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Claire Bloom
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Actor Born: February 15, 1931 in London, England, UK Biography:While taking drama lessons at Badminton, Guildhall School, and the Central School of Speech and Drama, "Claire Bloom" began appearing on BBC radio, and made her stage debut at 15 with the Oxford Repertory. She made her London bow in 1947, and the following year was effusively praised for her performance as Ophelia in a Stratford-upon-Avon production of Hamlet. Also in 1948, she appeared in her first film, "The Blind Goddess" (1948). While gainfully employed at the Old Vic in 1952, Bloom was selected by "Charlie Chaplin" to portray the suicidal ballerina Terry in Chaplin's "Limelight". Though the film was inadequately distributed due to Chaplin's "questionable" political beliefs, "Limelight" made Bloom an overnight star -- after only nine years in the business. Her next major film assignment was Lady Anne in Olivier's "Richard III" (1955), which led to a steady stream of costume roles in films like... Full Biography
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