Jennifer Nicole Freeman, often credited as Jennifer N. Freeman, is an American actress and spokesmodel. She is best known for playing the role of Claire Kyle in the sitcom ''

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'' (introduced in season 2) and her film roles in ''

You Got Served ''You Got Served'' is a 2004 American dance drama film written and directed by Chris Stokes, who was also the business manager of the performers who were the film's main characters: recording artist Marques Houston and the boy band B2K. The plo ...

'' (2004), and ''

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'' (2004).

Career

Freeman is best known for playing the role of Claire Kyle (replacing

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) in the

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sitcom ''

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You Got Served
, ''

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'', January 29, 2004, retrieved 2010-01-22 She has also made guest appearances on TV such as '' 7th Heaven'', '' Switched!'', '' One on One'', and ''

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''. Her music video appearance is

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's "

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". She is a

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for the

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skincare. Freeman's TV credits include ''

'', '' 7th Heaven'', ''

Even Stevens ''Even Stevens'' is an American comedy television series that originally aired on Disney Channel from June 17, 2000, to June 2, 2003, airing a total of 65 episodes over three seasons. It follows the life of the Stevens, a family living in subur ...

'', and ''

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''. Her film credits include feature roles in ''

'', ''

'' and ''Mercy Street''. She also appeared in films such as ''The '70s'' and '' The Visit''. Her stage credits include the L.A.-area productions of ''

The Wiz ''The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz"'' is a Musical theatre, musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls (and others) and book by William F. Brown (writer), William F. Brown. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's childr ...

'', in which she played

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, and Billa in ''The Gift''. Freeman began a nationwide print and television campaign as one of "the young fresh faces" of

. In 2003, ''

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'' named her as one of the Top 10 Hot Teens to watch. In 2018, Freeman released a self-help book, ''Journey to Loving Yourself''.

Personal life

Freeman married basketball player

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in early 2009. They have a daughter together. In August 2010 they separated, and briefly reconciled in 2011, until they divorced in March 2015.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

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