Date of Birth

1 December 1988, Johannesburg, South Africa

Nickname

Beba
Cari

Height

5' 6" (1.68 m)

Mini Biography

Cariba Heine is a South African-born Australian actress and dancer born in Johannesburg to parents Michelle, a former showgirl, and Kevin Heine. She moved to Australia at the age of three with her parents and older brother. Her early days included training in jazz, tap, classical ballet, acrobatics and rhythmic gymnastics. She began dancing professionally at the age of 15 though a career-ending hip injury resulted in a shift into acting. Since falling in love with a more literal medium of story-telling, Cariba has continued working both in front and behind cameras and in other creative fields. She still teaches dance and has a strong focus on injury prevention and rehabilitation. In 2018 Cariba wrote, directed and produced her first film 'BEND' which is in post-production.

Trivia

• Moved to Australia in 1991.
• While auditioning for H2O Cariba hired a personal trainer to improve her swimming.
• Performed in many stage productions, including a tour in the USA.
• Youngest dancer to perform at the Stargazers Convention in Sydney, Australia.
• During high school years trained 25 hours a week in dance.
• Began dancing at age 8 in her mother's dance studio. Both her mother and brother are dancers.
• Danced with Dale Molloy for 3 years before they took a break. The two specialise in Hip Hop and Funk dancing and, after re-uniting especially to appear on Strictly Dancing, learned Latin American dancing.
• Fluent in French.