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
''Blue Water High'' is an Australian television drama series, broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on ABC1 and on Austar/Foxtel Nickelodeon channel in Australia and on various channels in many other countries. Each season fo ...
'', as series regular
Ruby Buckton in the soap opera ''
Home and Away
''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a tr ...
,'' Aurora de Martel in ''
The Originals'' and its spin-off ''
Legacies'', and as recurring character Nicole in seasons 6 and 7 of ''
Pretty Little Liars
''Pretty Little Liars'' is an American mystery teen drama television series based on the novel series of the same name written by Sara Shepard. Developed by I. Marlene King, the series was broadcast on Freeform between June 8, 2010, and June ...
''. In 2021, Breeds was cast as
Clarice Starling
Clarice M. Starling is a fictional character and protagonist of the novels '' The Silence of the Lambs'' (1988) and ''Hannibal'' (1999) by Thomas Harris.
In the 1991 film adaptation of ''The Silence of the Lambs'', she was played by Jodie Fos ...
in the
CBS series ''
Clarice
Clarice is a female given name, an anglicization of the French Clarisse, derived from the Latin and Italian name Clarissa, originally used in reference to the nuns of the Roman Catholic Order of St. Clare, whose own name ultimately derives fr ...
''.
Early life
Breeds was born in Sydney. She attended
St Andrew's Cathedral School
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, type = Independent co-educational comprehensive and specialist primary and secondary day school
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, where she was made Drama Captain.
For six months, she studied a double degree in music and performing arts at
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensiv ...
, but she deferred her studies for a film role.
Career
Breeds began her acting career with appearances in television commercials. She landed her first lead role as Leah Pointin in the 2008 Australian film ''
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''.
Breeds played Cassie Cometti in the third series of ''
Blue Water High
''Blue Water High'' is an Australian television drama series, broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on ABC1 and on Austar/Foxtel Nickelodeon channel in Australia and on various channels in many other countries. Each season fo ...
''.
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.
For her portrayal of Ruby, Breeds earned two
Logie Award
The Logie Awards (officially the TV Week Logie Awards; colloquially known as The Logies) is an annual gathering to celebrate Australian television, sponsored and organised by the magazine '' TV Week''. The first ceremony was held in 1959 as th ...
nominations, including
Most Popular Actress in 2010.
In June 2012, ''
TV Week
''TV Week'' is a weekly Australian magazine that provides television program listings information and highlights, as well as television-related news.
Content ranges from previews for upcoming storylines of popular television programs, partic ...
's'' Erin Miller reported that Breeds had filmed her final scenes and had left ''Home and Away'' after four years.
The actress made her last appearance as Ruby during the episode broadcast on 15 August 2012.
In August 2012, Nellie Andreeva from Deadline.com announced that Breeds had been cast in
Rob Greenberg
Rob Greenberg is an American writer.
Credits
Writing Television
*''The Moodys'' (written by)
*''Spellbound'' (2004/I) (TV) (writer)
*''Harry's Girl'' (2003) (TV) (writer)
*''Spellbound'' (2003) (TV) (writer)
*''Bad Haircut'' (2001) (TV) (write ...
's ''
We Are Men'' as Abby Russo. ''We Are Men'' marked her first US television role, however, the show was cancelled after poor ratings.
Breeds also appears in the 2013
Hindi-language
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Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
film ''
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
''Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'' () is a 2013 Hindi-language biographical sports drama film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra from a script written by Prasoon Joshi. The story is based on the life of Milkha Singh, an Indian athlete and Olympian who w ...
''. In 2015, Breeds appeared in the sixth season of ''
Pretty Little Liars
''Pretty Little Liars'' is an American mystery teen drama television series based on the novel series of the same name written by Sara Shepard. Developed by I. Marlene King, the series was broadcast on Freeform between June 8, 2010, and June ...
'' and was cast as Aurora in the supernatural series ''
The Originals''.
Breeds played
Molly Meldrum
Ian Alexander "Molly" Meldrum AM (born 29 January 1943) is an Australian music critic, journalist, record producer and musical entrepreneur. He was the talent co-ordinator, on-air interviewer, and music news presenter on the former popular mus ...
's fiancée Camille in the 2016 miniseries ''
Molly''. On 19 February 2016, it was announced that Breeds would 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, however the pilot was never aired. Breeds plays one of two leads in
Ben Elton
Benjamin Charles Elton (born 3 May 1959) is an English comedian, actor, author, playwright, lyricist and director. He was a part of London's alternative comedy movement of the 1980s and became a writer on the sitcoms '' The Young Ones'' and ''Bl ...
's 2017 romantic comedy film ''
Three Summers''. She also appears in
Partho Sen-Gupta
Partho Sen-Gupta (also spelled Partho Sen Gupta or Partho Sengupta pronounced ''Partho Shen-Goopto'') is an independent film director and screenwriter. He is a French citizen, of Indian origin. He has a post-graduate in Film Direction from FEMI ...
's 2018 feature film ''
Slam''.
On 26 February 2020, she was cast as
Clarice Starling
Clarice M. Starling is a fictional character and protagonist of the novels '' The Silence of the Lambs'' (1988) and ''Hannibal'' (1999) by Thomas Harris.
In the 1991 film adaptation of ''The Silence of the Lambs'', she was played by Jodie Fos ...
in the
CBS series ''
Clarice
Clarice is a female given name, an anglicization of the French Clarisse, derived from the Latin and Italian name Clarissa, originally used in reference to the nuns of the Roman Catholic Order of St. Clare, whose own name ultimately derives fr ...
'', which is set three years after the events of ''
The Silence of the Lambs''. The series was approved by CBS on 8 May 2020 for the
2020–2021 television season. CBS planned to relocate ''Clarice'' to
Paramount+
Paramount+ is an American subscription video on-demand service owned by Paramount Global. The service's content is drawn primarily from the libraries of CBS Media Ventures (including CBS Studios), Paramount Media Networks (formerly Viacom Med ...
for its second season, but in June 2021 it was announced the deal was "unlikely" to happen.
In late 2021, Breeds reprised her role of Aurora de Martel in season 4 of ''The Originals'' spin-off ''
Legacies''.
Jillian Fabiano of ''
E! Online
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'' confirmed that Breeds would have a recurring role on the series.
Personal life
In 2009, Breeds began dating her ''Home and Away'' co-star
Luke Mitchell
Luke Mitchell (born 17 April 1985) is an Australian actor and model. He attended the Film and Television Studio International and won the role of Chris Knight in '' Neighbours''. He joined the cast of ''Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' as the ...
.
The couple announced their engagement in May 2012 and they married in January 2013.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
21st-century Australian actresses
Australian child actresses
Australian expatriate actresses in the United States
Australian film actresses
Australian television actresses
Actresses from Sydney
People from the Sutherland Shire