Claire Friesen

Claire Friesen is a Canadian actress and underwater performer. She grew up in the Canadian Rocky Mountains and was a member of the Canadian National Synchronized Swimming Team. She began her performance career in Franco Dragone's aquatic Cirque du Soleil show Le Rêve. Discovering her passion for acting, she moved to New York City to train at the esteemed William Esper Studio. Since then, notable theatre credits include the NYC International Fringe Festival, Manhattan Repertory Theatre, and The Roebuck Theater. Television credits include The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon), Jane the Virgin (The CW), Claws (TNT), Debris (NBC), and Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (Paramount+). Film credits include Wifelike (dir. James Bird; Paramount), Buddy Games 2 (dir. Josh Duhamel; Paramount), Lake of Dreams (dir. Kenny Ortega), Utsuro-bune (dir. Mackenzie Sheppard; NION Tokyo), and Spiderlily (dir. Amber Gray). She has been featured in The New York Times, BroadwayWorld, The Huffington Post, cover of Playboy, InStyle, Harper's Bazaar, and Vogue Italia.