Born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, Clare Higgins was expelled from a convent school and ran away from home at 17, at 19 gave birth to a son whom she gave up for adoption (she reunited with him in 1995), and at 23 graduated from LAMDA, fulfilling her childhood ambition of becoming an actor. She honed her craft on stage, and in 1980 made her television debut in the role of Miss Kitty Bennet in the mini-series Pride and Prejudice.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Dangerous Liaisons (2022)
Starring as Madame Jericho
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: Conquer or Die (Nov 13, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: Love or War (Nov 6, 2022)
The Sandman (2022)
Guest starring as Hettie
- Episode 1x03: Chapter 3: Dream a Little Dream of Me (Aug 5, 2022)
Trying (2020)
Guest starring as Bev
(4 episodes)
- Episode 4x01: The Send-Off (May 22, 2024)
- Episode 3x08: The End of the Beginning (Sep 2, 2022)
- Episode 3x06: Feelings Are the Worst (Aug 19, 2022)
- Episode 3x05: Pick a Side (Aug 12, 2022)
The Worst Witch (2017)
Starring as Miss Ada Cackle
(52 episodes)
- Episode 4x13: The Witching Hour: Part 2 (Apr 20, 2020)
- Episode 4x12: The Witching Hour, Part 1 (Apr 13, 2020)
- Episode 4x11: Grounded (Apr 6, 2020)
- Episode 4x10: A Witch in Time (Mar 30, 2020)
- Episode 4x09: Mildred the Detective (Mar 23, 2020)
- Episode 4x08: Enid's Last Race (Mar 16, 2020)
- Episode 4x07: The Crystal Lake (Mar 9, 2020)
- Episode 4x06: Maud's Magical Make-Over (Mar 2, 2020)
- Episode 4x05: The Forbidden Tree (Feb 24, 2020)
- Episode 4x04: Enid Nightshade, Superstar (Feb 17, 2020)
- Episode 4x03: Happy Birthday, Indigo Moon (Feb 10, 2020)
- Episode 4x02: Gertrude the Great (Feb 3, 2020)
- Episode 4x01: The Three Impossibilities (Jan 27, 2020)
- Episode 3x13: Ethel Hallow to the Rescue: Part 2 (Mar 25, 2019)
- Episode 3x12: Ethel Hallow to the Rescue: Part 1 (Mar 25, 2019)
- Episode 3x11: The Broom Stick Uprising (Mar 18, 2019)
- Episode 3x10: Finding Joy (Mar 11, 2019)
- Episode 3x09: Starstruck (Mar 4, 2019)
- Episode 3x08: The Cackle Run (Feb 25, 2019)
- Episode 3x07: Bad Magic (Feb 18, 2019)
- Episode 3x06: The Game (Feb 11, 2019)
- Episode 3x05: The Owl and the Pussycat (Feb 4, 2019)
- Episode 3x04: The Swamp Troll (Jan 28, 2019)
- Episode 3x03: Magic Mum (Jan 21, 2019)
- Episode 3x02: Double Hubble (Jan 14, 2019)
- Episode 3x01: The Wishing Star (Jan 7, 2019)
- Episode 2x13: The Big Freeze (Mar 28, 2018)
- Episode 2x12: All Hallow's Eve (Mar 27, 2018)
- Episode 2x11: Love at First Sight (Mar 19, 2018)
- Episode 2x10: A New Dawn (Mar 12, 2018)
- Episode 2x09: Miss Softbroom (Mar 5, 2018)
- Episode 2x08: Miss Cackle's Birthday (Feb 26, 2018)
- Episode 2x07: Hollow Wood (Feb 19, 2018)
- Episode 2x06: Bat Girl (Feb 12, 2018)
- Episode 2x05: Mildred's Family Tree (Feb 5, 2018)
- Episode 2x04: The Extraordinary Esper Vespertilio (Jan 29, 2018)
- Episode 2x03: Ethel Everywhere (Jan 22, 2018)
- Episode 2x02: The Friendship Trap (Jan 15, 2018)
- Episode 2x01: Tortoise Trouble (Jan 8, 2018)
- Episode 1x13: The Worst Headmistress (Mar 29, 2017)
- Episode 1x12: Out of Bounds (Mar 22, 2017)
- Episode 1x11: The Mists of Time (Mar 15, 2017)
- Episode 1x10: Spelling Bee (Mar 8, 2017)
- Episode 1x09: The First Witch (Mar 1, 2017)
- Episode 1x08: Maud's Big Mistake (Feb 22, 2017)
- Episode 1x07: The Best Teacher (Feb 15, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: The Great Wizard's Visit (Feb 8, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: Pond Life (Feb 1, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: New Girl (Jan 25, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Tabby (Jan 18, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Selection Day: Part 2 (Jan 11, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Selection Day: Part 1 (Jan 11, 2017)
