Claire's Biography

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.

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 August 2011, Holt was confirmed to be in the TV series The Vampire Diaries as Rebekah.^[5] 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. In it she will reprise her role as Rebekah Mikaelson.^[6]
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.^[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
	Pretty Little Liars	Samara Cook	5 episodes
2011–present	The Vampire Diaries	Rebekah Mikaelson	Main Role
2012	Blue Like Jazz	Penny
2013	The Originals	Rebekah Mikaelson	Main role, in production spin-off series