Claire Holt

Claire Rhiannon Holt (born 7 July 1984) is an Australian actress, best known for her role on the television show H2O: Just Add Water portraying the role of Emma Gilbert and Samara Cook of Pretty Little Liars.

Acting Career
In 2003, Holt plays the role of Emma Gilbert in 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 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, Sizzlers and Queensland Lifesaving. Holt is also in Mean Girls 2.

Claire can currently be seen playing Rebekah on The Vampire Diaries. She's now a regular in Season Four.

Personal Life
Holt graduated from Stuartholme school in Toowong at the end of 2005. She is involved in several sports: swimming, volleyball, water polo player, and Tae-Kwon-Do, in which she has a black belt. When she was younger, she was in the school choir.