` Bree Hamilton (née Marsden) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, portrayed by Rachel Blampied since December 2011.  ==Creation and casting== Rachel Blampied had auditioned 5 times for Shortland Street, with the most recent being for the role of Zlata Waldheim.https://twitter.com/#!/ShortlandTweet/status/146475604533972992 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 2011, TVNZ announced that a new addition would be arriving to Brooke's dysfunctional family, with Bree arriving on 9 December. Blampied enjoyed working alongside her screen sister, Beth Allen and Brooke's boyfriend, Pua Magasiva, saying; ``I've had some great scenes with Beth and Pua, which have been enormous fun as they're such generous actors and are heaps of fun to hang out with!``  ==Storylines== ===Backstory=== Bree was the result of an affair between Brooke Freeman's (Beth Allen) mother, Annette (Louise Wallace) and her husband Grant's (Alan Lovell) best friend. Kicked out by Alan, Annette was forced to adopt Bree out to keep her family together. Bree's biological father later died in a boat accident.  ===2011—=== Bree tracked Brooke down and revealed they were sisters to a frosty reception. With help from Brooke's 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== `