Rebecca Breeds

Rebecca Breeds

Breeds at the Who magazine Sexy People Party 2011
Born Rebecca Elizabeth Breeds[1]
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 and as series regular Ruby Buckton in the soap opera Home and Away.

Early life

Breeds attended Sutherland Shire Christian School from kindergarten to year 10 and then St Andrew's Cathedral School for Years 11 and 12, and was Drama Captain in 2005. At the end of 2005, Breeds, in her capacity as Drama Captain, along with the Music Captain organised a Year 12 Revue; she participated in a few acts including a Spice Girls tribute and a mashup song, co-written with Nick Hansen, titled Steal My Essays/Textual Healing which discusses the Year 12 NSW HSC Advanced English Syllabus she completed in 2005.

Career

Her acting career started with her appearance in TV ads and 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.

Breeds played Cassie Cometti in series 3 of Blue Water High, but she made her first appearance in series 2, episode 3 as Tina. It was during filming on Blue Water High that she discovered she had been hired to play the role of Ruby Buckton on Home and Away, and her first scenes aired in June 2008. In June 2012, TV Week's Erin Miller reported that Breeds had filmed her final scenes and had left Home and Away.[4][5] The actress made her last appearance as Ruby during the episode broadcast on 15 August 2012.[6]

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.[7] Breeds also appears in the 2013 Hindi-language Bollywood film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.[8]

Personal life

In 2009, Breeds began dating her Home and Away co-star Luke Mitchell.[9] The couple announced their engagement in May 2012 and they married in January 2013.[9][10][11]

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

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. ↑ Miller, Erin (16–22 June 2012). "Baby Bombshell!". TV Week (24): p. 6.
  5. ↑ Millar, Paul (12 June 2012). "'Home and Away' Rebecca Breeds exit confirmed". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  6. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (15 August 2012). "'Home and Away': Rebecca Breeds thanks fans after Ruby exit". Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  7. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (31 August 2012). "Australian Rebecca Breeds To Co-Star In CBS' Rob Greenberg Comedy Pilot". Deadline.com. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Kilkelly, Daniel (14 May 2012). "'Home and Away' stars Luke Mitchell, Rebecca Breeds engaged". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  10. ↑ "Issue 21: This week in New Idea". New Idea. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  11. ↑ 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.

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