How Much is Claire Foy Worth? Claire Foy's Assets & Salary - Is the Star a Billionaire? Net Worth 2026: Career Earnings & Assets

As one of the most talked-about figures, Claire Foy has built a significant fortune. In this article, we dive deep into the assets and career highlights.

What Is Claire Foy's Net Worth and Salary?

Claire Foy was born Claire Elizabeth Foy on April 16, 1984, in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. She grew up in Leeds and Manchester with mother Caroline, father David, and older siblings Robert and Gemma. The family later relocated to Longwick for David's job as a salesman for Rank Xerox. When Claire was 8 years old, her parents divorced, and her father later remarried and had another daughter. Foy attended Aylesbury High School, then she enrolled at Liverpool John Moores University to study drama. She also completed a one-year course at the "world-leading conservatoire" the Oxford School of Drama in 2007. After graduation, Claire moved to Peckham in southeast London and shared a house with five of her drama school friends.

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In March 2018 panel discussion, one of the producers of "The Crown" admitted that Claire Foy was paid $40,000 per episode of the series, which was less than he male co-starMatt Smith'ssalary per episode. Claire appeared in 20 episodes between seasons 1 and 2, which works out to a total of $800,000 in earnings,

Foy appeared in the films "Vampire Academy" (2014), "Rosewater" (2014), "The Lady in the Van" (2015), and "Breathe" (2017), and in 2015, she portrayed Anne Boleyn in the miniseries "Wolf Hall," which earned her a BAFTA Award nomination.

Claire Foy is an English actress and producer who has a net worth of $6 million. Claire Foy is best known for her Emmy-winning performance as Queen Elizabeth II on the Netflix series "The Crown" (2016–2017; 2020; 2022), and she also portrayed Anne Boleyn in the 2015 BBC Two miniseries "Wolf Hall." Claire has more than 30 acting credits to her name, including the films "Vampire Academy" (2014), "Rosewater" (2014), "Unsane" (2018), "First Man" (2018), "The Girl in the Spider's Web" (2018), and "Women Talking" (2022), the miniseries "The Promise" (2011), "White Heat" (2012), and "A Very British Scandal" (2021), and the television series "Little Dorrit" (2008), "Upstairs Downstairs" (2010–2012), and "Crossbones" (2014). Foy also served as an executive producer on "A Very British Scandal." In May 2021, it was announced that Claire had been cast as the lead on the BritBox crime thriller series "Marlow" and that she would also produce the show.

While attending the Oxford School of Drama, Foy appeared in plays such as "Watership Down," "Top Girls," and "Easy Virtue." She made her TV debut in the 2008 pilot of the BBC Three series "Being Human," then she guest-starred on "Doctors" (2008) and "10 Minute Tales" (2009) and played Amy Dorrit on the 2008 BBC One series "Little Dorrit." The series won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Miniseries, and Claire earned a nomination from the Royal Television Society Awards. In 2010, she appeared in the TV movie "Pulse" and the miniseries "Terry Pratchett'sGoing Postal" and began starring as Lady Persephone Towyn on the BBC One drama "Upstairs Downstairs." Foy's first feature film was 2011's "Season of the Witch," which starredNicolas CageandRon Perlman, and that year she also appeared in the drama "Wreckers," the TV movie "The Night Watch," and the miniseries "The Promise." Claire then starred in the miniseries "White Heat" (2012) and "The Great War: The People's Story" (2014)  and the TV movie "Hacks" (2012), narrated the television film "Frankenstein and the Vampyre: A Dark and Stormy Night" (2014), and played Kate Balfour on the NBC series "Crossbones" (2014).

It is not known how much Matt Smith earned per episode but also, in fairness, he was a significantly more famous and experienced actor before shooting began. Nevertheless, Foy was ultimately paid $274,000 in backpay in response to the controversy.

In 2016, she began starring asQueen Elizabeth IIon the critically-acclaimed Netflix series "The Crown," and she has won awards from the Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, and Screen Actors Guild Awards for her performance. In 2018, Claire hosted "Saturday Night Live," appeared in the films "Unsane" and "First Man," and played Lisbeth Salander in "The Girl in the Spider's Web." In 2021, she portrayed Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll, in the BBC miniseries "A Very British Scandal" and appeared in the films "The Electrical Life of Louis Wain" and "My Son." In 2022, Foy starred in the film "Women Talking," which won several Best Ensemble awards.

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Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.