- Born
- Died
- Birth nameClaire Louise van Kampen
- Claire van Kampen was born on November 3, 1953 in Muswell Hill, London, England, UK. She was a composer and director, known for Anonymous (2011), It Never Entered My Mind and Uncle Silas (1989). She was married to Mark Rylance and Chris Perret. She died on January 18, 2025 in Kassel, Hesse, Germany.
- SpousesMark Rylance(December 21, 1989 - January 18, 2025) (her death)Chris Perret(August 1974 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- ParentsPaul van KampenRuth Relph
- Her daughter Nataasha died of a suspected brain haemorrhage on a flight from New York in July 2012 at the age of 28.
- In 1990, she co-founded the theatre company Phoebus Cart with her husband Mark Rylance.
- In 2015, she was a historical music advisor and arranger of Tudor music on the BBC TV series Wolf Hall.
- Farinelli and the King is van Kampen's historical play about the relationship between Farinelli, the castrato, and the Spanish King Philip V, first performed at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in February and March 2015, then at the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End of London from September to December 2015, with Mark Rylance as Philippe V. It received six Olivier Award nominations, including Best New Play. In 2016 she directed Mark Rylance in Nice Fish at the St. Ann's Warehouse, New York City. The production subsequently transferred to the Harold Pinter Theatre.
- She composed the music for her husband Mark Rylance's 1989 performance as Hamlet.
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