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Claire Slater

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Claire Slater/ Claire Cassidy/ Claire Notley
Born (1984-02-04) 4 February 1984 (age 40)
Shoreham- By- Sea
OccupationActress
Years active1990-present
SpouseBen Notley

Claire Slater (born 4 February 1984) is an English actress.

Education

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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.[1]

Career

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Slater started her acting career in 1990 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.[2]

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 series Heartbeat (2006), and as Laura Goggin in an episode of Doctors (2013).[2]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1991 Screen Two Gilly Clemant Episode: "The Laughter of God"
1992 An Ungentlemanly Act Baker Girl #2 Television film
1998 Children of the New Forest Clara Ratcliffe
1999 A Christmas Carol Martha Cratchit
2002 Helen West Waitress Episode: "Shadow Play"
2002 Is Harry on the Boat? Jenna Episode #1.5
2006 Heartbeat Denise Bailey Episode: "Bad Company"
2013 Doctors Laura Goggin Episode: "Motherly Love"

References

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  1. ^ "NEWS ARCHIVE (OLD NEWS) - updated 02/02/05". St Francis' College. Archived from the original on 5 November 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  2. ^ a b Slater on the Internet Movie Database
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