Clare Diana Edwards is a senior (Grade 12) at Degrassi Community School. She is the younger sister of former Degrassi student, Darcy Edwards, and the daughter of Randall Edwards and Helen Martin. The latter is newly married to Glen Martin whose son, Jake Martin, became her step-brother after the two dated and broke up. She is more lenient in her beliefs than her sister, and can sometimes break rules when she feels the ends justify the means. She can be a drama queen, getting upset when things do not go her way. She has an on and off again relationship with Eli Goldsworthy. At the end of season 13, she learned that she's pregnant.
Clare tends to come across as stuck up and innocent, but can also be sneaky. However, she is a kind-hearted person and cares for her friends and is willing to defend them if need be. During the Summer of 2013, she was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a type of cancer. Fortunately, Clare's chemotherapy treatment worked and she was declared to be in remission by the end of the summer, just in time to be Degrassi's Student Council Vice President for her senior year, the 2013-2014 school year.
She is best friends with Alli Bhandari, Adam Torres (before his death), and Jenna Middleton. She is also good friends with Connor Delaurier,K.C. Guthrie, Wesley Betenkamp, Jake Martin, Drew Torres, Jack Jones, Katie Matlin, Imogen Moreno, and Mike Dallas, and is Ex-enemies with Luke Baker. She used to have conflicts with Mark Fitzgerald, and Holly J. Sinclair. She also had a major conflict with her former boss, Asher Shostak, who sexually harassed her. She is labeled as "The Perfectionist." She is portrayed by Aislinn Paul.