The Outnumbered star on roles for women, tackling Alzheimer's in The Father " and playing someone with no chldrenBorn in Hemel Hempstead in 1965, the daughter of a shopkeeper and a secretary, Claire Skinner hid her shyness by doing impersonations. She went on to study at Lamda and joined the RSC, after which Mike Leigh cast her in the films Life Is Sweet and Naked. On stage she has appeared in Pinter's Moonlight and …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:06AM on September 20, 2015