Sian Clifford (born 7 April 1982) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Claire, the older sister of the titular character in the BBC comedy-drama series Fleabag (2016–2019)[1] and also portrayed Martha Crawley in the ITV/Amazon Studios series Vanity Fair (2018).[2] In 2020, she played Diana Ingram in the ITV series Quiz.[3]
For the second season of Fleabag, Clifford won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance, and received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series as well as a Critics' Choice nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.[4][5][6]
Her theatre credits include Consent at the Harold Pinter Theatre,[7]Pains of Youth at the National Theatre,[8] and The Road to Mecca at the Arcola Theatre.[9]
^Gee, Catherine (24 September 2016). "Fleabag's sex scenes are the filthiest on TV. But the heartbreak makes it revolutionary". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
^"Meet the cast of Vanity Fair". Radio Times. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
^"7 Questions with… Sian Clifford and Michael Jibson: 'Quiz raises bigger questions than whether the Ingrams are guilty or not'". BT. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
^"71st Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners". Television Academy. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
^"BAFTA TV 2020: Nominations for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy TV Craft Awards". British Television Academy. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
^"Critics' Choice Awards". Critics' Choice Association. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
^Berrington, Katie. "How #MeToo Has Impacted This Summer's Most Topical Play". Retrieved 22 October 2018.
^Spencer, Charles (30 October 2009). "Pains of Youth at the National Theatre, review". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
^Gardner, Lyn (29 June 2010). "The Road to Mecca | Theatre review". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
SianClifford (born 7 April 1982) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Claire, the older sister of the titular character in the BBC comedy-drama...
free-spirited but angry and confused single young woman in London. SianClifford stars as Fleabag's sister Claire, while Andrew Scott joined the cast...
Waller-Bridge lost Best Female Comedy Performance to her Fleabag co-star SianClifford. The two Fleabag stars watched the ceremony together at Waller-Bridge's...
May 2021. McNary, Dave (15 December 2020). "Noah Jupe, Pixie Davies, SianClifford Board Animated Film 'Magician's Elephant' for Netflix". Variety. Archived...
includes Andy Serkis, Ariyon Bakare, Colin Morgan, Indira Varma, and SianClifford, as well as Peter Serafinowicz and Bill Nighy. The Colour of Magic,...
a storm traps them on the island. Carey Mulligan Tim Key Tom Basden SianClifford Akemnji Ndifornyen The project began as a short film Key and Basden...
Retrieved 21 May 2016. Fraser, Emma (21 June 2019). "Emmys 2019: Fleabag's SianClifford was the Secret MVP of Season 2". primetimer.com. Ted Lasso. It starts...
25 July 2023. Clifford, Sian (14 May 2023). "#8 Sunday Cultural Digest: The Success Myth by Emma Gannon". Still Space with SianClifford. Retrieved 25...
January 2019. McNary, Dave (15 December 2020). "Noah Jupe, Pixie Davies, SianClifford Board Animated Film 'Magician's Elephant' for Netflix". Variety. Retrieved...
it." Channel 4 renewed the series for a second season in May 2023. SianClifford joined the cast for the second series. Filming for the second series...
Spotify. Retrieved 13 April 2020. Bennett, Steve. "Mawaan Rizwan and SianClifford join Two Weeks To Live : News 2019 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide"...
Movie". 10 May 2024. Kanter, Jake (20 April 2021). "Thomasin McKenzie & SianClifford To Lead Cast For BBC Adaptation of Kate Atkinson's 'Life After Life'"...
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