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Ava and Olivia White

Ava and Olivia White were the first children to play the role of Claire Brady on Days of Our Lives in 2006. The girls were used frequently, appearing in many storylines including a custody battle and multiple kidnappings. The show loved them so much they even put them on contract! Unfortunately that did not last long as they were released shortly into the contract in late 2007.

Career Highlights

Prior to joining the soap, they did episodes of Veronica Mars and Ghost Whisperer. Ava and Olivia also concurrently played Baby Carrie in a recurring role on the short lived series What About Brian at the same time they were on Days, and filmed the movie Nanny Insanity (aka Domestic Import).

Written by Star-Kidz Staff

Filmography


Film

  • Nanny Insanity…Katie…(2006)


    • Television

  • Days of Our Lives…Claire Brady…(2006-2007)
  • What About Brian…Baby Carrie…(2006-2007)
  • Veronica Mars…Meg’s Baby…(2006)
  • Ghost Whisperer…Baby in Hospital…(2005)


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    Quick Facts

    • Born June 24 2005
    • Have two older siblings: Alexis and Jack
    • Youngest actors to be put on contract with Days of Our Lives

    Official Links

    Ava’s IMDB / Olivia’s IMDB

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    Clips

    Stars Say

    • “They’re the cutest little girls and they’re such little actresses.” – Brandon Beemer
    • “I loooove working with the twins who play Claire. They are the prettiest, sweetest, most docile children I’ve ever seen. Their names are Olivia and Ava White.” – Martha Madison
    • “Sometimes, they’ll add their own dialogue. Last week, one was in my arms and we were taping, and I was talking to her. All of a sudden, she just looks at me and she’s like, ‘Dada.’ I was actually talking to somebody yesterday and I said ‘Those kids have made me look forward to my future of having kids because they are so great to work with and so beautiful.’ They make you want to have kids.” – Brandon Beemer
    • “Those twins are great. Ava & Olivia White, umm, very smart, very intelligent. Uh, the cutest kids, they’re really starting to talk a lot more on set now and I think, uh, they haven’t been working as much but, which I think is a good thing I think that they aren’t getting so tired on the set anymore, and they’re having a good time, and do I play with them backstage? Umm, sometimes, yeah. They… when they first came on the set… I had… I wanted them to get use to me and acquainted with me, so I would go into their dressing room, and kinda play with them and introduce myself and yeah I think it worked out, you know we have a good time on set.” – Jay Johnson, Ask the Hunk: Part 2
    • “I looooove those twins (Ava and Olivia) so much! They are getting bigger… running around and learning how to talk. So, it’s been more of a challenge to work with them lately because they just want to run and giggle all the time. However, they love to “write there own dialogue”, which adds to the spontaneity of the scenes a lot…hehe!” – Martha Madison
    • “I remember the first time Ava and Olivia White actually starting calling me ‘daddy’ and recognizing me. That made me feel like Shawn was my character.” – Brandon Beemer
    • “I was warned about working with kids when I started, but I have never, ever had a problem with Ava or Olivia. Those kids are born for this, and they are both just amazing. They are a pleasure to work with and the cutest things. You can only hope to even have one that cute, much less two. Their parents are very lucky…I play with them a lot when we’re not taping. It’s good for all of us involved in storyline with the girls to be as familiar with them as possible. They’re a lot of fun. Who wouldn’t want to hang out with them? They’re singing that song, “The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round.” If you sing that with them, they actually can do the “round, round, round” and “the mommies on the bus go, ‘shush, shush, shush'” parts with their hands. It’s adorable. We play airplane sometimes, too. I fly them around in my arms. They love that…Ava is really good with me. Olivia is sometimes good with me, but always good with the boys. She loves the boys. She’s my kind of girl. Ava seems more like a mommy’s girl. – Martha Madison
    • “She’s more familiar with women…Those twins are going to be the next Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. I just know it. They’ve done more work than a lot of people on our show…The fact that they’re learning sign language, because their character is deaf on that show. The kids are so smart. They know different signs for different words, words that they can’t even say yet. That’s fascinating. It just goes to show you that they understand what you’re saying. They just can’t say it.” – Martha Madison, Soap Opera Weekly
    • “They have been getting better.. they are so smart. They are learning so fast. We just play with them a lot and we start to know what they like and don’t like and just go with it.” – Brandon Beemer
    • Do the twins ever make us laugh during tape? Uhhhh, totally!! Brandon and I have certainly brushed up on our improv skills. Those two definitely keep us on our toes.” – Martha Madison
    • “They’re absolutely gorgeous and so sweet. They never interrupt scenes. They never squirm. They don’t cry. They’re just perfect.” – Kyle Brandt, Soap Opera Digest
    • “Olivia loves guys!!! Ava doesn’t favor anyone..you just have to catch her when she’s in a good mood. lol” – Brandon Beemer
    • “It was so great to work with the twins again. They have gotten so big and really started talking a lot. I don’t know if you noticed, but when Shawn came into the hotel room with Claire and Belle was on the sofa with all the bedding for the couch, she said ‘Hi Baby”! It was so funny! Their mom told me later that Ava thought the pillow was a baby doll. LOL!” – Martha Madison
    • “I love working with the twins, and I hope to continue working with them in the near future. They’re both easy to work with.” – Brandon Beemer, Brandon and Jay Chat
    • “We all found out about it on their last day. It was really sad. I watched those girls grow up and formed a wonderful relationship with their parents. I’m sad they won’t get to continue to grow on the show for everyone to see but I plan to stay in contact. I absolutely adore them.” – Martha Madison, Soap Opera Weekly
    • “I sang to her. And flew her around the stage. She loved that. She also loves it when you take her to look at the things on the stage. She is so curious.” – Brandon Beemer
    • “That’s kind of a scary situation to put a two year old in although Ava and Olivia were getting used to seeing ‘Mommy Belle’ crying all the time. But a 4 year old would probably understand it better.” – Martha Madison, Soap Opera Weekly