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My Take
What draws me to Claire Holt is the nerve of the move she made. A Brisbane teenager broke through as a mermaid in H2O: Just Add Water, then used that springboard to leave the safety of home and chase work in the United States. Trading a comfortable local foothold for an unknown market takes real ambition, and you can sense that easy Queensland warmth in her on-screen presence. I read her as a steady builder rather than an awards-chaser, stacking roles patiently to put down roots abroad. I always root for an Australian actor planting a flag on the world stage, and I'm curious where she goes next.
Overview
Claire Rhiannon Holt (born 11 June 1988) is an Australian-American actress. She made her acting debut playing Emma Gilbert in the fantasy series H2O: Just Add Water (2006–2008), before moving to the United States and making her film debut in 2009.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Claire Holt
- Name (Japanese)
- クレア・ホルト
- Reading
- くれあ・ほると
- Born
- June 11, 1988 (age 38)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Dragon
- Origin
- Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from Australia →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.