From corsets to couture: 2010 looks set to be Claire Foy’s year!

GALLERY LINKS:
- Scans: Marie Claire (UK) – April 2010
- Scans: InStyle (UK) – April 2010

22 new Claire Foy photos to cheer you all up!

GALLERY LINKS:
- Little Dorrit (2008): On the Set –> Added 20 new HQs of Claire filming Little Dorrit with Matthew MacFadyen
- Events in 2009: The TRIC Awards 2009 –> We didn’t have any photos from this event before!

Perhaps, when the words Little Dorrit kept coming up during last night’s Emmy Awards broadcast, you were all, “Little who?” Or maybe you filtered out the unfamiliar phrase altogether and have no idea what I’m talking about. But wait! There’s a reason why the BBC-WGBH Charles Dickens adaptation picked up so many trophies, including Outstanding Miniseries plus the writing and directing awards in that field.

I’m not even a Dickens fan like that, but my 19th-century-British-literature-obsessive girlfriend sure is, so I watched the miniseries when it aired this spring. The cast was one of those sprawling BBC ensembles, featuring memorable performances from actors I’d never seen before (Claire Foy, as debtor’s daughter Amy Dorrit) as well as some familiar faces (Matthew “Mr. Darcy” Macfadyen as earnest hero Arthur Clennam, Andy “Gollum” Serkis as creepy villain Rigaud). And the plot — all about wealth and class and massive finance-industry malfeasance — was shockingly relevant in 2009. If you’d like to see a melodramatic TV movie about the Bernie Madoff scandal, you’d probably be better off seeking out Little Dorrit on DVD. It’ll be just as much fun, you’ll get a long-suffering love story at the same time, and you know the production values will be higher with the BBC in charge.

Did any of you catch Little Dorrit when it first aired? How psyched are you to see it having a well-deserved Emmy moment? Or are you looking forward to discovering Little Dorrit now that the Emmys have brought it to your attention?

by Simon Vozick-Levinson

Source: EW.com

UPDATE:

Little Dorrit comes up big:
Dark horse miniseries takes home the most Emmys

It was the little engine that could.

After staying off the radar with little marketing push, the BBC/PBS production of Little Dorrit surprisingly became the most honored program of the night with seven Emmys, including best miniseries.

It was a come-from-behind win. At the nomination stage, Dorrit was tied with its competitor in the best miniseries category, HBO’s Generation Kill, for sixth place, behind such heavy hitters as series 30 Rock, Mad Men and movies Grey Gardens and Into the Storm.

But in the end, the Charles Dickens adaptation squeaked past the dominant player in the longform space, HBO. The cabler’s Gardens was second in the program tally with six Emmys.

“This is a fantastic win that Dickens would be proud of,” said BBC Worldwide exec vp programming and production Jane Tranter, who commissioned the mini at the BBC. “If he was around today, he would undoubtedly be writing for television.”

Click here for the full list of Emmy Awards winners.

Congratulations to the entire cast and crew of Little Dorrit on a very well deserved win!!!

In a team effort we bring you today HQ photos of Claire at 3 different events and on location on August 25, 2008 on the set of ‘Little Dorrit‘. Most of these simply replace pictures we previously had in the gallery but there are also a few new ones. Enjoy!

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- Little Dorrit (2008): On the Set edit Sep 13: replaced 4 more with HQ versions
- Events in 2009: Royal Television Society Programme Awards
- Events in 2009: British Academy Television Craft Awards 2009
- Events in 2009: Cystic Fibrosis Trust Breathing Life Awards

I’ve added 9 new old photos of Matthew MacFadyen, Claire Foy and Eve Myles on the Greenwich London set of Little Dorrit on Saturday May 3rd 2008.

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- Little Dorrit (2008): On the Set

During the “2009 Winter TCA Tour”, which took place early January 2009, LA-Story.com had the chance to interview Claire Foy about all things ‘Little Dorrit‘ as well as a little about ‘Season of the Witch‘. The video interview was published on their website in late March – which was when ‘Little Dorrit‘ started airing in the US. Be sure to watch the interesting 12-min interview and enjoy our screencaptures in the gallery. Thanks Joe for the link.

The interview which was done a few months ago shows off Claire Foy after a long day of interviews and still she’s got the light, joy and wonder of all that is occuring in her life as her acting is becoming more in demand. She is fabulous!

Gallery link:
- Interviews/News Segments: LA-Story.com | Little Dorrit | Claire Foy interview

The BBC’s Little Dorrit will head the British charge for glory at this year’s Emmy Awards, with the drama nominated in 11 categories.

Charles Dickens’ timeless rags-to-riches story concerns the vacillating fortunes of the Dorrit family. The kind-hearted Amy (Claire Foy), the Little Dorrit of the title, looks after her proud father, William (Tom Courtenay) who is a long-term inmate of Marshalsea debtors’ prison in London.

The adaptation is up for the outstanding mini-series title, while actors Tom Courtenay and Andy Serkis both received a nod for their supporting roles.

They join a host of British thespians being recognised with nominations for the US television awards. Hugh Laurie, Sir Ian McKellen and Kenneth Branagh are all up for lead actor titles.

Irish actor Brendon Gleeson has also been given a nod for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in the BBC/HBO joint-venture Into the Storm.

Award winners will be announced at a glitzy ceremony in Los Angeles on September 20.

Tina Fey’s comedy, 30 Rock, looks set to be the night’s big winner, having received 22 nominations.

Source: Press & Journal

Newcomer lead actress Claire Foy discussed the character of Amy Dorrit in an exclusive interview with MASTERPIECE. You can watch the interview on YouTube.

Thanks to everyone who has been visiting Claire Foy Source and those who left comments. Mia and I really appreciate your positive feedback.

GALLERY LINK:
- Interviews/News Segments: MASTERPIECE Classic | Little Dorrit | Claire Foy interview