Claire Underwood

"I am willing to let your child wither and die inside of you if that's what's required"

- Claire to her former pregnant partener Claire Hale Underwood is one of the main protagonist of netflix seris House of cards.She is the wife of Francis Underwood and his number one co-conspirator. She is just as cunning, manipulative and convincing as her husband.

Early life
Claier is the only child of her parents which is born at April 8, 1966 at Dallas,Texas.She comes form generations of ranchers and she leaves at the elite enclave city of Highland Park.Grow up into riches and luxury she becomes very sophsticated and she attend the the prestigious Phillips Academy before she goes in Radcliffe.However during her studies ther she was sexually assaulted by the future General Dalton McGinnis and as result she got pregnant (although she had an bortion).After her grauation at Radcliffe she went into Harvard.It is also belived that she met Frank Underwood during her time at Radcliff.

Season 1
Claire is the CEO and the founder of Clean Water Initiative (CWI) a charity, non-profit organization intent on bringing clean, drinkable water to developing, impoverished countries.However she is just as ruhtless coldhearted and pragmatic as her husband since she did not hasitated to fire half of her stuff including old people who could not get another job.She abuse her position in order to helo her husband in his political plays and as a way for her and her husband to appear as caring individuals.After Frank did not become Secretary of State she agrees to help him take revenge and force themslelves into the White house.However she did not hesitate to sabotaz Frank when he did not grant her with fund for her projects,After that and for a few amounts of episodes she leaves him to go and leave with her lover, the photografer Adam Galloway in New York.She however returns back to Washngton DC after the death of Peter Russo (one of the her husbands puppets) and she  continues assist frank in his crooged way to power.At the end of Season 1 Frank has become the Vice President and she lefts the CWI to the hands of her former partner Gillian Cole

Season 2
In season 2 Claire has an office in the White house and she secretly helps her husband to usurp President Walker.During an interview its is revealed that she had been raped and as a result of that she had an abortion.After that she starts a bill to prevent military officials to rape female soldiers.She even convinces the First Lady to sign as she and herslef have become very close friends.This all fake however since she exploits both the First lady and another female rape victim to achieve her and her husbands goals.After she betrayes the female soldier who she used in order to gain publicity for her plans she abandons both her bill and the woman ,whose life and mental health are ruined because of claire,she manipulates the first lady into visiting a phycologists alognside with her husband in order to save their marriage.She then leaks this to the rpess implying that presidents mental state is not healthy.This will leave the road open to frank to give the decisive strike,force president walker  to resign and take the presidency.

Season 3
Claire is now the First Lady with all the luxuries that gave her.She however is restless since she wants to gain experience by holding political office in order to run for resident in 2024.She is fail the commite for the US  ambassador to the UN which results in her forcing Frank to place her in the position by abusing his power.She starts her carrer quiet succesfully however as she make several alliances in UN.This won't last however because a peace crises breaks out  between America and Russia involving the Jordan Valley.The Underwoods start negotiating terms but president Petrov refuses them.Claire makes  alliances and manages for a peace keeping oretation and she agrees with Frank to send troops to Jordan Valley,something the Russia sees as detrimental to Russia's sphere of influence in the Middle East.Her downfall however with anither insident between America and Russia.Russia has arrested an american activist, Michael Corrigan, because he protested against Russian tryranic administration.Claire and Frank travels to Russia for negotiations for both Corrigan and the crises at Jordan Valley.Claire requires to have a private talk with Corrigan in order to persuave him to sign Petrov's contract and return to America.She fail however and corrigan commits suicide .Both parties agree to an annoucment and then they would be made peace at jordan valley.Claire however announce to all the world than Corrigan commit suicide because of Russia's torture and inhuman way of treating him.This ruined the peace plan and all the reletionships between America and Russia.During the trip back to America Claire has argues with Frank which leds to her being fired of the ambassador  office.She returns to be the first lady again and start helping frank to win the Democratic nomination for Presidency.She lays a partual role in his campaing.However, she feels a certain dissapontement because of her being only the way to Frank's power goals.She comfronts Frank in the oval office and tells him he is not enough for her.After propably the greater fight betwwen these two she decides to leave him in the middle of his campaign.

Season 4
Season 4 starts with her being back to dallas to her paternal house.Ther she mets with her mother wich is very sick(although that is not known to claire).She refuses to speak with Frank and she hires  a woman Lyanne to be her campaign manager for the 30th.Frank discovers this and sabotaz her plan by nomitate a black congresswoman. She then is forcerd to tell the world that she is with her mother ,and not with her husband, because of hr mother terminal  illness.After the announcemnt she rejoin Frank;s campaign unwiilingly.She start secretly sabotaz him by expose dirty secrets to the public such as Franks father involmetn to KKK.When frank discovers it she tells him that if he wants to win the election he has to nominate her as his Vice president.He refuses it and tells her that she will only be the First Lady.After Frannk has been shot however and with him out the way she return to white house and manipulates the acting President Donald Blythe.She actually rules the White house and start  projects not uthorizes by the pesident.During the G8  meeting she comfronts Petrov and persuades him to sign with the Chinese and stop the oil crisis.When Frank regain his stretngh and is informed about her actions he conratualtes her and apologized about his behaviour.He understands that he is in need of her and promises her being on the ticket.After a long way of lies and dirty games she get the nomination for vice presidency and continues to helo Frank with his agenda.During the last episode of season4 they are both in a very bad situation  since many of their dirty secrets are out, they are deal with a terrorist group  and the  lose the elction.While Frank is about to give up she suggest to bring fear and creat chaos in order to win the election.The ending scene was them being ready to unlise terror through the world.

Personality
Claire is a very strong and deciseve woman.She is readu to do whatever it takes to gain what she wants and does nto let her feelings get in the way.She is cunning,ruthlesses,cruel and manipulative.She is willing to betray everyone and also erase anyone who wil pose as threat to her.However she has a soft side since she is bein seen to have some regrets (ex when she fail to save Corrigan, or when  anadon her protege) and she has affection towards other such as tom yates,adam  and even her mother whom she has a very troubled relationship.

Trivia
-It is unknown if she knew that Frank kill Peter and Zoe since she has no comfirmed herself or anyone else

-She is the only person in the series who calls Frank by "Francis''

-It is very possible to knew her husbands intent on murdering Zoe Burns.

-She had many abortions because she did not want kids.However is not yet clear if she regrets is or not

Theories
THE FOLLOWING ARE THEORIES FOR HER CHARACTER BASED ON INTERNET SOURCE.NOTHING OF THIS IS COMFIRMED YET.

1)The fact that she broke the fourth wall (at the ending scene) suggest thay she will take a more leading role in season 5.Some fans believe that she will have Frank assasinated and take over the presidency.

2)Another theory based on that is that she and frank are strongest than ever and they will conitinue their trip to power without hesitation.