Sharni Vinson
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Vinson in 2011
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22 July 1983 Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress, dancer, singer and model |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Sharni Vinson (born 22 July 1983) is an Australian model, dancer and actress best known for her roles in Home and Away, Bait 3D, Step Up 3D and You're Next.
Born in Sydney, Vinson grew up in the southern beach suburb of Cronulla. As a teenager, Vinson trained and competed at a national level in swimming, holding a total of four state records throughout high school. Vinson began singing, dancing and acting at a young age, becoming the third generation in her family of performers. In 1945 Vinson's grandmother was the youngest ballerina to be offered a scolarship in the Brovansky Ballet Company in England. At the age of twelve years, Vinson enrolled as a student at the Brent Street School of Performing Arts in Sydney.
Vinson's introduction into the entertainment industry was initially as a musician, before a transition to acting. At seventeen years old, Vinson and three other girls were grouped together in a Pop/R&B girl group, Foxfire IV. The group's first and only single to date, "Roses", failed to make an impact and the group disbanded shortly after.
Following her short-lived stint with Foxfire IV, Vinson made her acting debut portraying minor characters in two episodes of the Australian soap opera Home and Away in both 2001 and 2003. Vinson left an impression on the Home and Away casting agent, who subsequently requested her for a regular role on the series. Vinson initially auditioned for the role of Martha MacKenzie, but lost out on the part to fellow cast member at the time Jodi Gordon. Vinson instead portrayed the role of Cassie Turner, a troubled teenager who is taken into foster care after numerous run-ins with the police. Vinson quickly proved popular with the show's audience, receiving a nomination for "Most Popular New Female Talent" for her portrayal of Cassie Turner at the Logie Awards of 2006. In July 2007, speculation arose that Vinson intended to leave the series in order to pursue an acting career in Los Angeles. In November that same year, Vinson confirmed that she would indeed be leaving the series. Vinson's final appearance on the show was on 2 April 2008.
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