Charlotte Elise Best (born 16 January 1994) is an Australian actress and model. She is best known for her role in the show ''

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'' as the young girl in the Campbell family,

Annie Campbell Annie Campbell is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera '' Home and Away'', played by Charlotte Best. The actress was thirteen when she was offered the role of Annie. She made her first screen appearance as Annie during the episod ...

Biography

Best grew up in the suburb of Point Frederick in the city of Gosford in

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. Along with her three brothers. Best attended

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where she won a performance award at the age of eight. From there she moved with her family to Beauty Point, attending

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for six months until enrolling at Brent Street Performing Arts High School. Best made her television debut in 2007 in ''

'', starring as Annie Campbell until 2010. She continued her education on-set, eventually completing her HSC in 2011 at

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. Three months into a full-time Global Studies course at the

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, Best accepted the role of Cheryl Haynes in ''

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''. From a young age, Best has appeared regularly as a fashion model in such magazines as ''Barbie'', ''Total Girl'', ''Oyster'' and ''

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''. She was the face of Miss Metallicus Clothing brand and appeared on ''

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'', and has modelled for Supre. She has been an ambassador for the charities Cure Our Kids and

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Career

Her most notable role was as

in the long running TV series ''

'' between 2007 and 2010. Her character went on a student exchange to Japan, commencing October 2009, which was originally scheduled to be for 6 months. She returned on screen in March 2010, on a 6-week holiday break from Japan, before leaving again. Best earned a nomination for Most Popular New Female Talent at the

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, which was won by

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. In March 2012, it was announced, that Best had been cast as Cheryl Hayes in

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's drama series ''

'', which is based on the 1979 novel of the same name by Gabrielle Carey and Kathy Lette. In 2018 she starred in the Australian web television series ''

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'' as Cal McTeer, the lead role. It was released on 14 December 2018 on

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. She has also starred as Aria Wolf in the film Ascendant, released on 8 April 2021.

Filmography

References

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* 1994 births Living people Actresses from Sydney Australian child actresses Australian female models Australian television actresses People educated at Redlands, Cremorne {{Australia-actor-stub