Claire Slater
Claire Slater (born 4 February 1984) is an English actress. She attended Hertfordshire schools St. Francis' College in Letchworth Garden City and The Knights Templar School in Baldock. In 2005 Slater completed a three-year Musical Theatre Diploma course at Laine Theatre Arts in Epsom. Slater started her acting career in 1990 while still a schoolgirl with an appearance in the thriller "The Laughter of God" (called "Married to Murder" in the USA) which starred Peter Firth and Amanda Donohoe. In 1992 she also appeared in the TV film "An Ungentlemanly Act", which starred Ian Richardson and Rosemary  Leach. Other TV appearances include roles in "The Children of the New Forest", the series "Is Harry on the Boat?" (2002) and the series "Helen West" (2002), but she is probably best known for playing Martha Cratchit in the 1999 version of "A Christmas Carol", in which she appeared with Patrick Stewart, Joel Grey and Richard E. Grant. More recently, Slater appeared in ITV's popular series "Heartbeat" (2006), and as Laura Goggin in an episode of "Doctors" (2013).