StarsInMyEyes Profile for Claire D - Age - AGE 37

Actable age range
My Age +/- 5 years

Experience
FILM/TV:

2011- Sarah Easel (lead) in short film The Art Of Life by Luke Munsch, Surrey.

2011- Presenter for My Web Presenter at Waterloo Film Studios, London.

2010- Allie (lead) in the film ‘Allie’ by Heather Ryan, filmed in Los Angeles, USA.

2009- Sarah Ink (principle) in Paragon, a web series by Annen Productions, filmed in Los Angeles, USA.

2007- School Girl in Wild Child, Feature film, Universal Pictures, directed by Nick Moore.


STAGE/ THEATRE:

2011- Narrator/ Woodcutter in Little Red Riding Hood, Domoney TV, Southampton.

2007- Roberta (principle) in The Dead Guy by Eric Coble at Rutherford Theatre, Kent.

2007- Thyona (lead) in Big Love by Charles Mee at the Wells-Metz Theatre, Indiana, USA.

2006- Singing witness in The Crucible by Arthur Miller at the Ruth N. Halls Theatre, Indiana, USA.

2006- Candy (principle) in Radio Mike by Matthew Grant at the Darwin Missing Link, Kent.

2006- Mabel (principle) in Wanted: One Body by Charles Dyer at the Gulbenkian Theatre, Kent.

2005- Chorus/Shirl in A Slice Of Saturday Night by The Heather Brothers at the Gulbenkian Theatre, Kent.

2002- Opera singer Jenny Lind (principle) in Barnum by Mark Bramble at The Prospect Theatre, Farnborough.

Productions at Frogmore Community College 1998-2002: Wendy in Peter Pan, Blousey in Bugsy Malone and Maria in West Side Story.

Personal Profile
Claire grew up in Camberley, Surrey and started out in musical theatre from a young age. As an accomplished actress, singer and dancer, Claire appeared in several professional theatre productions at the Gulbenkian Theatre in Canterbury before gaining a masters degree in Drama & Theatre from The University Of Kent. During her studies, she was afforded the opportunity of a year abroad in Indiana, USA, where she landed the lead role of Thyona in Charles Mee’s Big Love at the Wells Metz Theatre. In Indiana, Claire also trained in movement for theatre with George Pinney (Tony Award Nominee).

In 2009, Claire relocated to Los Angeles to train with well-respected industry professionals in the realm of Film and TV. During her time in LA, Claire’s training included on-camera technique with Zora Dehorter and Andy Henry (CSI), scene study with Jim Holmes and Rob Brownstein, commercial technique with James Levine and Hosting to camera with Amaya Brecher (MTV’s The Real World). Claire appeared in a web series and a few short films whilst in LA and returned to the UK at the end of 2010 feeling more versatile, having had experience in both Film/ TV and Theatre.

Since returning to the UK, Claire has appeared in several short films, hosted for a corporate company and has also been working alongside David Domoney (TV Gardener on This Morning and 60min Makeover) and Dave Lindill (TV- ‘Magic Dave’), appearing as an actress in events such as Little Red Riding Hood in Southampton.

Claire loves working with children and has previously taught musical theatre and street dance to kids aged 4-14yrs. She is also a strong soprano singer and proficient dancer in street, modern and disco.

Claire embraces the versatility her training in the UK and USA has given her and is available for acting work in TV/Film/ Theatre but also singing/dancing events, voiceover work, presenting/hosting and modelling.

Skills
Acting, singing (soprano/alto), dancing (modern, tap, disco, street and jazz), improvisation, cold reading, hosting, radio reporting, commercials, voice overs

Interests
TV & Movies, Theatre, Dancing, Modelling, Singing, Misc

Specific Skills
Not stated

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