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Clare Grogan

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  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Clare Grogan and Clare Groome
In 1993, 16-year-old Brandon Lee enrolled at Bearsden Academy, a secondary school in a well-to-do suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. What followed over the next two years became the stuff of legend.
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Clare Grogan was born on 17 March 1962 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She is an actress and composer, known for Gregory's Girl (1980), The House Bunny (2008) and Red Dwarf (1988). She has been married to Stephen Lironi since 5 August 1994. They have one child.
BornMarch 17, 1962
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    Known for

    John Gordon Sinclair in Gregory's Girl (1980)
    Gregory's Girl
    7.1
    • Susan
    • 1980
    Anna Faris in The House Bunny (2008)
    The House Bunny
    5.6
    • Soundtrack
    • 2008
    Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Ray Fearon, Danny John-Jules, Robert Llewellyn, and Norman Lovett in Red Dwarf (1988)
    Red Dwarf
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Kochanski
    Nicholas Hoult, Jack O'Connell, Dakota Blue Richards, Dev Patel, Kaya Scodelario, and Kathryn Prescott in Skins (2007)
    Skins
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Shelley McGuinness
    • Shelley

    Credits

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    Actress

    • 7 Miles Out
      • Pamela Ryan
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Natalie Clark and Kenny Boyle in Lost at Christmas (2020)
      Lost at Christmas
      5.2
      • Anna
      • 2020
    • Still Game (2002)
      Still Game
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Clare Grogan
      • 2019
    • Gareth Jones in Delirium (2017)
      Delirium
      7.0
      • Myriam
      • 2017
    • An Ordinary Monday (2017)
      An Ordinary Monday
      7.8
      Short
      • Detective Young
      • 2017
    • Sanjeev Kohli and Connor McKinley in Lucky Break (2016)
      Lucky Break
      5.5
      Short
      • Angela
      • 2016
    • Loyal (2014)
      Loyal
      Short
      • Joyce
      • 2014
    • Andrew Scott and Freema Agyeman in Six Degrees of Assassination (2014)
      Six Degrees of Assassination
      6.4
      • 2014
    • Coffee and Cake (2014)
      Coffee and Cake
      8.2
      Short
      • Clare (segment "Boy Toy")
      • 2014
    • The Wee Man (2013)
      The Wee Man
      6.1
      • Jenny Ferris
      • 2013
    • Angela Griffin, Liam Scholes, Ava Flannery, Vincent Jerome, Noah Valentine, Katherine Pearce, Thapelo Ray, and Adam Ali in Waterloo Road (2006)
      Waterloo Road
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Sandra Gordon
      • 2012
    • Nicholas Hoult, Jack O'Connell, Dakota Blue Richards, Dev Patel, Kaya Scodelario, and Kathryn Prescott in Skins (2007)
      Skins
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Shelley McGuinness
      • Shelley
      • 2011–2012
    • James MacPherson in Sometimes (2011)
      Sometimes
      Short
      • Liz McCall
      • 2011
    • Coming Up (2003)
      Coming Up
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Fiona Baird
      • 2008
    • Comedy Lab (1998)
      Comedy Lab
      5.2
      TV Series
      • Sandra (as Claire Grogan)
      • 2007
    • Legit (2007)
      Legit
      7.5
      TV Series
      • May
      • 2007

    Composer

    • Clare Grogan, Johnny McElhone, Tich Anderson, Jim McKinven, Tony McDaid, and Altered Images in Altered Images: Happy Birthday (1981)
      Altered Images: Happy Birthday
      6.0
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1981

    Soundtrack

    • Aidy Bryant in Shrill (2019)
      Shrill
      7.4
      TV Series
      • writer: "Jump Jump"
      • 2020
    • James Franco, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., and Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Deuce (2017)
      The Deuce
      8.1
      TV Series
      • writer: "Happy Birthday"
      • 2019
    • Steve Coogan in Greed (2019)
      Greed
      5.8
      • writer: "Happy Birthday"
      • 2019
    • Alex Zane in Rude Tube (2008)
      Rude Tube
      5.2
      TV Series
      • writer: "Happy Birthday" (uncredited)
      • 2012
    • Anna Faris in The House Bunny (2008)
      The House Bunny
      5.6
      • writer: "Happy Birthday"
      • 2008
    • Philip Glenister and Keeley Hawes in Ashes to Ashes (2008)
      Ashes to Ashes
      8.1
      TV Series
      • writer: "Happy Birthday"
      • 2008
    • Night Fever (1997)
      Night Fever
      7.7
      TV Series
      • performer: "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now", "My Guy"
      • 1997
    • Top of the Pops (1964)
      Top of the Pops
      6.9
      TV Series
      • writer: "I Could be Happy"
      • 1981
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    My Old School
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    My Old School
    Gregory's Girl
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    Gregory's Girl

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • C.P.Grogan
    • Height
      • 5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
    • Born
      • March 17, 1962
      • Glasgow, Scotland, UK
    • Spouse
      • Stephen LironiAugust 5, 1994 - present (1 child)
    • Other works
      Was the lead singer in the 1980's band "Altered Images" which had various hits in the UK including "Happy Birthday"

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    • Trivia
      Had success as lead singer of "Altered Images", including hits "Happy Birthday" and "I Could Be Happy", from 1980.

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