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Riley Voelkel Biography

Birth Name:Riley Voelkel

Birth Place:Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Profession Actress

Fast Facts

  • Best known for performing the main character of Freya Mikaelson in 60 episodes of the fantasy-horror television series “The Originals” between 2014 and 2018
  • While studying in college, she met a talent scout who sent her to Los Angeles to model, but she soon decided to enroll in theater classes to become an actress
  • She performed the character of Tristan in the episode “Red is the New Black” of the police procedural television series “The Mentalist” in 2012
  • On top of being an actress in films and on television, she is also an athlete who has been part of a softball team for nine years