Guest starring as Agatha Cackle
(8 episodes)
- Episode 4x13: The Witching Hour: Part 2 (Apr 20, 2020)
- Episode 4x12: The Witching Hour, Part 1 (Apr 13, 2020)
- Episode 1x13: The Worst Headmistress (Mar 29, 2017)
- Episode 1x12: Out of Bounds (Mar 22, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: The Great Wizard's Visit (Feb 8, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Tabby (Jan 18, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Selection Day: Part 2 (Jan 11, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Selection Day: Part 1 (Jan 11, 2017)
Into the Badlands (2015)
Guest starring as Ankara
(4 episodes)
- Episode 3x13: Black Lotus, White Rose (Apr 15, 2019) [Co-Star]
- Episode 3x12: Cobra Fang, Panther Claw (Apr 8, 2019) [Co-Star]
- Episode 3x11: The Boar and the Butterfly (Apr 1, 2019) [Co-Star]
- Episode 3x05: Carry Tiger to Mountain (May 20, 2018) [Co-Star]
Father Brown (2013)
Guest starring as Dinah Fortescue
- Episode 2x06: The Daughters of Jerusalem (Jan 13, 2014)
Doctor Who (2005)
Guest starring as Ohila
(4 episodes)
- Episode 9x12: Hell Bent (Dec 5, 2015)
- Episode 9x01: The Magician's Apprentice (Sep 19, 2015)
- Episode S09 Special: Doctor Who: Series 9 Prologue (Sep 11, 2015) [Uncredited]
- Episode S07 Special: The Night of the Doctor (Nov 14, 2013)
Midsomer Murders (1998)
Guest starring as Medea
- Episode 11x06: Talking to the Dead (May 5, 2010)
Guest starring as Laura Crawford
- Episode 8x08: Midsomer Rhapsody (Oct 2, 2005)
Guest starring as Gina Colby
- Episode 10x08: Death in a Chocolate Box (Oct 14, 2007)
Silent Witness (1996)
Guest starring as D.S. Farmer
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: Long Days, Short Nights, Part One (Feb 28, 1996)
- Episode 1x02: Buried Lies, Part Two (Feb 22, 1996)
- Episode 1x01: Buried Lies, Part One (Feb 21, 1996)
Guest starring as Professor Katherine Dukes
(2 episodes)
- Episode 23x10: The Greater Good, Part Two (Feb 5, 2020)
- Episode 23x09: The Greater Good, Part One (Feb 3, 2020)
EastEnders (1985)
Guest starring as Hazel Warren
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2015-09-22: September 22, 2015 (Sep 22, 2015)
- Episode 2015-09-21: September 21, 2015 (Sep 21, 2015)
- Episode 2015-09-18: September 18, 2015 (Sep 18, 2015)
- Episode 2015-09-17: September 17, 2015 (Sep 17, 2015)
- Episode 2015-09-15: September 15, 2015 (Sep 15, 2015)
Mitch (1984)
Starring as Jo
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: The Nature of the Beast (Nov 2, 1984)
- Episode 1x08: Saturday Night (Oct 19, 1984)
- Episode 1x06: Squealer (Oct 5, 1984)
- Episode 1x04: Who Must Remain Anonymous (Sep 21, 1984)
- Episode 1x02: Sleeping Dogs (Sep 7, 1984)
- Episode 1x01: Something Private (Aug 31, 1984)
The Citadel (1983)
Starring as Christine Manson
(9 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: Part 9 (Mar 17, 1983)
- Episode 1x08: Part 8 (Mar 10, 1983)
- Episode 1x07: Part 7 (Mar 3, 1983)
- Episode 1x06: Part 6 (Feb 24, 1983)
- Episode 1x05: Part 5 (Feb 17, 1983)
- Episode 1x04: Part 4 (Feb 10, 1983)
- Episode 1x03: Part 3 (Feb 3, 1983)
- Episode 1x02: Part 2 (Jan 27, 1983)
- Episode 1x01: Part 1 (Jan 20, 1983)
Crew Credits
The Witcher (2019)
Episode crew as Teleplay
- Episode 2x03: What Is Lost (Dec 17, 2021)
Episode crew as Story
- Episode 2x03: What Is Lost (Dec 17, 2021)
Episode crew as Writer
- Episode 3x05: The Art of Illusion (Jun 29, 2023)