Claire is an . Political party: The character is based on Elizabeth Urquhart, a character from the eponymous British miniseries from which the current series is derived. After a nasty fight between Claire and her about Gillian's healthcare plan for her unborn child, Claire ended the argument saying, "I am willing to let your child wither and die inside you if that's what's required.". Claire has found refuge back in her home state of Texas, staying with her mother . 1. Last episode: Claire is indeed a political animal, but not to the extent of the Machiavellian Frank. The president uses every single female stereotype to her advantage, showing the world that the being the best leader is all about tact and strategy, regardless of what gender you are. Email; Twitter; Facebook; Google + Pinterest; Tumblr; Linkedin ", to which he replies, "I want you back too.". Adam Smith. As a result, Claire became Acting President of the United States as a temporary . When she divulges her abortion on national TV in season 2, she spins her personal truth into public revenge on Gen. Dalton McGinnis (Peter Bradbury), a man who raped her in college. Though seemingly having the initial support of Majority Whip Jackie Sharp, she was forced to drop her support for the bill when Jackie caused Megan to have a nervous breakdown during an interview. Claire Underwood spent five seasons acting as a behind-the-scenes partner in schemes and political machinations; she survived sexual assault; she had three abortions; having been made vice . LOS ANGELES (AP) The spirit of Francis Underwood and misdeeds past haunt the sixth season of "House of Cards" and its new U.S. president, the widowed Claire . But, to me, the most delicious aspect of Claire Underwood is not just the ease with which she navigates a room, a conversation, or a political gridlock, but also the way in which she often surpasses her husbands predilection for power and revenge at all costs. By this time, Claire and Yates have fallen in love, which complicates both their lives. During her campaign for the bill, a secret from her college days emerges: during a nationally televised interview, she admits that she was raped in college and that her rapist, Dalton McGinnis (Peter Bradbury), is now a high-ranking general. Rutherford B. Hayes 20. Best of 2022 Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Top 250 TV Shows Most Popular TV Shows Most Popular Video Games Most Popular Music Videos Most Popular Podcasts The sixth season begins four months later. When Frank Underwood became Vice President on November 10, 2013, Claire Underwood assumed the role as Second Lady of the United States. In the final moments of the final episode of House of Cards which occurs in a truncated season made after Spacey left the show due to allegations of sexual misconduct the president, Claire. Claire Underwood (ne Hale) is a fictional character in House of Cards, played by Robin Wright. When Frank was appointed Vice President, Claire had Gillian Cole (despite the fact that she was fired) become the CWI's new CEO. But these moments of introspection or reflection dont paint Claire as weak or secondary to Francis. Claire Hale Underwood is a fictional character in House of Cards, played by Robin Wright.She is the wife of the show's protagonist Francis J. Frank (Kevin Spacey) and Claire Underwood (Robin Wright) have been ruthless in brushing aside all detractors in. Harry S. Truman 34. After winning the revotes in Ohio and Tennessee, Frank Underwood was inaugurated as President of the United States, and Claire was removed as Acting President and returned to her role as Vice President. She and Frank scheme nightly over a cigarette, and together they maneuver their way into Walker's inner circle. She is the wife of the show's protagonist Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) and the main protagonist in the final season. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., U.S. Claire assumes the presidency with the understanding that she will make it one of her first actions to publicly pardon Frank and Doug. Former President Walker is expected to plead the fifth in front of a Congressional panel investigating Frank, but he instead divulges the truth about Frank's backroom dealings with China, leading to calls for impeachment. One example was firing half of the CWI staff due to unavailability of funds after Frank was not made the Secretary of State. She shows remorse for her actions only once. Netflix. Claire points out the imbalance of power in their relationshipin the end, there's only one chair in the Oval Office. Religion: House of Cards, which is now unloading its fifth season, started out as a character study of Congressman-cum-President Frank Underwood, with his statuesque wife Claire in the dutiful background. . Second Lady of the United States (2013 - 2014), First Lady of the United States (2014 - 2017), On March 15, 2017, following the resignation of President Frank Underwood, Claire Underwood became the, United States vice-presidential candidates, 2016, 47th and current President of the United States, "My husband doesn't apologize. Dear Netflix, Cancelling "House Of Cards" Was The Ultimate . Played by: Wright built a career out of catering to sentimentality before Claire cut that to the quick. Mother: Claire Underwood is the main