Claire Rhiannon Holt is an Australian actress. She is known for her roles as Emma Gilbert in H2O: Just Add Water, Samara Cook in Pretty Little Liars, Chastity Meyer in Mean Girls 2, Rebekah Mikaelson in The Vampire Diaries, and its spinoff series The Originals and Legacies and Kate in the 2017 survival horror film, 47 Meters Down.
Holt was born in Brisbane to Geoffrey Holt and Ann. She has two sisters, Rachael (born in 1987) and Madeline (born in 1992), and one brother, David (born in 1989).
Who is Claire Holt’s ex-husband Matt Kaplan?
Matthew Kaplan (born 14 April 1984) is a film producer and businessman from the United States. He is well-known for making young adult films, such as the To All the Boys series. He is the former president of Awesomeness Films and the founder and CEO of Ace Entertainment.
Kaplan received his bachelor’s degree from Columbia University, where he played quarterback for the Columbia Lions football team. After college, he was hired as an intern by CBS President and CEO Les Moonves before becoming the company’s director of digital development.
He subsequently moved on to Lionsgate Pictures, where he rose to the position of SVP Development and Production, overseeing movies such as They Came Together, starring Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd.
He married the famous Australian voice actress, Clare Holt in 2016. She was his long-term love. However, on 27 April 2017, Kaplan filed for divorce from Holt, citing “irreconcilable disagreements”.
Holt submitted a response on May 2, 2017, also requesting that her name be changed from Kaplan to Hol.
