Clunie was 14 when she was scouted to be a model on the
Tube. She spent her weekends on shoots and later walked at
London Fashion Week, but said she found much of it "soul destroying", a "confidence-crushing conveyor belt" with "gorgeous young girls being told they’re not good enough, that they’re fat and look awful". She made her London stage debut in
Hard Feelings at the
Finborough Theatre the following year. In 2016 and 2017, Clunie portrayed
Harriet, Duchess of Sutherland in the first two series of the ITV biographical drama
Victoria. She also played Jess in Danny Sangra's comedy film
Goldbricks in Bloom. In 2019, Clunie guest starred in an episode of the BBC One crime series
Death in Paradise and appeared in the romantic comedy film
Last Christmas. This was followed by roles as Ellie in the Greek miniseries
Kart postal (or
Postcard) in 2021, the Hostess in the
Disney+ series
Andor in 2022, and Domenica Howarth in the second series of the
Channel 5 crime drama
Dalgliesh. Clunie featured in the 2024
John Lewis Christmas advert. ==Personal life==