Bree Hamilton ne Marsden is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street portrayed by Rachel Blampied since December   Creation and casting Rachel Blampied had auditioned  times for Shortland Street with the most recent being for the role of Zlata WaldheimhttpstwittercomShortlandTweetstatus However Blampied was turned down everytime as she looked too similar to core character Brooke Freeman After she auditioned for the role of Zlata producers decided to create the role of Bree specifically for her In November  TVNZ announced that a new addition would be arriving to Brookes dysfunctional family with Bree arriving on  December Blampied enjoyed working alongside her screen sister Beth Allen and Brookes boyfriend Pua Magasiva saying Ive had some great scenes with Beth and Pua which have been enormous fun as theyre such generous actors and are heaps of fun to hang out with  Storylines Backstory Bree was the result of an affair between Brooke Freemans Beth Allen mother Annette Louise Wallace and her husband Grants Alan Lovell best friend Kicked out by Alan Annette was forced to adopt Bree out to keep her family together Brees biological father later died in a boat accident   Bree tracked Brooke down and revealed they were sisters to a frosty reception With help from Brookes boyfriend Vinnie Kruse Pua Magasiva Bree landed a job at the hospital alongside Brooke  Character development Brooke Freeman Bree first appears on the show when Vinnie Kruse mistakes her for his girlfriend  Brooke Freeman  References