Cariba Heine started her career as a dancer and appeared in the music video of Will Young’s number ‘Leave Right Now’ in 2003. She took up acting in 2006 after a serious hip injury and was an instant hit in her role as Rikki Chadwick in the television series 'H2O: Just Add Water.’ This was followed by her portrayal of Caroline Byrne in the television movie ‘A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne’ (2009). She was cast in the indie film ‘Lord of the Crows’ that failed to get crowdfunded. Heine played the role of Heather in the horror movie ‘Bait 3D’ (2012) that received mixed reviews. Her short films include ‘How’d I Get In This Field’ (2016) and ‘Rough Sweat’ (2016). She reprised her role as Rikki Chadwick in the spin off serial ‘Mako: Island of Secrets’ in 2016 and joined the cast of the series ‘Home and Away’ as Ebony Harding.