Clare Higgins
Clare Higgins | |
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Higgins in 2016 | |
| Born | Clare Frances Elizabeth Higgins 10 November 1955 Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Alma mater | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1980–present |
Clare Frances Elizabeth Higgins (born 10 November 1955) is an English actress. She is a three-time winner of the Olivier Award for Best Actress; for Sweet Bird of Youth (1995), Vincent in Brixton (2003), and Hecuba (2005). She made her Broadway debut in 2003 in Vincent in Brixton, receiving a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Play.
Higgins is known to film audiences for her role as Julia Cotton in the horror film Hellraiser (1987) and its first sequel, Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988). She also starred as Miss Cackle on the CBBC fantasy television series The Worst Witch (2017-2020), based on the children's book series of the name.