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Also known as Patricia Claire Bloom

British actress (born 1931)

Person · Open Library

Works
25

Top works

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Acting · Finchley, Middlesex, England, UK

Patricia Claire Bloom (born February 15, 1931) is a retired 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.

Known for

  • Richard Burton: Wild Genius — Self2025
  • Remembers… — Self2022
  • Chaplin vs the FBI — Self2019
  • Summer of Rockets — Aunt Mary2019
  • Miss Dalí — Maggie2018
  • Max Rose — Eva Rose2016
  • Chaplin - The Legend of the Century — Self2014
  • The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683 — Rosa Cristofori2012
  • And While We Were Here — Grandma Eves2012
  • The King's Speech — Queen Mary2010

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Ireland
Active from
1931
folk

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
295
Total plays
993

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Academic profile · OpenAlex

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Research areas

LimelightArtPsychologyEngineeringElectrical engineering

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Key facts

Born
Patricia Claire Blume , ( 1931-02-15 ) 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 ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1959 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1969 ) ​ Hillard Elkins ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1969 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1972 ) ​ Philip Roth ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1990 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1995 ) ​
Children
Anna Steiger
Relatives
John Bloom (brother)

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Encyclopedic overview

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).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Claire Bloom” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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