Sharni Vinson (born July 22, 1983 in
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,
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) is an Australian
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and actress.
Vinson studied with the
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for three years and enrolled as a student in the Brent Street School of Performing Arts, studying dance when she was twelve. On leaving high school, Vinson continued her studies as a full-time student with the Brent Street School.
Vinson portrayed the role of Cassie Turner in the Australian
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from 2004 to 2008.
Sharni Vinson (born July 22, 1983 in
SydneySydney is the largest city in Australia, and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney has a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million and an area of approximately 12,000 square kilometres. Its inhabitants are called Sydneysiders, and Sydney is often called "the Harbour City"...
,
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
) is an Australian
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and actress.
Biography
Vinson studied with the
Australian Theatre for Young PeopleThe Australian Theatre for Young People is Australia's flagship youth theatre company and the largest youth theatre in the world. Over 6000 young people aged between three and 26 participate in the company's work across Australia....
for three years and enrolled as a student in the Brent Street School of Performing Arts, studying dance when she was twelve. On leaving high school, Vinson continued her studies as a full-time student with the Brent Street School.
Career
Vinson portrayed the role of Cassie Turner in the Australian
soap operaA soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on television or radio. The name "soap opera" stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble,...
Home and AwayHome and Away is a Logie Award-winning Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney by the Seven Network since July 1987. It premiered in January 1988 and is the second longest-running drama on Australian television, winning more than 30 Logie Awards.The show initially focused on the...
from 2004 to 2008. She joined the show permanently in December 2004, having previously appeared twice on the show as a minor character and auditioning for the role of Martha McKenzie but losing out to
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. Vinson left on 4 April, 2008 to pursue her career in the US so that she could be with her American boyfriend, AJ Buckley.
Vinson appeared in the
CSI New York Season 4 cliffhanger titled "Hostage". She portrayed the role of Lori Mandel, a pregnant woman held hostage in a bank.
Vinson also had a guest role in episode 13 of
NCIS, "Broken Bird", which first aired on 13 January 2009. She played the part of an airline hostess named Jeanette.
She has also appeared in other Australian television shows such as
Saturday Disney,
The Footy Show, and the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
Telethon.
In 2006 Vinson was nominated for a
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Logie AwardThe TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award , the name 'Logie' awards honors John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
for Best New Talent for her performance in
Home and Away.
Music career
Vinson was a member of four piece girl group FoxFire IV who had minor chart success with their single "Roses" reaching the top 50 ARIA singles charts. The follow up single "Romeo" was not released and the group parted ways. "Romeo" was eventually used on Francesca Belperio's album
Way Of The World.
Personal life
She dated A.J. Buckley 2007-2008.
She was also on Creatue Features with her pet dog.
Filmography
| Film |
| Year |
Film |
Role |
Notes |
| 2010 |
Step-Up 3-D |
Natalie Natalie*Natalie , people with the given name NatalieSurname Natalie* Shahan Natalie, an Armenian writer and principal organizer of Operation NemesisMusic*Natalie , by Natalie AlvaradoFiction...
|
Filming |
| Television |
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
| 2009 |
Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service |
Jeanette |
1 Episode |
| 2008 |
My Boys My Boys is a United States television sitcom that debuted on November 28, 2006, on TBS. The show deals with a female sports columnist in Chicago and the men in her life including her brother, her ex-boyfriend, her best friend, and a sportswriter for a rival publication.-Summary:PJ Franklin is a...
|
Caitlin |
1 Episode |
| 2008 |
CSI: NYCSI: NY is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 22, 2004 on CBS...
|
Lori Mandel |
1 Episode |
| 2008 |
Austin Gold Hour |
Lilly |
Made For Television |
| 2004-2008 |
Home and Away Home and Away is a Logie Award-winning Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney by the Seven Network since July 1987. It premiered in January 1988 and is the second longest-running drama on Australian television, winning more than 30 Logie Awards.The show initially focused on the...
|
Cassie Turner |
Logie Award Nomination |