Press Release
HOME AND AWAY – NEW SISTERS TO ENTER THE BAY
Home and Away is set to see two new cast members join the legendary Australian soap.
Jessica Redmayne and Ally Harris will be heading to Summer Bay later this year, playing sisters Harper and Dana.
Jessica plays eldest sister, Harper and Ally plays younger sister, Dana, who come to town with a connection to a Summer Bay favourite. Their arrival, and purpose for being in town, is shrouded in mystery.
UK viewers will see Harper and Dana on screens later in the year. See more information on Jessica Redmayne and Ally Harris below.
Home and Away airs 1:45pm on Channel 5 and 6pm on 5STAR. First-look screenings air at 6:30pm on 5STAR and the series also streams on My5.
JESSICA REDMAYNE:
Jessica spent her childhood training in all genres of dance and went on to study Musical Theatre at Federation University Arts Academy, graduating in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Theatre. Throughout her early 20s, Jessica travelled Asia hosting stage productions for Nickelodeon, Hi 5 and various children's productions before returning home to make her professional screen debut in 2017 playing Poppy Kelly in the Seven Network’s family drama 800 Words. Other screen credits include: Fisk, Five Bedrooms, Wentworth, Neighbours, The InBESTigators, Australian feature Paper Champions, and the short film Introduction to Genre: An Introduction, which showcased in 2021 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. Jessica made her professional theatre debut in 2022 playing Daisy Buchanan in the renowned classic The Great Gatsby.
ALLY HARRIS:
Ally Harris is an actor and filmmaker from Perth, Western Australia. Training at the Fontainebleau Conservatory of Music and Drama, Ally returned to home soil where she has been working as an actor for both for stage and screen. Featuring in projects such as Seven Network’s true crime drama The Claremont Murders, ABC’s Harrow and theatre productions such as Gillian Greer’s Australian debut of Meat and a touring production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Ally has also written, produced and acted in her own work as well as script supervising and producing other independent projects. Ally loves to sing, collect cookbooks and will have a tea and a chat wherever and whenever.