Rebecca Breeds

Rebecca Breeds

Breeds at the Who magazine Sexy People Party 2011
Born Rebecca Elizabeth Breeds[1]
(1987-06-17) 17 June 1987[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, 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. 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". 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

  1. ↑ Bec and Lincoln in the Hot Seat. Yahoo!7. Event occurs at 10:55. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Home and Away: Rebecca Breeds". Yahoo!7. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "Home and Away: Ruby Buckton". Holy Soap via Five.tv. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Where are they now?" (PDF). Inspired magazine. 20 October 2015. p. 17. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Home and Away's Ruby: 'Xavier's a challenge'". What's on TV. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  6. ↑ Santleben, Sister Diana (12 November 2008). "Newcastle The Movie". 1233 ABC Newcastle. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  7. 1 2 Jensen, Erik (31 March 2008). "On the crest of a wave". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  8. 1 2 "2010 Logie Awards: Full List of Winners". The Sunday Times. 2 May 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  9. ↑ Miller, Erin (16–22 June 2012). "Baby Bombshell!". TV Week (24): 6.
  10. ↑ Millar, Paul (12 June 2012). "'Home and Away' Rebecca Breeds exit confirmed". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  11. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (15 August 2012). "'Home and Away': Rebecca Breeds thanks fans after Ruby exit". Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  12. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (31 August 2012). "Australian Rebecca Breeds To Co-Star In CBS' Rob Greenberg Comedy Pilot". Deadline.com. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  13. ↑ Baker, Steven (23 June 2013). "Home & Away Rebecca Breeds, Holby City Art Malik make Bollywood debut". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  14. ↑ "Aussies Rebecca Breeds and Andrew Lees cast in The Originals". TV Week. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  15. ↑ Dunk, Tiffany (7 February 2016). "Actress Rebecca Breeds reveals Molly Meldrum’s on her life". news.com.au. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  16. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (19 February 2016). "'Miranda's Rights' NBC Pilot Sets Rebecca Breeds As The Lead". Deadline.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  17. 1 2 Kilkelly, Daniel (14 May 2012). "'Home and Away' stars Luke Mitchell, Rebecca Breeds engaged". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  18. ↑ "Issue 21: This week in New Idea". New Idea. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  19. ↑ Moran, Jonathon; Halliwell, Elle (6 January 2013). "Zoe Balbi and Benji Marshall, Rebecca Breeds and Luke Mitchell and Rachael Finch and Michael Miziner wed". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  20. ↑ "Home and Away picks up seven Logie nods". What's on TV. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  21. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (9 July 2012). "Inside Soap Awards 2012 – longlist nominees in full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

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