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- Born Place: Canada
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Claire Freisen
Claire Friesen
Claire Friesen is an actress and underwater performer currently based in Vancouver, BC, who grew up in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. She began her performance career as a member of the Canadian National Synchronized Swimming Team, which led her to join Franco Dragone's aquatic Cirque du Soleil show, Le Rêve, as a Captain, Soloist, and Principal Character in Las Vegas. Discovering a passion for acting, she subsequently moved to New York City to train at the prestigious William Esper Studio for a two-year conservatory program focused on the Meisner Technique. Friesen's notable television credits include roles on The Irrational (NBC), Murder in a Small Town (FOX), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon), Jane the Virgin (The CW), Claws (TNT), and Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (Paramount+). Her film work includes the 2025 folk horror film Keeper (NEON), Wifelike (Paramount), and Buddy Games 2 (Paramount). Outside of her acting and stunt work, she is passionate about ocean conservation, reducing single-use plastic, and living sustainably, and has been featured on the cover of Playboy and in publications such as Vogue Italia, InStyle, and The New York Times.

