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Caroline Sunshine
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Born

September 5, 1995 (age 16)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

Occupation

Actress

Years active

2008-present

Role

Tinka Hessenheffer

Website

carolinesunshine.com

Caroline Allison Sunshine (born September 5, 1995) is an American actress. She has a main role (formerly recurring role) as the flashy European exchange student, Tinka Hessenheffer, on the Disney Channel original series Shake It Up.

Personal Life[]

Caroline Sunshine was born September 5, 1995, in Seattle, WA, to parents Drake and Karen Sunshine. She has two younger brothers, John (born in 1997) and Christopher (born in 2000). Sunshine was raised in Orange County, California, and began studying ballet at the age of 3. In kindergarten, she landed her first lead role playing Goldilocks in a classroom play. She then acted with the Orange County Children's Theater and danced competitively with the South Coast Performing Arts studio in Tustin, California. Sunshine's stage credits include Annie Warbucks at the Orange County Children's Theatre, The Nutcracker at the Academy of Dance and South Coast Performing Arts, and Stage Door at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, CA.

Career[]

In 2006, Sunshine began going on professional auditions when she was 11 years old, and landed her first role in a commercial for Amazing Allysen the talking doll, as well as commercial work for Yoplait Go-Gurt, and Cap'n Crunch. In 2010, Sunshine filmed her first pilot for the CBS sitcom, Team Spitz, starring Rob Riggle of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart as a high school coach and her father on the show. Later that same year, she gained popular notoriety for her role as Barbara Winslow in her first feature film Marmaduke based on the comic strip of the same name. Sunshine currently has a recurring role on the Disney Channel original series Shake It Up! as the European exchange student Tinka Hessenheffer, alongside Kenton Duty as her fraternal twin brother Günther. The glitzy brother/sister duo of Günther and Tinka is said to be inspired by Ryan and Sharpay Evans of Disney's High School Musical franchise. She is now a member of the main cast for Shake It Up!'s Season 2.

Sunshine is involved in several charitable causes including the Joyful Sewing Organization that makes blankets for cancer patients, Working Wardrobes, which gives underprivileged women and victims of domestic abuse confidence and teaches them courses in how to properly interview for a job, the Adoptahero.org program that provide for the needs of soldiers and their families, and the Loaves and Fishes Ministry that helps feed the homeless.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Marmaduke Barbara Winslow -

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2008 What's the Word? Herself Promo for Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board
2010 Made in Hollywood Herself -
2010 Team Spitz Lizzie Spitz TV pilot
2010 - present Shake It Up Tinka Hessenheffer

Season 1: recurring role
Season 2: main role

2012 A.N.T. Farm Ella Episode: "Some EnchANTED Evening"

Discography[]

Song title Year Artist Album Time Notes
Roam 2011 Caroline Sunshine (feat. Kenton Duty, Adam Irigoyen, & Davis Cleveland) - 3:04

Treasure Buddies soundtrack

Music video: here

The Star I R 2012 Caroline Sunshine Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance 3:29

Traget Exclusive bonus track

External Links[]

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