# Clare Foster

Clare Foster (born 24 July 1980) is a British actress, known for portraying the role of PC Millie Brown in the ITV series The Bill. Foster appeared in the 2011 London revival production of Crazy for You, which played at the Novello Theatre, in the 2016-2017 revival production of Tom Stoppard's Travesties first at the Menier Chocolate Factory and later at the Apollo Theatre and in the 2018 West End revival of Consent.
In 2022 Foster starred in BBC Radio 4's musical adaptation of Rossum's Universal Robots.

## Theatre
### Stage career

| Duration | Production | Role | Theatre | Awards |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Fever | Laetitia Stephanie (Understudy) | Cologne, Germany | |
| 2002—2003 | Sweet Charity | Ursula March | Crucible Theatre | |
| 2004 | The Master and Margarita | Hella | Chichester Festival Theatre | |
| 2004 | Out of This World | Chloe | Chichester Festival Theatre | |
| 2005 | The Far Pavilions | Ensemble Belinda Harlowe (Understudy) | Shaftesbury Theatre | |
| 2005 | We Will Rock You | Ensemble Meat (Understudy) | Dominion Theatre | |
| 2006 | Chicago | Ensemble Roxie Hart (Understudy) | UK National Tour | |
| 2006—2008 | Avenue Q | Mrs T / Bear Kate Monster (Understudy) | Noël Coward Theatre | Nominated—Laurence Olivier Award for Best Ensemble |
| 2007—2008 | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | White Witch | West Yorkshire Playhouse | |
| 2010 | Love on the Dole | Sally Hardcastle | Octagon Theatre, Bolton | |
| 2010 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Blanche Du Bois | Octagon Theatre, Bolton | Nominated—MEN Award for Best Actress |
| 2011 | Oleanna | Carol | Nottingham Lake Side Theatre | |
| 2011—2012 | Crazy for You | Polly Baker | Novello Theatre | Nominated—WhatsOnStage.com Award for Best Actress in a Musical |
| 2012—2013 | Merrily We Roll Along | Beth Spencer | Menier Chocolate Factory Harold Pinter Theatre | |
| 2014 | Duet For One | Stephanie Abrahams | Octagon Theatre, Bolton | Won—Manchester Theatre Award for Best Actress |
| 2014 | Separation | Sarah Wise | Octagon Theatre, Bolton | Won—Manchester Theatre Award for Best Actress |
| 2014 | Guys and Dolls | Sarah Brown | Chichester Festival Theatre | |
| 2016—2017 | Travesties | Cecily Carruthers | Menier Chocolate Factory Apollo Theatre | |
| 2018 | Consent | Zara | Harold Pinter Theatre | |

## Filmography

Film :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Black Forest | Hanna | |
| 2012 | Les Misérables | Factory Worker 3 | |
| 2013 | Merrily We Roll Along | Beth | Film recording of the musical |
| 2018 | Holmes & Watson | Lady Stepping | Uncredited |
| 2020 | Seacole | Mrs Patterson | Post-production |
| TBA | Heads of State | | Post-production |
Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Casualty | Karen Sambrook | Episode: "Crossing the Line" |
| 2007 | Genie in the House | Dilly | Episode: "The Blob" |
| 2008–2009 | The Bill | PC Millie Brown | 52 episodes |
| 2015 | Doctors | Claudia Grey | Episode: "Time of my Life" |
| 2016 | Ripper Street | Elenora Freeman | Episode: "The Strangers' Home" |
| 2016 | Galavant | Roberta Steingass | 7 episodes |
| 2016 | The Crown | Nancy Lewis | Episode: "Smoke and Mirrors" |
| 2017 | Sherlock | Velma | Episode: "The Final Problem" |
| 2017 | Taboo | Maria | Episode: "1.3" |
| 2018 | Dark Heart | Alexandra Panousis | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Doctors | Sophie Caldwell | Episode: "Haunted" |
| 2022 | The Ex-Wife | Hayley | 4 episodes |
Video games :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2023 | The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR | Charlotte | Voice |