character in the sixth series of House of Cards having shared the title in the first five. Claire's icy blue dress matches her icy glare in this presidential portrait. [2] Wright won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Television Series Drama for this role at the 71st Golden Globe Awards, becoming the first actress to win a Golden Globe Award for a streaming television online-only role in a series. [44] Among those nominations was Wright's portrayal of Claire Underwood for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series as well as Kevin Spacey's portrayal of Frank Underwood for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Jason Bateman's portrayal of Michael Bluth in Arrested Development for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, making these three roles the first three leading roles to be Primetime Emmy Award-nominated from a streaming television series. Netflix acquiesced. While Frank is receiving a liver transplant, she declines going to the hospital in favor of negotiating a treaty with Petrov, and strong-arms him into accepting the U.S.' terms. During Chapter 49, they are seen to engage in a relationship of a sexual nature. The Netflix series was nearly derailed when accusations of sexual misconduct led to Spaceys firing. Her performance in season 4 earned her a nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards. Ulysses S. Grant 19. She makes enemies of Bill Shepherd (Greg Kinnear) and his sister Annette (Diane Lane), two political power brokers who oppose her agenda. Three of its web series, Arrested Development, Hemlock Grove, and House of Cards, earned nominations. The actress, 44, landed her first gig acting in Ang Lee's 1997 film The Ice Storm but after wrapping . Aidan, the data scientist who Claire's adviser LeAnn brought on board to help rig the election, was kidnapped and interrogated by the Russians. Theodore Roosevelt 27. In order for the ruse to work, though, Frank will have to move out and make it seem like they're estranged. But David Fincher convinced her the character would "evolve" into a more complex and "corrupt female character." Alive "Frank" Underwood. ", "Claire's Fourth Wall Breaks In 'House of Cards' Season 6 Reveal She's Just As Cunning As Her Husband", "Claire Underwood's Pregnancy In 'House Of Cards' Season 6 Was The Ultimate Power Move", "Kevin Spacey's Leading-Man Problem The star of the 13-hour "House of Cards" is as impenetrable as ever", "House Of Cards Season 1, Episode 13 Recap: All's Well That Ends Well (Or Not)", "Review: 'House of Cards' returns for more political dirty deeds", "Second season of 'House of Cards' is a vote for vice", "Antihero Or Villain? [24], Claire is the CEO of an environmental group while serving as her husband's primary accomplice. All eyes have been on the President since Claire. He dies while having sex with Claire, and she has Usher get rid of the body. In the show's storyline, Claire replaced Spacey's character Frank Underwood as the president at the conclusion of the program's fifth season. "[17], Nancy deWolf Smith of The Wall Street Journal describes Claire as "a short-haired blonde who manages to be masculine and demasculinizing at the same time." With turnout looking worryingly low, they drummed up some fake terror threats in order to get the governors of a couple swing states to shut down the polls, resulting in a contested election. Frank acquires a recording of Conway verbally abusing a pilot, as well as a recording of Conway's running mate, General Ted Brockhart (Colm Feore), threatening to kill Frank, which Frank and Claire use to blackmail Conway's campaign manager Mark Usher (Campbell Scott) into helping them; they then release the tapes anyway. Claire Underwood dominated the newest season of House of Cards, finally becoming the boss bitch she was always meant to be. "[37] Claire remains composed and stylish with or without her husband and manipulates the press with aplomb.[29]. Frank resigns and Claire is sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. As Frank, evicted from the White House, watches Claire's first televised address, he's horrified to realize she's gone back on her word, refusing to issue his desired pardon. Though each of these characters carries traces of Claire a penchant for cigarettes or exercise, the hauteur look of high-heeled ferocity it is on Netflix where Wright has come into filmic fruition as her character, charming us with her wit and wile. Widowed She cinched the deal when she told those bankrolling the show that Claire was more popular than Francis and, in a bold move that she no doubted acquired from (or acclimated to) her doppelgnger, threatened to go public if they did not acquiesce. With Usher's help, the Underwoods finally defeat Conway once and for all, and Frank resumes his duties as POTUS. She also shared that she was initially hesitant to sign on to House of Cards, both because it was a television show and because she didnt want to play "a woman who's arm candy to a politician." Aware that Frank will struggle to win a House revote, Claire pressures Congress. When another of McGinnis' victims, Megan Hennessy (Libby Woodbridge), comes forward, Claire uses her as the poster girl for the sexual assault bill, leaving the fragile young woman open to public scrutiny and reprisals from the