Trivia

Black belt in tae kwon do.

She initially wanted to be a Doctor and only did commercials for extra money.

Her father has 9 siblings. She has 40 cousins.

In April 2013, Claire and Phoebe Tonkin will have appeared in 3 television series together: H2O: Just Add Water (2006), The Vampire Diaries (2009) and The Originals (2013).

Is best friends with Phoebe Tonkin.

Very close friends with her The Vampire Diaries (2009) co-star, Paul Wesley.

Competitive water polo player. Also enjoys swimming, volleyball, and playing the guitar and piano.

While growing up, she became a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and played water polo and volleyball.

Hopes to return to education and get a University degree at some point.

Claire was cast in TVD after she auditioned for the now-ended drama The Secret Circle. Ironically, the show (which was produced by Kevin Williamson, who also worked on The Vampire Diaries), went on to star Claire's friend and eventual TVD cast-mate Phoebe Tonkin.

Has a tattoo on her left foot, that says 'gratitude'.

Her favorite scary movie is The Silence of the Lambs (1991).

Her mother is from the United Kingdom.

She was a fan favorite for the title role in Supergirl (2015 - ) before Melissa Benoist was cast.

She is a fan of the Harry Potter book series.

(March 4, 2020) Revealed that she had suffered a miscarriage.

Her favorite movie is This Is England (2006).

Has one brother and 2 sisters one of whom is named Rachel Holt.

Enjoys singing and was in the school choir.

(April 3, 2020) Expecting her second child with husband Andrew Joblon.

Claire admitted that when Phoebe told her she was coming to Atlanta, she had never shrieked so loud in her life.

Claire Holt got engaged to her longtime boyfriend, Matthew Kaplan, on July 14, 2015.

She was ranked #15 on The CW's 20 Hottest Women of 2012 list.

(August 18, 2018) Married her boyfriend of 13 months Andrew Joblon following a 8-month-long engagement.

Claire and Husband Andrew Joblon welcomed their 2nd child on Saturday September 12th, 2020, a daughter named Elle Joblon.

The first concert she went to was Shaggy's.

Both Claire and Phoebe made their debuts on The Vampire Diaries in the third episode of a season, Claire in The End of the Affair in the third season, and Phoebe in The Rager of the fourth season. From then on, they both played recurring characters until being cast as regulars on The Originals.

Claire and Husband Andrew Joblon welcomed their 1st child on Friday March 29, 2019, a son named James Holt Joblon.

On The Originals (2013), her character Rebekah's nemesis is named "Elena Gilbert", but ironically on her previous show, H2O: Just Add Water (2006), her character's name was "Emma Gilbert".

Her nickname on the set of Mean Girls 2 (2011) was "Clack".

She was ranked #20 on Examiner.com's list, Fall TV's Most Beautiful Women 2012.

Claire Holt also enjoys playing the guitar and the piano.

Claire Holt and Phoebe Tonkin are real life best friends and portrayed mermaids on a TV show together back in 2006 that was called H2O: Just Add Water.

She is very good in sports, and is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

Graduated from Stuartholme (high) School in Toowong, Queensland, at the end of 2005.

She was ranked #55 on the Buddy TV's list, TV's 100 Sexiest Women of 2011.

She became a U.S. Citizen in November of 2019.

No relation to fellow athlete/singer/actress Olivia Holt (of "Kickin' It" fame), despite a popular misconception.

Claire Holt previously worked with Maiara Walsh, who portrayed "Sarah", on Mean Girls 2 (2011).

She was ranked #33 on Examiner.com's list, The 100 most beautiful TV women of 2012.

Interesting to note, Phoebe Tonkin's character on The Secret Circle is a witch while Rebekah could possibly have been one, too, before she was turned into a vampire, since her mother was a witch.

She enjoys singing, and was once part of her school choir.

She was ranked #30 on the Buddy TV's list, TV's 100 Sexiest Women of 2013.

She was ranked #45 on the Buddy TV's list, TV's 100 Sexiest Women of 2012.

Claire Holt is a proud supporter of her country's rugby team, the Qantas Wallabies, but has not publicly spoken of her favorite player.

Claire Holt played a character named Samara Cook in Pretty Little Liars (2010), the show Torrey DeVitto, who played Meredith, also starred in. Bianca Lawson (Emily Bennett) and Sterling Sulieman (Harper) played characters on that show, too.

She played the role of Kate in 47 Meters Down alongside Mandy Moore.

Claire Holt's doppelganger is Gracie Dzienny, who is on a Nick-TV show, just as Claire was when her career started.

In 2012, she played Penny in Blue Like Jazz.