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Aislinn Claire Tennant Paul (born on March 5, 1994 in Toronto, Ontario) is best known for her role as Clare Edwards on Degrassi. She takes jazz, modern, hip hop, and ballet at Etobicoke School of the Arts in Toronto. She has said in an interview that her best friends on set were Melinda Shankar, Sam Earle, and Jordan Todosey. She is close friends with Chloe Rose, Munro Chambers, Jessica Tyler, Ana Golja, Ricardo HoyosSara Waisglass, Charlotte Arnold and Luke Bilyk.

In the theater, she played the role of Gretle in The Sound of Music. She also starred in the film, Finn on the Fly, in which she portrayed a girl named Chloe. She has been on other television shows, such as Candles on Bay Street, Do or Die, Wild Card, Betrayed, In a Heartbeat, Tell Me You Love Me, and Doc. She has done voiceovers, commercials, and radio shows. Aislinn played the sister of two of her Degrassi cast members in her earlier works, Jamie Johnston in Wild Card and Munro Chambers in Murder in the Hamptons. She played Beth Ellen, along with another Degrassi co-star, Melinda Shankar in Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars.

On Degrassi: The Next Generation, she was a recurring character in Seasons 6 and 7 before becoming a regular in Season 8. Her character, Clare Edwards, is a "good girl", and is in the new gifted program at Degrassi Community School. She is Darcy Edwards' little sister. As the show progressed, her character became more confident and comfortable with who she is.

Aislinn Paul landed a recurring role as Phoebe Frady on NBC's Heroes Reborn but the show was not renewed after its first season. In 2014, and more recently in 2019, she has lent her voice to Rick and Morty, playing the character Nancy.

According to her Instagram, she has currently been working on small productions as 1st ADs and has even been directing.

Trivia

  • Aislinn is a Pisces.
  • Aislinn speaks some French and some of her photos indicate she's a fan of the Beatles and Marilyn Monroe.
  • By the time that she left the series at the end of Season 14, Aislinn was the second longest running cast member after Stefan Brogren.
  • Aislinn mentioned in an interview that she hates tomatoes, including ketchup.
  • She has admitted to disliking Clare's original uniform and shooting scenes in Morty the hearse.
  • Due to the significant height difference between her and Justin Kelly (Jake), Aislinn often had to stand on an apple box while filming with him.
  • In a Google+ hangout, Aislinn said her favorite Degrassi characters are Jane Vaughn and Emma Nelson, and if she had to pick a guy she'd say J.T. Yorke.
  • Her favourite books are Emma, The Great Gatsby, The Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Shadow of the Wind.
  • She is an only child.
  • Aislinn says she hopes she's not like her character Clare, but that there are aspects, such as Clare's confidence, she hopes she can learn from. She has also said she thinks she and Clare are similar in the way that they are compassionate.
  • She has stage fright.
  • Her Tumblr.
  • As of 2012 she related most to the Degrassi character Maya, in terms of the way she looked at high school. Dance and work mattered more to her than high school drama.
  • Aislinn and Munro Chambers first met at ages 10 and 13, respectively, when they starred as twins in the television film Murder in The Hamptons. Amusingly, they went on to play love interests on Degrassi.
  • She has a celebrity crush on Logan Lerman.
  • She ships Dolly J., Fimogen, Cliona, Spane, and Eclare.
  • She has a cat named Cleo.
  • She thought of naming her new red Mustang "Roxanne."
  • She is a big fan of the shows Supernatural and Doctor Who. She has said her favorite Doctor is David Tennant and her favorite companion is Rose Tyler.
  • She said if she could play another character on Degrassi, it would be Maya or Miles.
  • If she wasn't an actress, she would be an interior designer or something artistic.
  • Her favorite scene was in Season 10 when Adam threw a surprise party for Fiona and she didn't show up.
  • She cut her hair short for Clare's cancer storyline.
  • She attended classes at the University of Toronto.
  • Her middle name is Claire and coincidentally her character on Degrassi is also named Clare but spelled differently.
  • Her father, Brian Paul, played Jeff Michalchuk in Season 6 of Degrassi: The Next Generation and her mother played a university housing employee in the same season.
  • She was on Degrassi for 9 years.
  • She is best friends with Ana Golja.
  • She was said to be the most mature member of the cast by multiple cast members.
  • She isn't a fan of the Netflix show, 13 Reasons Why, as shown in this article. She also isn't a fan of Justin Bieber.
  • She currently resides in Los Angeles and works on various sets.
  • She revealed on Twitter that she was conceived via IVF.
  • Her first name means "dream" or "vision."

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