She is portrayed by Bailey Bass in the first season and Delainey Hayles from the second season onward. Claudia is a young vampire who was turned by Lestat after being rescued by Louis from a house fire.
Claudia was born in , in New Orleans. Her mother died during childbirth, and her father gave her away to her aunt, who beat her for no apparent reason. That is, until she was severely injured in the house fire from which Claudia was rescued by Louis in She was merely 14 years old. Chaos arose following Alderman Fenwick 's death. During this time, Storyville was on the receiving end of attacks and vandalism. Businesses were torched and homes set ablaze.
It was a tumultuous period filled with violence. Included in the house attacks was Claudia's own residence, whose unfortunate walls were engulfed with fire.
She was trapped inside and rescued by Louis , cowering in the corner as the deadly flames neared her. Rescued from an inferno by whom she initially took to be two angels, Claudia realized she was actually in the presence of vampires - Louis and Lestat.
Lestat drank from Claudia before allowing her to drink from his wrist. Immediately following her transition, Claudia began to experience all the heightened sensations that came with being an immortal.
