who stars as claire underwood in the series house of cards
Robin Wright Robin Gayle Wright[1] (born April 8, 1966) is an American actress and director. She stars as Claire Underwood in the Netflix political drama House of Cards, for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama in 2013, making her the first actress to win a Golden Globe for a web television series. Wright has also received consecutive Primetime Emmy nominations in the Outstanding Lead Actress – Drama category for House of Cards between 2013 and 2017.
Frank Underwood (House of Cards) Toward the end of the season, Underwood orchestrates Walker's downfall. He secretly leaks the details of the money laundering, for which Walker is blamed. While publicly supporting Walker, Underwood works behind the scenes to have him impeached, with Sharp's help. In the season finale, "Chapter 26", Walker resigns, and Underwood succeeds him as President of the United States.[13]