1. Sharni Vinson was born on 22 July 1983 and is an Australian and American actress and dancer.
19 Facts About Sharni Vinson
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Sharni Vinson is known for her roles in the television soap opera Home and Away, and in the films Step Up 3D, You're Next and Bait 3D.
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Sharni Vinson began singing, dancing and acting at a young age, becoming the third generation in her family of performers; in 1945, her grandmother was the youngest ballerina to be offered a scholarship in the Brovansky Ballet Company in England.
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At age twelve, Sharni Vinson enrolled at the Brent Street School of Performing Arts in Sydney.
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Sharni Vinson made her acting debut portraying minor characters in two episodes of the Australian soap opera Home and Away in 2001 and 2003.
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Sharni Vinson left an impression on the show's casting agent, who recommended her for a regular role on the series.
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Sharni Vinson initially auditioned for the role of Martha MacKenzie, but was cast as Cassie Turner, a troubled teenager who is taken into foster care after numerous run-ins with the police.
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Sharni Vinson quickly proved popular with the show's audience and was nominated for "Most Popular New Female Talent" at the Logie Awards of 2006.
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In July 2007, speculation arose that Sharni Vinson intended to leave the series to pursue an acting career in Los Angeles and that November she confirmed that she would indeed be leaving the series.
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Sharni Vinson made a guest appearance on the final season of the CBS Crime television series Cold Case, which aired in 2010, and in the music video for Matchbox Twenty's "Put Your Hands Up".
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In March 2009, Sharni Vinson was cast as Natalie, the female lead in Step Up 3D, the third installment of the Step Up film series.
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Sharni Vinson portrayed the role of the film's villain Tara, an internationally successful pro-surfer.
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In October 2010 Sharni Vinson returned to Australia to begin production on Sharni Vinson's first role in an Australian film in the Paramount Pictures horror film Bait 3D as Tina, the protagonist's ex-girlfriend.
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Sharni Vinson was reunited with former Home and Away cast member Lincoln Lewis.
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Sharni Vinson played the film's protagonist, Erin, the girlfriend of one of the family's sons.
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Sharni Vinson was able to portray Erin with her natural Australian accent.
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In March 2014 Sharni Vinson appeared in the Australian independent horror film Patrick, a remake of the 1978 film of the same name.
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Sharni Vinson portrayed nurse Kathy Jacquar, whose comatose patient Patrick uses his psychic powers to stalk her.
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In 2015, Sharni Vinson appeared alongside John Cusack and Jackie Chan in Dragon Blade.