1. Clare Grogan is best known as the lead singer of the 1980s new wave music group Altered Images, as well as for supporting roles in the 1981 film Gregory's Girl and the science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf as the first incarnation of Kristine Kochanski.
Clare Grogan attempted to head away from the violence but was injured by thrown broken glass, causing a deep facial wound and a prominent scar on the left side of her face.
Clare Grogan began filming Gregory's Girl just three months after the incident.
Clare Grogan played the part of Rita in Educating Rita at Dundee Repertory Theatre in 1987.
Clare Grogan appeared in the second episode of the acclaimed The Monocled Mutineer in 1986.
Clare Grogan had a recurring role playing Dave Lister's would-be love-interest, Kristine Kochanski, in series 1,2 and 6 of the TV show Red Dwarf.
Clare Grogan has appeared in Father Ted in a thinly veiled parody of Sinead O'Connor and in EastEnders as Ian Beale's love interest, Ros Thorne.
Clare Grogan had the role of Maggie in a 1998 comedy Jilting Joe, played an eye surgeon in a 2002 short film Bury It, appeared in Doctors in 2003, and performed another Edinburgh Fringe play Forbidden in 2004, as Lily, married to a WW2 Nazi officer but falling in love with a young Jewish woman.
In 2006, Clare Grogan portrayed Sandra Reeves, a control-freak office manager, in the film The Penalty King played Cathy in an episode of Sea of Souls, and May, Danny's mother, in the Scottish sit-com Legit.
Clare Grogan appeared in the video for Peter Kay and Matt Lucas' charity single "I'm Gonna Be ", recorded for Comic Relief's Red Nose Day 2007, along with two TV films Wedding Belles and Forgiven.
Clare Grogan had a role in the 2011 TV series Skins as Shelley, mother of Mini McGuinness and played Jenny Ferris in the Scottish gangster film The Wee Man in 2013.
Clare Grogan starred as Myriam in the 2017 film Delirium, filmed entirely at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Clare Grogan co-presented, alongside Gary Maclean, BBC Scotland's Corner Shop Cook-Off.
Clare Grogan developed her singing career as the lead singer of Altered Images, originally a five-piece band that included Johnny McElhone, whom she met while studying for her Highers exams.
In 1984, Clare Grogan made a cameo appearance in the music video to "Young at Heart" by The Bluebells.
Clare Grogan later attempted a solo career, but after her single "Love Bomb" failed to gain chart success in 1987, her album Trash Mad was never released.
Clare Grogan formed Universal Love School in 1989 with Lironi, performing a series of gigs around the UK.
Clare Grogan recorded a version of "Angels with Dirty Faces" for the Frankie Miller tribute album.
In 2002, Clare Grogan performed as Altered Images on the Here and Now Tour which featured other well known artists from the 1980s.
Clare Grogan performed on similar tours in 2005,2008 and 2009.
Clare Grogan appeared with Chesney Hawkes, Toyah Willcox and Limahl as The 80s Supergroup in the 2011 series of Let's Dance for Comic Relief.
Clare Grogan sometimes covers for radio presenters on BBC 6 Music.
Clare Grogan appeared in Series 2, Episode 2 of John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music on BBC Radio 4 on 27 November 2016.
Clare Grogan is the inspiration for the song "True" by Spandau Ballet.
In 2021, Clare Grogan duetted with Sharleen Spiteri on the track "Look What You've Done", from Hi, the tenth album released by Johnny McElhone's band Texas.
Tallulah Gosh was an alias Clare Grogan thought of using at the start of her career because Equity had already registered a Claire Clare Grogan and a more showbiz name might help her career, but Bill Forsyth persuaded her that she would come to regret it.