Claire was a teacher, between 1958 and 1960, at West Liverpool Street Junior School, Salford, Lancashire, UK.
She taught at St. Ciprian's, Ordsall, Salford between 1953-1957.
Appears as the hotel cleaning lady in the music video for the 1983 hit song "Wot" by Captain Sensible, which also features a John Cleese/Basil Fawlty lookalike.