10 Actors Who Began Their Career In A Soap Opera
9. Eliza Taylor
Before she was kicking ass as Clarke Griffin in popular series The 100, Eliza Taylor rose to fame on Australian soap Neighbours, portraying Janae Timmins.
Unlike Watts on Home and Away, Taylor had a pretty significant role in Neighbours, ultimately appearing in 166 episodes between 2004 and 2008. The character featured in some of the soap's most high profile storylines at the time, from her on-off relationship with Boyd Hoyland to an HIV scare - a storyline that gave Taylor plenty to work with as an actress, and she produced some really great stuff as a result.
Prior to featuring as Janae on Neighbours, Taylor had smaller roles in other Aussie programmes, such as kid show Pirate Islands, as well as The Sleepover Club. Interestingly, she briefly appeared in Neighbours in 2002 (two years prior to her first appearance as Janae) portraying a completely different character.