Renaye grew up in Maitland where she performed in several plays for the Maitland Repertory Society including "A Woman of No Importance", "The Servant of Two Masters" and "The Day After The Fair". In 2004, she was in the one-act play "Two Women and a Chair", for which she won Best Actress at the Tamworth Drama Festival. Her other credits include Hero in "Much Ado About Nothing", Claire in "The Maids" for Flying Teapot Theatre and Jessica in "The Merchant of Venice" for the Sydney Shakespeare Company.