman, BBC Radio 4, (2006)
• Elizabeth and Her German Garden, by Elizabeth von Arnim, BBC Radio 4, (2006)
• School Runs, by Alexis Zegerman, BBC Radio 4, (2006)
• Jigsaw, by Sybille Bedford, BBC Radio 4, (2006, 2007)
• Poetry Please, reading poems by Percy Bysshe, Mary Shelley, John Donne, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Thomas Hardy, Philip Larkin, BBC Radio 4, (2007)
• Mrs. Warren's Profession, by George Bernard Shaw, BBC Radio 3, (2007)
• Bird Song BBC Radio 3, (2008)
• Don't Turn Around (radio short) by Marian Garvey, BBC Radio 4, (2008)
• Five Easy Ways with Chilli by Scarlett Thomas, BBC Radio 4, (2008)
• Lunch: A Platonic Romantic Comedy by Marcy Kahan, BBC Radio 4, (2013, 2014, 2015)
• The Father by Florian Zeller, BBC Radio 3, (2017)

• 1992 – Won – Geneva Stars de Demain Best Actress for Life Is Sweet
• 1995 – Won – Critics' Circle Theatre Award Best Actress for The Glass Menagerie
• 1995 – Won – Time Out Award for Best Performance Off West End for The Glass Menagerie
• 1996 – Nominated – Laurence Olivier Award Best Supporting Performance for The Glass Menagerie
• 2009 – Nominated – BAFTA Best Comedy Performance for Outnumbered