Claudia Shear

Claudia Shear is an American actress and playwright. She was nominated for the Tony Award, Best Play and Best Actress for her play Dirty Blonde.

Shear was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 12, 1962 to Julian Bud and Helaine Shear. Her father, who was a Deputy Chief in the New York City Fire Department at the time of her birth, left her mother and her older sister Diane, soon after she was born She attended the City University of New York.

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