Claire Bloom
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1931 — Present
Actress
Personal Info
- Born
- Feb 15, 1931
- Age
- 95
- Birth Place
- Finchley, Middlesex, England
LEGACY & ORIGINS
Born Patricia Claire Blume
15 February 1931 (age 95)
Finchley, Middlesex, England
Education Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupation Actress
Years active 1946–present
Spouses
Rod Steiger
(m. 1959; div. 1969)
Hillard Elkins
(m. 1969; div. 1972)
Philip Roth
(m. 1990; div. 1995)
Patricia Claire Bloom (born 15 February 1931) is an English actress. She is known for leading roles on stage and screen and has received two BAFTA Awards and an Emmy award as well as nominations for a Grammy Award and a Tony Award. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to drama.
After a childhood spent in various places in England and Florida, Bloom studied drama in London. She debuted on the London stage when she was sixteen and took roles in various Shakespeare plays. They included Hamlet, in which she played Ophelia alongside Richard Burton. She rose to prominence playing leading roles in stage productions of A Streetcar Named Desire, A Doll's House, and Long Day's Journey into Night. She made her Broadway debut in the play Richard II (1956). She received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play nomination for her role in Electra (1999).
15 February 1931 (age 95)
Finchley, Middlesex, England
Education Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupation Actress
Years active 1946–present
Spouses
Rod Steiger
(m. 1959; div. 1969)
Hillard Elkins
(m. 1969; div. 1972)
Philip Roth
(m. 1990; div. 1995)
Patricia Claire Bloom (born 15 February 1931) is an English actress. She is known for leading roles on stage and screen and has received two BAFTA Awards and an Emmy award as well as nominations for a Grammy Award and a Tony Award. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to drama.
After a childhood spent in various places in England and Florida, Bloom studied drama in London. She debuted on the London stage when she was sixteen and took roles in various Shakespeare plays. They included Hamlet, in which she played Ophelia alongside Richard Burton. She rose to prominence playing leading roles in stage productions of A Streetcar Named Desire, A Doll's House, and Long Day's Journey into Night. She made her Broadway debut in the play Richard II (1956). She received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play nomination for her role in Electra (1999).
Life & Career Details
Born Patricia Claire Blume
15 February 1931 (age 95)
Finchley, Middlesex, England
Education Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupation Actress
Years active 1946–present
Spouses
Rod Steiger
(m. 1959; div. 1969)
Hillard Elkins
(m. 1969; div. 1972)
Philip Roth
(m. 1990; div. 1995)
Patricia Claire Bloom (born 15 February 1931) is an English actress. She is known for leading roles on stage and screen and has received two BAFTA Awards and an Emmy award as well as nominations for a Grammy Award and a Tony Award. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to drama.
After a childhood spent in various places in England and Florida, Bloom studied drama in London. She debuted on the London stage when she was sixteen and took roles in various Shakespeare plays. They included Hamlet, in which she played Ophelia alongside Richard Burton. She rose to prominence playing leading roles in stage productions of A Streetcar Named Desire, A Doll's House, and Long Day's Journey into Night. She made her Broadway debut in the play Richard II (1956). She received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play nomination for her role in Electra (1999).
15 February 1931 (age 95)
Finchley, Middlesex, England
Education Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupation Actress
Years active 1946–present
Spouses
Rod Steiger
(m. 1959; div. 1969)
Hillard Elkins
(m. 1969; div. 1972)
Philip Roth
(m. 1990; div. 1995)
Patricia Claire Bloom (born 15 February 1931) is an English actress. She is known for leading roles on stage and screen and has received two BAFTA Awards and an Emmy award as well as nominations for a Grammy Award and a Tony Award. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to drama.
After a childhood spent in various places in England and Florida, Bloom studied drama in London. She debuted on the London stage when she was sixteen and took roles in various Shakespeare plays. They included Hamlet, in which she played Ophelia alongside Richard Burton. She rose to prominence playing leading roles in stage productions of A Streetcar Named Desire, A Doll's House, and Long Day's Journey into Night. She made her Broadway debut in the play Richard II (1956). She received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play nomination for her role in Electra (1999).
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