Claire Skinner

...five nominations. All three of the BBC One comedy's child stars earned newcomer nods as well as a best actress nomination for Claire Skinner who plays mother Sue Brockman. The show will also compete against Channel 4's Peep Show and The IT...

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...- who play Jake and Ben - have been nominated for best male newcomer, alongside the Guardian columnist Charlie Brooker. Actress Claire Skinner, who plays the children's mother Sue in Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin's portrayal of family life,...

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...when the cameras roll. The trick was to cast children who had the imagination to work in that way. " The parents are played by Claire Skinner, nominated for Best Television Comedy Actress, and Hugh Dennis. Jenkin said: "We noticed this...

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Outnumbered has earned newcomer nominations for all three of the show s child actors as well as Best Comedy Actress for Claire Skinner - who plays mum Sue Brockman - and Best Sitcom. The show will battle against Channel 4 s Peep Show,...

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Johnny eventually suffers horribly at the hands of thugs in the most casual manner; and, when the true owner of the flat (Claire Skinner) returns from a trip overseas, Johnny is compelled to leave, to throw himself back into the world...

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...Skinner, the youngest daughter of a shopkeeper and an Irish-born secretary, was immensely shy as a child. Skinner's childhood dream was to become an actress and she completely immersed herself in achieving her ambition. She acted all the...

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...main characters, and a number of famous names in supporting roles such as Jonathan Pryce, Bill Paterson, James Spader, Jared Harris, Claire Skinner, and Michael Gambon. With the original novel having described both emotional and physical...

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'I go wrong as a parent all the time - that's what people like about Outnumbered' Claire Skinner in her dressing rooom at the National Theatre, London. Photograph: Linda Nylind Why did you decide to become an actor? I was terribly shy...

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...Eyolf, Ibsen's 1894 tragedy about bad parenting and twisted love. We begin in what looks like a dream home in 1950s Kent. Claire Skinner's Rita is an elegant housewife, with not a hair out of place in her golden chignon as she sits in her...

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...the Community), Adamson's update promises to be both a harrowing drama and an enjoyable return for Skinner to the stage. If you've not caught Skinner at the theatre, you may well have seen her on screen in Bridget Jones's Diary, Life...

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