bill's opponents. The Democrats alone do not have enough votes to pass the bill. Franklin D. Roosevelt 33. Birthplace: Here we see Frank not as a cunning leader who has duped an entire nation, but as Claire's political puppet, one she's been manipulating from day one. She also has an affair with her speechwriter Tom Yates (Paul Sparks), with Frank's approval. [6] She has a difficult relationship with her mother, Elizabeth Hale (Ellen Burstyn), who despises Frank and is disappointed in Claire for marrying him. Claire is President, with Usher as her Vice President. Alias(es): At Radcliffe, Claire met Frank Underwood. [22] The new season plot had Frank dying offscreen, and Clairenow the presidentpublicly distancing herself from him, and privately calling him her "biggest regret". The House of Representatives did not choose a president but the Senate chose Claire Underwood as the 51st Vice President of the United States, which resulted in her being sworn in as the Acting President of the United States, until the House chooses a President. The House of Representatives did not choose a president but the Senate chose Claire Underwood as the 51st Vice President of the United States, which resulted in her being sworn in as the Acting President of the United States, until . While she has previously had three abortions, her decision not to have children is perhaps something she second-guesses, as she has previously shown interest and affection towards Peter Russo's two children. James K. Polk 12. In the interim Claire is sworn in as acting leader, and is faced with the prospect of working alongside Conway. She recounts her father's taking her to Dealey Plaza, where John F. Kennedy was assassinated, and that it made her feel "so sad, so angry". Her parents were referred to as being very wealthy and she has come from generations of ranchers. Adam Galloway(1978-1979; 2013)Dalton McGinnis(1983-1984)Edward Meechum(2014-2016)Thomas Yates(2016-2017) On Election Day, Claire and Frank learn that they may lose because of low voter turnout. In 2016, she demanded that she receive equal pay to her co-star Kevin Spacey, bringing awareness to the pay discrepancy between men and women in Hollywood. As we begin to dive into House of Cards Season 5, we consider why it's Robin Wright's Claire Underwood who is making TV great again. Voters turn against Conway, and the Underwoods win the election. She immediately regrets it, and tells Yates that they can't see each other anymore. Season four picks up with the two still at odds, barely talking, let alone in the same room together. She doesn't want to be coddled and held on a pedestal and mentions that Frank was the only man she dated that understood that. [55] Wright continued to receive another individual Screen Actors Guild Award at the 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a nomination at the 7th Critics Choice Television Awards for Best Actress in a Drama Series. In season 1 she wakes from a nightmare about Peter Russos children, children who are now fatherless thanks to the Underwoods merciless scheming. Claire, in her new role as UN Ambassador, is trying to get Michael Corrigan, a gay-rights activist being held in a Russian prison, to take a plea that will ensure his freedom. William McKinley 26. Claire retaliates on the day of the South Carolina primary by covertly leaking a photo of Frank's father with a Klansman, imperiling Frank's candidacy. When Rosanna Arquette interviewed Wright in the documentary Searching for Debra Winger(2002), she marveled on how Wright balanced a successful career and family, gushing, Youre actually in a marriage that works and you work together its like, a dream.. "Frank" Underwood, a Harvard Law student from South Carolina. The go-to source for comic book and superhero movie fans. The Den of Geek quarterly magazine is packed with exclusive features, interviews, previews and deep dives into geek culture. 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Eisenhower 35. She fires her cabinet to neutralize his influence, and leaks information tying him and Bill Shepherd to laundering money for the Russian government; she also punishes Annette Shepherd by revealing to the press that Annette's son, Duncan (Cody Fern), is in fact the biological child of one of her serving staff. In what may have been a deliberate dig and power-play, in the midst of aiming to end their affair, Zoe Barnes does refer to Frank as Francis. Andrew Jackson 8. Underwood's solution. Screenshot via Netflix. She and Frank then use the public sympathy from Elizabeth's death to win the nomination; they are now running mates. Andrew Johnson 18. [44] The role has also earned Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Television Series Drama award at the 71st Golden Globe Awards on January 12, 2014. Chester A. Arthur 22. Robin Wright as Claire Underwood in Netflix's "House of Cards." I did wish that she had been nominated as president legitimately. But it turns out that Frank himself was the source of the leak, having determined that his presidency was beyond saving and that it was more important to maintain control over the White House with Claire at the helm. Openly, the Underwoods supported Secretary of State Catherine Durant, but behind closed doors, had small numbers of delegates vote for Claire, with the Underwoods