1. Claire Rhiannon Holt was born on 11 June 1988 and is an Australian-American actress.
27 Facts About Claire Holt
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Claire Holt made her acting debut playing Emma Gilbert in the fantasy series H2O: Just Add Water, before moving to America and making her film debut in 2009.
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Claire Holt starred in the NBC period crime drama series Aquarius, to further acclaim.
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In film, Holt starred in the comedy drama Blue Like Jazz and the survival thriller 47 Meters Down to positive critical reception, followed by roles in a series of less-well-received projects, and later in the acclaimed comedy horror film Untitled Horror Movie.
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Claire Holt was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia to Geoffrey and Ann Claire Holt.
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In 2006, Claire Holt won the role of Emma Gilbert in the Network Ten children's television show H2O: Just Add Water.
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On 13 January 2013, The CW announced that Claire Holt had joined the cast for the backdoor pilot of The Vampire Diaries spin-off The Originals, where she reprised her role as Rebekah Mikaelson.
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Claire Holt exited the show as a series regular in the sixteenth episode of the first season, which aired in the US on 11 March 2014.
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Claire Holt returned to her role in the season one finale on 13 May 2014, and continued to periodically guest star on the series until its finale on 1 August 2018.
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In 2014, Claire Holt was linked to CBS' Supergirl, though she chose not to pursue it.
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Claire Holt starred in NBC "event series" Aquarius as Charmain Tully.
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Claire Holt had a starring role, Kayla, in the ABC thriller drama television pilot Doomsday in 2017.
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Also that year, Claire Holt starred as Kate in the underwater survival horror film 47 Meters Down, opposite Mandy Moore and Matthew Modine, which was released in theaters on 16 June 2017.
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In 2021, Claire Holt had a starring role in Untitled Horror Movie.
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Claire Holt collaborated with the brand Andie Swim to design a swimsuit collection.
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In 2022, Claire Holt appeared again in Legacies as Rebekah Mikaelson for one episode, playing the character for the last time.
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In October 2024, Claire Holt collaborated with business company VEE Collective to design her dream set of VEE bags.
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In November 2024, Claire Holt participated in her third marathon and her second in New York City, in partnership with Maybelline.
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In January 2023, Claire Holt announced that she had opened a website, in which weekly she would bring content to her fans such as make-up, fashion choices, maternity issues and much more.
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In November 2022, Claire Holt decided to run the New York City Marathon to donate her fee to Boston Children's Hospital for a total of $162,000.
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In October 2024, Claire Holt ran her second marathon in Chicago, raising over $100,000 to add to the $250,000 she had previously raised for Boston Children's Hospital.
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In July 2015, Claire Holt became engaged to long-time boyfriend, television producer Matt Kaplan.
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On 27 April 2017, Kaplan filed for divorce from Claire Holt, citing "irreconcilable differences".
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Claire Holt subsequently filed in response on 2 May 2017, asking for her name to be changed from Kaplan back to Claire Holt.
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On 3 December 2017, Claire Holt announced her engagement to real estate executive Andrew Joblon.
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On 5 March 2018, Claire Holt revealed on Instagram that she had suffered a miscarriage.
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Claire Holt announced that she became an American citizen in November 2019.