By Charlie Coë For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 01:11 BST, 15 June 2019 | Updated: 01:17 BST, 15 June 2019
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She joined the Home and Away cast as feisty 16-year-old Bella Nixon last year.
And Courtney Miller, 23, has revealed she often gets mistaken for a teenager in real life.
'It happens constantly. A posty came to the door once and asked me why I wasn't at school,' she told Sydney Confidential on Saturday.
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How old are you? Courtney Miller (left) has revealed she often gets mistaken for a teenager in real life
'I was in third year (of university) - I get it all the time. At least I can use it for my career,' she added.
Courtney graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Macquarie University last year, and landed her new role after learning to act part-time.
In what has been a whirlwind period for the actress, she has now been nominated alongside ex-The Voice judge Joe Jonas for Most Popular New Talent at the Logies.
But despite her success, Courtney said she was keeping her feet planted firmly on the ground.
'I want to be happy wherever I land,' she said.
The young starlet added she wanted to do bring a sense of justice to her role as Bella - who has been estranged from her older brother Colby for years.
'It happens constantly. A postie came to the door once and asked me why I wasn't at school,' she told Sydney Confidential on Saturday
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