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English actress (born 1996)

Clara McGregor
Born (1996-02-04) 4 February 1996 (age 28)
England
Alma materNew York University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2017–present
FatherEwan McGregor

Clara McGregor (born (1996-02-04)4 February 1996) is an English actress and model. She is the first daughter of Scottish actor Ewan McGregor.

Early life

Clara was born in England to Ewan McGregor and his then-wife Eve Mavrakis. The eldest of McGregor's five children., she grew up in London until she was 12; the family travelled the world in parallel with her father's acting career.

McGregor studied photography at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts before switching to acting. She graduated in 2017.

Career

In 2017, McGregor signed with Wilhelmina Models. She has modelled for Playboy, Ferragamo and Bluebella. She and Dutch actress Vera Bulder launched Deux Dames Entertainment, a production company that develops female-driven stories. In March 2021, it was announced that Deux Dames Entertainment and indie production company Black Magic would be producing a limited series adaptation of Goddess, a novel by Kelly Gardiner about 17th-century opera singer Julie d'Aubigny.

McGregor has made appearances in American Horror Story: NYC and the 2021 film Reefa, and has appeared alongside her father in films such as Christopher Robin, The Birthday Cake and Bleeding Love.

In April 2024, it was announced that McGregor would appear in The Philosophy of Dress, a satire film directed by Cyrus Duff. That May, she was cast in the lead role in Noon, a film directed by Xavier Palud. Palud previously directed the horror films Them and The Eye.

Personal life

McGregor lives in Los Angeles with her family. She speaks French. Since 2017 she has been in a relationship with Jimmy Giannopoulos, who directed The Birthday Cake.

In 2019, McGregor described herself as bisexual. In the same year, she revealed that she had been dealing with personal traumas, including an addiction to Xanax, domestic abuse, depression and rape.

In June 2021, McGregor was admitted to an emergency room after being bitten on the face by a dog prior to the premiere of The Birthday Cake.

Filmography

Key
Denotes productions that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role
2018 Christopher Robin Girl in Aircraft Office
2021 Reefa Frankie
The Birthday Cake Diane
2023 Bleeding Love Daughter
2024 Running on Empty Brittany
TBA The Philosophy of Dress TBA
Noon Sasha

Television

Year Title Role
2022 American Horror Story: NYC KK

References

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