Rebecca Breeds

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Rebecca Breeds
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Breeds at the Who magazine Sexy People Party 2011
Born Rebecca Elizabeth Breeds[1]
(1987-06-17) 17 June 1987 (age 36)[2][3]
Australia
Occupation Actress
Years active 2000–present
Spouse(s) Luke Mitchell (m. 2013)

Rebecca Elizabeth Breeds (born 17 June 1987) is an Australian actress known for her roles as Cassie Cometti in the third series of Blue Water High, as series regular Ruby Buckton in the soap opera Home and Away and as Aurora de Martel in The Originals.

Early life

Breeds attended Sutherland Shire Christian School,[citation needed] and then St Andrew's Cathedral School, where she was made Drama Captain.[4] At the end of 2005, Breeds, in her capacity as Drama Captain, along with the Music Captain organised a Year 12 Revue.[citation needed] For six months, she studied a double degree in music and performing arts at University of New South Wales, before deferring her studies for a film role.[4]

Career

Breeds began her acting career with appearances in television commercials, followed by a guest role in a 2000 episode of Water Rats called "Jump in the Mouth".[citation needed] She landed her first lead role as Leah Pointin in the 2008 Australian film Newcastle.[5][6]

Breeds played Cassie Cometti in the third series of Blue Water High.[7] It was during filming on Blue Water High that she successfully auditioned for the role of Ruby Buckton on Home and Away, and her first scenes aired in June 2008.[7] For her portrayal of Ruby, Breeds earned two Logie Award nominations, including Most Popular Actress in 2010.[8] In June 2012, TV Week's Erin Miller reported that Breeds had filmed her final scenes and had left Home and Away after four years.[9][10] The actress made her last appearance as Ruby during the episode broadcast on 15 August 2012.[11]

In August 2012, Nellie Andreeva from Deadline.com announced that Breeds had been cast in Rob Greenberg's We Are Men as Abby Russo. We Are Men marked her first US television role, however, the show was cancelled after poor ratings.[12] Breeds also appears in the 2013 Hindi-language Bollywood film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.[13]

In 2015, Breeds appeared in the sixth season of Pretty Little Liars and was cast as Aurora in the supernatural series The Originals.[14] Breeds played Molly Meldrum's fiancée Camille in the 2016 miniseries Molly.[15] On 19 February 2016, it was announced that Breeds will star in Miranda's Rights, a legal soap about a group of lawyers who work and live together. Breeds was cast as the title character Miranda Coale after a competitive audition process.[16]

Personal life

In 2009, Breeds began dating her Home and Away co-star Luke Mitchell.[17] The couple announced their engagement in May 2012 and they married in January 2013.[17][18][19]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Newcastle Leah Pointin Feature film
2011 Scent Emma Short film
2013 Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Stella Bollywood film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Water Rats Episode: "Jump in the Mouth"
2006–08 Blue Water High Tina/ Cassie Cometti Season 2 episode 3/ season 3 Series regular
2008–12 Home and Away Ruby Buckton Series regular
2013 We Are Men Abby Russo Series regular
2015 Pretty Little Liars Nicole Gordon Episodes: "No Stone Unturned", "FrAmed" and "Did You Miss Me?"
2015– The Originals Aurora de Martel Recurring role
2016 Molly Camille
2016 Miranda's Rights Miranda Coale Main Cast

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2009 Logie Awards Most Popular New Female Talent Home and Away Nominated [20]
2010 Logie Awards Most Popular Actress Nominated [8]
2012 Inside Soap Awards Best Daytime Star Nominated [21]

References

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External links

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