dismissing it as "good fun". Significant other(s): Soon afterward, Congressman Alex Romero (James Martinez) encourages Republicans in the House to start up the Declaration of War committee to investigate Frank, which puts Claire and Frank in damage control. Warren G. Harding 30. Frank Underwood(1987- d2017) The Shepherds try to undermine her by developing a voting app that would essentially steal the upcoming midterm elections; Claire retaliates by having Duncan, who created the app, arrested for treason. House of Cards Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. October 31, 2018, 4:30 PM. Claire gives Frank the idea to declare war on ICO and allow the public to see the hostage die in order to distract from the scandal and create an atmosphere of widespread fear that they can exploit.[21]. [25] After President Garrett Walker (Michel Gill) goes back on his promise to make Frank Secretary of State, Frank enlists Claire to help him get revenge and propel them both to positions of power. The couple agreed not to have children, and in the finale of Season 1, it was revealed that Claire has had three abortions. Herbert Hoover 32. She can be just as cold and calculating as Frank, as demonstrated by her decisions to fire half of her staff as well as later betray Frank by helping to defeat an important bill. But how did she get there? Next:House of Cards' Ending Was BETTER Without Kevin Spacey, During an appearance on PeopleTVs Couch Surfing(via EW), Wright expressed her one regret about Claires storyline in the final season. She sees that Frank has burned a hole into the American flag in the Oval Office, and breaks the fourth wall, saying: "My turn.". 58 Its women like these that lead cultural critic Camille Paglia to claim that high heels dont cripple women, but serve as weapons. [45][46] In so doing she became the first actress to win a Golden Globe Award for an online-only streaming television series. It starred Kevin Spacey as Frank Underwood, a scheming politician who manipulates and murders his way into the White House. Yep, President Claire Underwood is preggers. Grover Cleveland 23. The 'New Amsterdam' Series Finale Opens An Unexpected Door To The Future, Everything To Know About 'Only Murders In The Building' Season 3, 'Bachelor' Star Cassie Randolphs Sister Is In The 'Yellowstone' Spinoff '1923', Get Even More From Bustle Sign Up For The Newsletter, By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. She makes a shaky alliance with him, however, by promising to protect him in return for his help getting rid of Durant, who she fears will testify against her regarding her and Frank's crimes. Around this time, Claire and Frank convince Stamper to take the fall for Zoe Barnes' death. Claire also faces a threat in Stamper, who recants his confession and makes a deal with federal prosecutors to give them Claire as revenge for her turning her back on him and Frank. Congress ratified the 25th amendment to the Constitutionwhich says that the Vice President will be sworn in as acting president if the president is impeached, incapacitated or killedin. Al Ahmadi reneges on the deal, however, and tells them to kill the hostages. During Season 4, Claire develops a close relationship with novelist Thomas Yates upon his return to the White House. Claire Hale Yep, President Claire Underwood is preggers. [48] Wright was again nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards and Best Actress Television Series Drama at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards. Phillips Academy Andover Radcliffe CollegeHarvard University Theyre also glib and contrived, unctuous narratives for which Claire would have no patience and even less interest. How will those plans change with Kevin Spacey gone from the show? But, unlike the Underwoods, Penn and Wrights working and personal relationship did not last: the couple divorced in 2010 after 14 years of marriage. During Frank's election campaign, Claire begins to question whether she still loves him. She left Frank for a time in Season 1 and went to stay with Adam in New York. Claire Underwood had a previous relationship during her youth with Adam Galloway. Claire named LeAnn her Chief of Staff under the condition that she turn over everything she knew about Aidan; but when she did, Claire promptly fired LeAnn and the adviser's car was soon thereafter found driven off the road, with LeAnn presumed dead. [14][15] She encourages his vices while noting her disapproval of his weaknesses, saying: "My husband doesn't apologize even to me. How is Claire Underwood acting president? The anti politician's wife, she doesn't do passive smiles and hanging in the background: she's as ambitious, scheming, intelligent and power-hungry as her Machiavellian politician husband, Frank Underwood. In the Season 2, it is revealed that Claire grew up in the elite enclave city of Highland Park in Dallas County, Texas. [9] She is a woman "who will stop at nothing to conquer everything". Like Claire, Theresa often goes running (and, on a run, serendipitously finds the letter in the bottle that Kevin Costners Garretts penned), though in an oversized shirt, running attire Claire would scrupulously avoid. Its easy to imagine Wright became more empowered and enabled as an actress after the divorce, stepping out from the shadow of Penns