Claire Bloom

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Claire Bloom Fast Facts:

Debuted on the London stage in 1947, and gave an acclaimed performance as Ophelia in a Stratford-upon-Avon production of Hamlet in 1948.
Made her film debut in 1948's The Blind Goddess and achieved stardom as a result of her role in Charlie Chaplin's Limelight (1952).
Costarred with lover Richard Burton in Alexander the Great (1956), Look Back in Anger (1959) and The Spy Who Came In From the Cold (1965).
Appeared in two Woody Allen films: as Martin Landau's wife in Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) and in the chorus of Mighty Aphrodite (1995).
Her 1996 memoir, Leaving a Doll's House, recounts the unraveling of her marriage to author Philip Roth, whom she threatened with a lawsuit when he planned to give her name to an unsympathetic character in his novel Deception.

Claire Bloom Relationships:
Edward Max Blume - Father
Elizabeth Blume - Mother
Mary Grew Sheridan - Aunt
Rod Steiger - Ex-husband
Hillard Elkins - Ex-husband
Philip Roth - Ex-husband
Richard Burton - Ex-significant Other
Laurence Olivier - Ex-significant Other
Yul Brynner - Ex-significant Other
John Bloom - Brother
Anna Justine Steiger - Daughter
Claire Bloom Awards:
1952 BAFTA Awards: Most Promising Newcomer to Film - Winner
1982 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Special - Nominee
1999 Tony: Actress (Featured Role--Play) - Nominee
College:
Attended Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, England; attended Central School of Speech and Drama, London, England