Mother Claudia

Claudia is a fictional nun and a minor recurring character featured on the FX Network television series American Horror Story. She is associated with season two of the series, which comprises the "Asylum" storyline. Played by actress Barbara Tarbuck, she first appeared in episode 2x04, "I Am Anne Frank (Part 1)". She made five appearances in the series in total.

Biography
Claudia was a nun who became the Mother Superior at the convent where Sister Jude Martin worked at in her youth. She became a mentor to Sister Jude and helped to facilitate her transfer to Briarcliff Manor, which was a former Tuberculosis ward turned into a mental asylum.

Mother Claudia had at least some knowledge of the awful things taking place at Briarcliff, and helped reporter Lana Winters to escape. Mother Claudia was transferred to a convent in Puerto Rico after she began revealing secrets about the asylum to the press.

Notes & Trivia



 * Presumably, Mother Claudia has passed away from natural causes in the years following the Briarcliff Manor incident, which took place in the late 1960s.


 * Mother Claudia is the first character named Claudia featured on American Horror Story. Another character who shares this name is Claudia Bankson, who was a fashion magazine editor featured in season five's "Hotel".


 * Playing the part of Mother Claudia was actress Barbara Tarbuck's only role on American Horror Story.


 * Actress Barbara Tarbuck passed away in Los Angeles, California on December 26th, 2016 at the age of 74.

Appearances

 * American Horror Story: I Am Anne Frank (Part 1)
 * American Horror Story: Unholy Night
 * American Horror Story: The Coat Hanger
 * American Horror Story: The Name Game
 * American Horror Story: Spilt Milk