Rebecca Ritters (born 26 January 1984) is an Australian journalist and current news anchor for Deutsche Welle. Prior to her journalism career, she was an actress.

Career

She is also known as an actress, mostly for her role as

Hannah Martin Hannah Martin is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', played by Rebecca Ritters. She made her first on-screen appearance on 20 July 1992. Hannah is the only child of Philip and Julie Martin and the younger sist ...

in the soap opera '' Neighbours''. She first appeared in the show in 1992 when she was eight years old, and remained for a further seven years. Ritters briefly reprised the role of Hannah as part of ''Neighbours''' 20th anniversary celebrations. After leaving Neighbours in 1999, Ritters appeared as Caz in the Australian soap '' Pig's Breakfast'' in 2000, and as Amelia Porter in ''

Blue Heelers ''Blue Heelers'' is an Australian Police procedural, police drama series that was produced by Endemol Australia, Southern Star Group and ran for 12 years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policing of the town, ...

'' in 2001. In 2002, Ritters toured with the

British Shakespeare Company The British Shakespeare Company was a British open-air touring Shakespeare Company. Founded by Robert J. Williamson in 1994 (as the R. J. Williamson Company), it was renamed in 2005. Originally based in Leeds (performing in the ruins of Kirksta ...

in an open-air production of '' Romeo and Juliet'', playing Juliet opposite Tama Matheson as Romeo, and in the same year played Peaseblossom in '' A Midsummer Night's Dream'' with

Wayne Sleep Wayne Philip Colin Sleep (born 17 July 1948) is a British dancer, director, choreographer, and actor who appeared on the BBC series '' The Real Marigold on Tour'' and ITV's '' The Real Full Monty''. Early life Sleep was born in Plymouth, D ...

as Puck, also an open-air production. In December 2002 and January 2003, she also played Dorothy in '' The Wizard of Oz'' at the

Hazlitt Theatre The Hazlitt Theatre is the main theatre in Maidstone, Kent. It was named after William Hazlitt, the famous essayist, who was born in Maidstone in 1778. It opened in 1955. It presents a varied programme of professional drama, comedy, music etc. as ...

Maidstone Maidstone is the largest town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town. Maidstone is historically important and lies 32 miles (51 km) east-south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town, linking it wi ...

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

. Also in 2002 she appeared in the British soap opera '' Coronation Street'', playing Australian backpacker Jules Robinson who briefly boarded with

Les Battersby Leslie Nelson "Les" Battersby (formerly Battersby-Brown) is a fictional character of the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'', who appeared from 1997 to 2007, played by Bruce Jones. The character is best known for his outspoken opinion ...

, and who playfully sent up his mistaken belief that she intended to seduce him. Ritters has gone on to travel extensively throughout Europe and America, studying acting at a prestigious college in New York and working on the stage in the UK. She also had a full-time job as a receptionist at Warner Bros Records. She had a short stint in the Australian medical drama '' All Saints'', in which she played Nurse Rachel Simms. In 2011, Ritters enrolled in undergraduate study in Politics and International Relations at the

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb no ...

. She then worked as a news and current affairs producer for the

Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is the national broadcaster of Australia. It is principally funded by direct grants from the Australian Government and is administered by a government-appointed board. The ABC is a publicly-own ...

. In 2015, she started as a journalist for Deutsche Welle in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within ci ...

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* 1984 births Australian child actresses Living people Australian soap opera actresses {{Australia-tv-actor-stub