career, flexing her muscular acting chops (and biceps) as Penn drifted into Hollywoods shadows. Frank persuades her to resume public appearances with him by promising to support her run. Prior to this she served as the 51st Vice President of the United States. Claire calmly admits what she did and proposes that she join him in the ticket as his vice president. She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for this role at the 65th, 66th, 67th, 68th, 69th and 71st Primetime Emmy Awards. She forms interesting alliances, gets sworn in as. Claire Underwood is a strong and determined individual, traits she admires in others such as Gillian Cole and Zoe Barnes. She leaves him in the season finale but comes back in the fourth season, treating their marriage as a purely political arrangement to further her own career. She was also the first woman to serve as Vice President. And so Season 5 ended with Claire in the Oval Office and Frank about to go to war with his wife. "[25], Claire is aware of Frank's sexual relationship with reporter Zoe Barnes (Kate Mara) and approves of it as long as it achieves their ends. [43], On July 18, 2013, Netflix earned the first Primetime Emmy Award nominations for original online only streaming television for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards. She strides across the White House's slippery polished floors with ease, struts down hospital corridors back erect and stands upright in these veritable torture chambers while finger-poking the Russian president in . 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[34][35], According to Drew Grant of The New York Observer, Claire's season-long storyline was similar to the real life efforts of United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's to legislate an end to military sexual assault. [5], Claire Hale Underwood is originally from the exclusive Highland Park enclave of Dallas, Texas. Elizabeth Hale Franklin Pierce 15. Before attending Radcliffe she went to school at the prestigious Phillips Academy. In the series finale, Claire arranges a meeting with Stamper, whom she suspects has been hired by the Shepherds to kill her. See why some of your favorite . There's a lot to be said for the journey of First Lady Claire Underwood ( Robin Wright) over the course of House of Cards ' fifth season. With Claires presidency already set up, the series easily killed off Frank off-screen, and Wright assumed the lead role in season 6. [3] The Frank Underwood character was written out of the show as having died,[4] and Claire became the main character of the show's sixth and final season. Claire is formidable in ways her husband is still trying to channel: raising her voice to Francis and proclaiming he needs to cut [his] fucking heart out and give it to then-President Walker; stating that shes leaving Francis in the cliffhanger finale of season 3; and betraying Francis in season 4 in order to get what she wants the vice presidency. Who helped Claire achieve her goal of becoming President, and who fell victim to her schemes along the way? Vice President Underwood, however, is also not without a conscience. But how did the Underwoods go from that united front to a disgraced Frank out of office and Claire stepping behind his desk? She was initially expected to announce a pardon of Frank Underwood but later changed her mind. Season three ends with Claire leaving Frank as he prepares to go to the New Hampshire primary.[39][40]. [10] Hank Stuever of The Washington Post describes her as an "ice-queen wife". Presidency of Claire Underwood View source The Presidency of Claire Hale began on March 15, 2017, following the resignation of incumbent President Frank Underwood, and was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States. Though she was pleased to end her already impressive run on House of Cards by directing the series finale, she did wish that Claires success was achieved by means other than lying, cheating, and killing. [1] Michael Dobbs, who wrote the trilogy of novels upon which the British miniseries is based, compares the compelling nature of the relationship between Frank and Claire favorably to the original characters in House of Cards and likens them to Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Why does Claire Underwood become acting president? Prior to this she served as the 51st Vice President of the United States. Claire Hale (born 1965) is the 47th and current President of the United States, assuming office after the resignation of her husband Francis Underwood. The role has been critically acclaimed. John Tyler 11. John Adams 3. She hovers over the kitchen sink after asking for help from Francis. You don't get to become the most powerful couple in the world by playing nice. When he is shot during a campaign event, Claire privately admits that she feels nothing for him. President Underwood orchestrates a campaign of fear as the election nears, having Doug instigate a cyberattack to be blamed on ICO. Could we have bought into Claires ruthless rationality had we known Wright to still be waving from the audience at Penn, as he accepted yet another accolade? She then converts the focus on that issue into political support that becomes critical to the Underwoods' ascension to the Oval Office. 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