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Encyclopedia > Bec Cartwright

Rebecca June Hewitt (nee Cartwight) (b. July 23, 1983 in Sydney, Australia), and more commonly known as Bec Cartwright, is an Australian actress. Cartwright began performing at the age of three, and has done catalogue work and voice-overs for many corporations. Cartwright's first commercial was My Little Pony, for American television, and since then Cartwright has appeared in more than 50 commercials. January 2006 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → 31 January 2006 (Tuesday) U.S. President George W. Bush delivers the State of the Union Address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress (the House of Representatives and the Senate). ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sydney Opera House is one of the most iconic landmarks in the world, and since its opening it has become an international symbol of Sydney Sydney (pronounced ) is the state capital of New South Wales, located on the east coast of Australia. ...


Cartwright's acting career has included starring in Police Rescue, Heartbreak High, Water Rats and Totally Wild. Police Rescue is an Australian television series made by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and shown between 1990 and 1994. ... Heartbreak High is an Australian television series, dealing with the students of Hartley High, a tough high school in a multi-racial area of Sydney, and proved to be a more gritty and fast-paced show than many of its contemporaries. ... Water Rats was a popular Channel 9 Australian police TV drama based on a Sydney Harbour police squad whose juristiction took in Harbour-side locales. ... This article needs to be wikified. ...

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Acting career

Cartwright came to prominence when she joined the cast of the Seven Network's soap opera Home and Away in 1999, playing Hayley Smith. Cartwright remained on the show until August 2005. Although she left the show, her character did not and Ella Scott Lynch took over the role of Hayley. The Seven Network (ASX: SEV) is Australias largest television network, owning the most free to air channel in Australia. ... Home and Away is an Australian weeknightly half-hour television soap opera produced in Sydney by the Seven Network since January 1988. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... These are some of the past main characters in the daily Australian soap opera Home and Away, which have left show by the episodes cast currently airing in Australia. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ella Scott Lynch is a fresh Australian actress who has just graduated from the highly accalimed National Institute of the Dramatic Arts (NIDA). ...


In 1999, Cartwright was nominated for a Silver Logie for Most Popular New Talent. She was also listed in WHO Weekly's "21 Hottest Stars Under 21". In 2002, Big Hit magazine's Reader Poll had Cartwright voted the Sixth Favourite Star in the World, the Second Best Female Star and the Fifth Hottest Female Celebrity. For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ...


Cartwright featured in, and won, the first series of the Australian series Dancing with the Stars in 2004. Dancing with the Stars is an Australian television series based on the British Strictly Come Dancing. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Cartwright won the Logie for Most Popular Actress in 2005, an award for which she is also nominated in 2006 along with the Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality. The Logie Awards are the Australian television industry annual awards. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Private life

From 2000-2004, Cartwright was involved with her onscreen boyfriend, Beau Brady. Shortly after their separation, Cartwright began dating Australian tennis player and long-time friend Lleyton Hewitt. After six weeks of dating, they announced that they were engaged. This article is about the year 2000. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Beau Brady (born October 11, 1981) is an Australian actor. ... Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born February 24, 1981, Adelaide, Australia), is a former World No. ...


Cartwright and Hewitt were married on 21 July 2005. The event was shrouded in secrecy, with reports of guests being required to sign confidentiality agreements. Despite this, they chose very public venues for the wedding (Sydney Opera House) and reception (Taronga Zoo). As a result, it was given much media attention. July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sydney Opera House is one of the most iconic landmarks in the world, and since its opening it has become a symbol of Sydney The Sydney Opera House is located at , in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Taronga Zoo Entrance. ...


On 5 May 2005, the Hewitts announced that Bec was pregnant. On 29 November 2005, she gave birth to a daughter, Mia Rebecca, at Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital. May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Royal North Shore Hospital is a 740 bed hospital situated in Sydney, Australia. ...


Cartwright has also been voted FHM's sexiest woman in Australia. The cover of the first issue of FHM in the United States, featuring Rachael Leigh Cook The cover of an issue of FHM Philippines, featuring Angel Locsin The cover of an issue of FHM China, featuring Britney Spears The cover of an issue of FHM Russia, featuring Alsou The cover...


She lives with Lleyton Hewitt in the Palm Beach area where Home and Away is filmed.


Music Career

In 2002, Cartwright was signed to Warner Music Australia. In October that year she released "All Seats Taken" which was a Top 10 Gold hit. Then in February 2003, she released her second single, "On the Borderline". It entered the charts at Number 30 and peaked at Number 28. Then she released her self titled debut album Bec Cartwright. It had high expectations, yet it just missed out on the top 20 by 1 spot, debuting and peaking at #21. She then released her third and final single titled "A Matter of Time". It hit the charts at #28 then moved up and peaked at #26, then it tumbled down the charts, spending only 9 weeks in the Top 100. Later, in 2003, Warner Music dropped Cartwright and several artists including Sophie Monk and Dannii Minogue. Bec Cartwright is the 2003 self titled debut album of Australian Bec Cartwright. ... Sophie Monk (born December 14, 1979) is an Australian entertainer. ... Danielle Jane Minogue (born October 20, 1971), known as Dannii Minogue or simply Dannii, is an Australian singer/songwriter, actress and an occasional model and fashion designer. ...


Discography

Album

Bec Cartwright is the 2003 self titled debut album of Australian Bec Cartwright. ...

Singles

Three of the songs from the album were also released as singles:

The first and debut single from Bec Cartwrights debut album Bec Cartwright. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Matter of Time is the third single from Bec Cartwrights self titled debut album. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

  • Rebecca Cartwright at The Internet Movie Database
  • Announcement of engagement of Bec and Lleyton by Sydney Morning Herald
  • Speculation regarding venue of wedding, within hours of it taking place
  • Reports from ABC (Australia) and Reuters regarding her marriage to Lleyton

  Results from FactBites:
 
Today Tonight on Yahoo!7 (1965 words)
Bec Cartwright: And I wouldn't have possibly thought that he would have had time to even have considered it in the middle of all that.
Bec Cartwright: They knew that we both had decided that we wanted to spend our lives together, but when it was going to happen or anything like that, I don't think they had any idea either.
Bec Cartwright: I just thought he was one of the nicest guys, like just really easygoing and easy to get along with.
Creature Features - Pet Facts: Bec Cartwright (211 words)
Bec Cartwright is better known as the arty and popular Hayley on Home and Away.
Now at 20 years of age, Bec is turning her attention to the world of pop.
Bec says Buster, the Kelpie, is very eager to please with lots of energy.
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