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Rebecca Breeds is an Australian actress who portrays Aurora de Martel in the third season of The Originals and fourth season of Legacies.

Biography[]

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. She was also a 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 appearences on several TV commercials, followed by a guest role in 2000th 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 the third series of Blue Water High, but appeared in the third episode of second series aswell. 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. 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. 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's We Are Men as Abby Russo. We Are Men marked her first US television role, however, the show was cancelled due to poor ratings. Breeds also appears in the 2013 Hindi-language Bollywood film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.

In 2015, Breeds appeared in the sixth season of Pretty Little Liars and was cast as Aurora in the supernatural series The Originals. Her other recent roles include her portrayal of Moly Meldrum's fiancée Camille in the 2016 miniseries Molly. 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. After a competitive audition process, Breeds got the lead role.

Personal life[]

In 2009, Rebecca met and began dating her Home and Away co-star Luke Mitchell. The couple announced their engagement in May 2012 and got married in January 2013. Luke later played Ken on the fourth season of Legacies.

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
2015-2016 Pretty Little Liars Nicole Gordon Recurring role (season 6); 3 episodes

Guest role (season 7); 2 episodes

2015-2016 The Originals Aurora de Martel Recurring role (season 3)
2021 Clarice Clarice Sterling Lead Role
2021–present Legacies Aurora de Martel Guest role (season 4)

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