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Claire has been acting since she was 8

Her first role was as Petunia in her 3rd grade production of “Alice in Wonderland”. Since then, she’s had numerous roles in and around her hometown of San Jose (CA), and her new home in New York City. Favorite shows include Dry Land (Reba), Daisy (Louis), and Fefu and her Friends (Julia). She will graduate from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in May of 2021 with a BFA in acting, where she studied at both the Meisner and Stonestreet studios.

Claire loves roles that challenge stereotypes. She loves Alfonso Cuaron movies (her favorite is Y Tu Mama Tambien), and her dream stage role is the horse in War Horse. She also enjoys reading, pole dancing, baking bread, circus arts and eating various snack foods. She is proudly Chinese-American and speaks fluent Mandarin.

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