Claire Holt

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Claire Holt
Claire Holt at the Ian Somerhalder Foundation's Influence Affair Red Carpet 2012.
Born	Claire Rhiannon Holt^[1] (1988-06-11) 11 June 1988^[2] Brisbane, Australia^[3]
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2006–present

Claire Rhiannon Holt (born 11 June 1988) is an Australian actress, best known for her roles as Emma Gilbert on the television show H2O: Just Add Water, Chastity Meyer on Mean Girls 2, and Rebekah Mikaelson on The CW series The Vampire Diaries and its spin-off series The Originals.

Early life

Holt was born in Brisbane, Australia. She graduated from Stuartholme School in Toowong at the end of 2005. She is involved in several sports: swimming, volleyball, water polo, and Tae-Kwon-Do, in which she has a black belt.^[4] When she was younger, she was in the school choir.

Career

In 2006, Holt won the role of Emma Gilbert in the Network Ten children's television series H2O: Just Add Water. The show has earned a Logie Award and Nickelodeon Australia Kids' Choice Award. While the series was renewed for a third series, Holt left the show after series two after signing on for the sequel to the 2007 film The Messengers, titled Messengers 2: The Scarecrow. Filming took place in Sofia throughout 2008. Starring alongside Norman Reedus and Heather Stephens, the film was released 21 July 2009 straight-to-DVD.

In addition to television and film roles, Holt has appeared in advertisements for Dreamworld, Sizzler, and Queensland Lifesaving. BuddyTV ranked her #55 on its TV's 100 Sexiest Women of 2011 list.^[5]

In August 2011, Holt was confirmed to be in the TV series The Vampire Diaries as Rebekah.^[6] On 13 January 2013, The CW announced that Holt had joined the cast for the backdoor pilot of The Vampire Diaries spin-off The Originals. she will reprise her role as Rebekah Mikaelson.^[7]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006–2008	H2O: Just Add Water	Emma Gilbert	52 episodes
2009	Messengers 2: The Scarecrow	Lindsay Rollins	Direct-to-video
2011	Mean Girls 2	Chastity Meyer	TV movie
2011	Pretty Little Liars	Samara Cook	5 episodes
2011–present	The Vampire Diaries	Rebekah Mikaelson	Guest star
2012	Blue Like Jazz	Penny	Main role
2013–present	The Originals	Rebekah Mikaelson	Main role

References

↑ Guliadis, Theo (6 June 2013). "Happy Birthday Wishes for Claire Holt: Pictures and Fun Facts!". The Vampire Diaries (Alloy Entertainment). Retrieved 14 June 2013.
↑ "Questions for Claire Holt (Emma Gilbert)". Boomerang Latin America. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
↑ "Pretty Little Liars Cast - Claire Holt". ABC Family. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
↑ "H2O - Just Add Water: cast". AustralianTelevision.net. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
↑ "TV's 100 Sexiest Women of 2011". BuddyTV. 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
↑ Naoreen, Nuzhat (9 August 2011). "'Vampire Diaries' Casts Stefan's Ex: 5 Theories On Why She's Coming To Town". MTV.com. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
↑ Swift, Andy (13 February 2013). "'The Originals' Scoop: Claire Holt Joins The 'Vampire Diaries' Spin-Off". Hollywood Life. Retrieved 14 February 2013.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Claire Holt.

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Claire Holt on Twitter

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The Vampire Diaries

Creators

L. J. Smith (novel series)
Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec (TV series)

Episodes

Season 1	"Pilot" "The Night of the Comet" "Friday Night Bites" "Family Ties" "You're Undead to Me" "Lost Girls" "Haunted" "162 Candles" "History Repeating" "The Turning Point" "Bloodlines" "Unpleasantville" "Children of the Damned" "Fool Me Once" "A Few Good Men" "There Goes the Neighborhood" "Let the Right One In" "Under Control" "Miss Mystic Falls" "Blood Brothers"

Season 2	"The Sun Also Rises" "As I Lay Dying"

Season 3	"The Departed"

Season 4	"Growing Pains" "Memorial" "The Rager" "The Five" "The Killer" "We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes" "My Brother's Keeper" "We'll Always Have Bourbon Street" "O Come, All Ye Faithful" "After School Special" "Catch Me If You Can" "A View to a Kill"

Season 5	"I Know What You Did Last Summer" "True Lies" "Original Sin" "For Whom the Bell Tolls" "Monster's Ball" "Handle with Care" "Death and the Maiden" "Dead Man on Campus" "The Cell" "Fifty Shades of Grayson" "500 Years of Solitude" "The Devil Inside" "Total Eclipse of the Heart"

Characters

Elena Gilbert
Katherine Pierce
Stefan Salvatore
Silas
Damon Salvatore
Jeremy Gilbert
Jenna Sommers
Bonnie Bennett
Caroline Forbes
Matt Donovan
Vicki Donovan
Tyler Lockwood
Alaric Saltzman
Klaus Mikaelson
Rebekah Mikaelson
Elijah Mikaelson

Starring cast

Persondata
Name	Holt, Claire Rhiannon
Alternative names
Short description	Actress
Date of birth	11 June 1988
Place of birth	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date of death
Place of death

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