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Sharni Vinson Profile |
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Birth Date: July 22, 1983
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Birth Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Birth Name: Sharni Vinson
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Height: 5'7"
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Biography |
Sharni Vinson is
an Australian model and actress.
Her mother is Australian and her father is Canadian. Vinson
studied with the Australian Theatre for Young People 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 enrolled as a
full-time student with the Brent Street School to continue
her studies.
Vinson portrayed the role of Cassie Turner in the Australian
soap opera Home and Away 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 Jodi Gordon. Sharni left on April 4, 2008 to pursue her
career in the US.
Sharni was a member of 4 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'.
She is dating A.J. Buckley who plays Adam Ross in CSI:New
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Other
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Originally auditioned for the role of Martha, which later
went to Jodi Gordon
Had been in Home and Away twice as a guest before becoming a
regular member. Has appeared in a few other Australian Tv
shows, but Home and Away is her first major role.
Started dancing when she was 3.
A founding member of Australian pop group 'Girlband'. |
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