Rebecca Breeds

Rebecca Elizabeth Breeds (born 17 June 1987) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her lead roles as Ruby Buckton on the Seven Network soap opera Home and Away (2008–2012) and Clarice Starling on the CBS crime drama series Clarice (2021). Breeds is also known for her supporting roles as Nicole Gordon on the sixth and seventh seasons of the Freeform mystery teen drama series Pretty Little Liars (2015–2017) and Aurora de Martel on the third season of The CW fantasy supernatural drama series The Originals (2015–2016) and its spin-off series Legacies (2021–2022). Breeds was born in Sydney. She attended St Andrew's Cathedral School, where she was made Drama Captain. For six months, she studied a double degree in music and performing arts at University of New South Wales, but she deferred her studies for a film role. Breeds began her acting career with appearances in television commercials. She landed her first lead role as Leah Pointin in the 2008 Australian film Newcastle. Bre...