Clare Foster (born 24 July 1980) is a British actress, known for playing 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
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 HellaChichester Festival Theatre 2004 Out of This World Chloe 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 Nominated – MEN Award for Best Actress 2011 Oleanna CarolNottingham Lake Side Theatre 2011–2012 Crazy for You Polly BakerNovello Theatre Nominated – WhatsOnStage.com Award for Best Actress in a MusicalVote in the Whatsonstage.com Awards 2012–2013 Merrily We Roll Along Beth Spencer Menier Chocolate Factory Harold Pinter Theatre 2014 Duet For One Stephanie Abrahams Octagon Theatre, BoltonWon – Manchester Theatre Award for Best Actress 2014 Separation Sarah WiseOctagon Theatre, BoltonWon – Manchester Theatre Award for Best Actress 2014 Guys and Dolls Sarah BrownChichester Festival Theatre 2016–2017TravestiesCecily Carruthers Menier Chocolate Factory Apollo Theatre 2018Consent Zara Harold Pinter Theatre 2024–2025The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Elowen Keene Ambassadors Theatre Nominated – Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical
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 2025 Heads of State Cat Derringer
+ 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 2015DoctorsClaudia GreyEpisode: "Time of my Life" 2016Ripper StreetElenora FreemanEpisode: "The Strangers' Home" 2016 Galavant Roberta Steingass 7 episodes 2016 The Crown Nancy Lewis Episode: "Smoke and Mirrors" 2017SherlockVelmaEpisode: "The Final Problem" 2017TabooMariaEpisode: "1.3" 2018 Dark Heart Alexandra Panousis 2 episodes 2020DoctorsSophie CaldwellEpisode: "Haunted" 2022 The Ex-Wife Hayley 4 episodes
+ Video games Year Title Role Notes 2023 The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR Charlotte Voice
References
External links
Clare Foster at Broadway World