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.
Dominique McElligott Dominique McElligott (born 5 March 1986[citation needed]) is an Irish actress, who appears primarily in independent films. She starred in Moon (2009) and the RTÉ television series Raw before leaving to film Leap Year (2010).[1] From 2011 to 2012, she played a lead role in the AMC series Hell on Wheels.[2] In 2015, she starred in ABC's The Astronaut Wives Club.[3] In 2016, McElligott played Hannah Conway, wife of the Republican presidential nominee, in the fourth and fifth season of the Netflix show House of Cards.[4]