robin wright starred as the adult claire underwood in the series house of cards.
robin wright starred as the adult claire underwood in the series house of cards.
who stars as the adult claire underwood in the series house of cards?
robin wright
claire underwood (née hale) is a fictional character in "house of cards", played by robin wright. she is the wife of the show's protagonist francis j. underwood (kevin spacey). she is a lobbyist and runs an environmental nonprofit organization, but in later seasons ascends to the positions of second lady of the united states, first lady of the united states, the united states ambassador to the united nations, vice president of the united states, and finally the 47th president of the united states. underwood made her first appearance in the series' pilot episode, "chapter 1". the character is based on elizabeth urquhart, a character from the eponymous british miniseries from which the current series is derived. unlike the original character, however, claire has her own storylines.
claire underwood
underwood's sexuality is ambiguous throughout much of the first two seasons; he has sexual liaisons with both men and women, but he is never explicitly identified by any sexual label. before season 2, various sources speculated about his homosexuality. it is revealed in "chapter 8" he had an experience with homosexuality in college. underwood and claire are never depicted having sex in season 1. "slate" journalist hanna rosin noted: if frank and claire underwood were a real-life washington couple and they were found each to be having an affair, he would be accused of being "secretly gay, turned on by women only when he can use them for a pure power play". other sources make no definite stance on underwood's sexuality, but hypothesize that he is not sexually attracted to claire. in season 2, underwood is involved in a threesome with claire and secret service agent edward meechum (nathan darrow), while in season 3, there is a moment of sexual tension between underwood and his biographer, tom yates (paul sparks). the same season, however, also features the only scene in the series in which underwood and claire have sex exclusively with each other. in season five, he has sex with eric rawlings (malcolm madera), his male personal trainer.
frank underwood (house of cards)