Brittany Byrnes

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| birth_name = Brittany Anne Byrnes

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| birth_place = Australia

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| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1994–present

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| notable_works = Charlotte Watsford in H₂O: Just Add Water

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| website = {{url|http://brittanybyrnes.com.au}}

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Brittany Anne Byrnes (born 31 July 1987{{cite web |url=http://www.film.it/brittany-byrnes/ |title=Brittany Byrnes |work=Film.it |language=Italian}}) is an Australian actress. Her most notable acting role has been Charlotte Watsford in H₂O: Just Add Water.

Personal life

Byrnes was born in Australia and trained in all aspects of dance at the Bradshaw Dancers Performing Arts Academy from the age of four. She attended Terra Sancta College in Quakers Hill, a suburb of Sydney, during her high-school years.

Byrnes has been acting since she was seven, when she played her first role in the movie Babe. She was later given a lead role in the TV movie When Good Ghouls Go Bad. One of her latest roles was Charlotte Watsford on Network Ten's H₂O: Just Add Water.

Acting career

Byrnes' first theatrical role was in Babe, where she played the Hoggetts' spoiled granddaughter. She has since appeared in films such as Little Oberon, Mermaids, and Swimming Upstream. Byrnes has also been in a number of television shows, including BeastMaster, All Saints, and the second season of the Australian show H₂O: Just Add Water as the new girl, Charlotte Watsford.

In 2005, Brittany was nominated for an AFI Award (the Young Actor's Award) for her performance in Little Oberon. In 2008, she was nominated again for an AFI Award (Best Supporting Actress in a Television Drama) for her performance in H₂O: Just Add Water.{{cite news |url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/afi2008.html |title=Australian Film Institute Awards |work=Australiantelevision.net |year=2008 |accessdate=13 October 2011}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1995

| Babe

| The Hoggetts' Granddaughter

| Feature film

2001

| When Good Ghouls Go Bad

| Dayna Stenson

| TV movie

2003

| Swimming Upstream

| Diane Fingleton

| Feature film

2003

| Mermaids

| Tess

| TV movie

2005

| Little Oberon

| Natasha Green

| TV movie

2008

| Scorched

| Deanna Pearce

| TV movie

2009

| Sunset Over Water

| Magda

| TV short

2018

| When Sally Left Steve

| Sally

| TV short

=Television=

class="wikitable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1993; 1996

| G.P.

| Jessica Travis / Amy Hardy

| TV series, 2 episodes

1994

| Heartbreak High

| Rachel Stewart

| TV series, 2 episodes

1996

| Twisted Tales

| Jessie Courtney

| TV series, episode "Night of the Monster"

1998–2000

| Search for Treasure Island

| Thea Hawkins

| TV series, 26 episodes

1998

| Children's Hospital

| Helen Voyt

| TV series, episode "Future Shock"

1998

| Breakers

| Catherine

| TV series

1998

| The Violent Earth

| Young Helene

| TV miniseries

1999

| BeastMaster

| Muraki

| TV series, episode "Riddle of the Nymph"

2000

| Water Rats

| Geena Sadler

| TV series, 2 episodes

2001

| Escape of the Artful Dodger

| Hannah Schuler

| TV series, 26 episodes

2002

| Don't Blame the Koalas

| Actress #3

| TV series, episode "A Star is Born"

1998–2008

| All Saints

| Jacinta Clarke / Vicki Ross / Becky Franklin / Vicki Rees / Emma Quinliven

| TV series, 5 episodes

2007–2008

| H₂O: Just Add Water

| Charlotte Watsford

| TV series, 24 episodes

2010

| Toybox

| rowspan="2"|Tina the Dancing Doll

| TV series, season 1-3

2011

| Carols in the Domain

| Christmas special

2014

| We are Darren and Riley

| Brittany

| Web series, episode "Brittany's Bonanza"

2014

| Wonderland

| Pip Sallinger

| TV series, episode "Saving Face"

Awards and nominations

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Year ! Award ! Category ! Title of work ! Result
1997 \| Logie Award \| Most Popular New Talent \| Twisted Tales (for episode #1.9: "Night of the Monster"){{cite web\|title=About Brittany\|url=http://brittanybyrnes.com.au/about-me/#1491599205877-b574dd8b-7e9b\|website=Brittany Byrnes\|accessdate=17 September 2019\|archive-date=4 March 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304051349/http://brittanybyrnes.com.au/about-me/#1491599205877-b574dd8b-7e9b\|url-status=dead}} \| {{nom}}
2005 \| Australian Film Institute Award \| Young Actor's Award \| Little Oberon \| {{nom}}
2008 \| Australian Film Institute Award \| Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama \| H₂O: Just Add Water (for episode #2.25: "Sea Change") \| {{nom}}

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Award

! Category

! Title of work

! Result

1997

| Logie Award

| Most Popular New Talent

| Twisted Tales (for episode #1.9: "Night of the Monster"){{cite web|title=About Brittany|url=http://brittanybyrnes.com.au/about-me/#1491599205877-b574dd8b-7e9b|website=Brittany Byrnes|accessdate=17 September 2019|archive-date=4 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304051349/http://brittanybyrnes.com.au/about-me/#1491599205877-b574dd8b-7e9b|url-status=dead}}

| {{nom}}

2005

| Australian Film Institute Award

| Young Actor's Award

| Little Oberon

| {{nom}}

2008

| Australian Film Institute Award

| Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama

| H₂O: Just Add Water (for episode #2.25: "Sea Change")

| {{nom}}