Began working in television commercials at age 13 and movies at age 14.
Attended the Brite Lites Academy (BLA) in Eltham, South East London
Fay Masterson auditioned to play Pippi Longstocking in As Novas Aventuras de Pippi Longstocking (1988). Fay was one of the finalists to play Pippi, but she lost the role to Tami Erin. The late Ken Annakin liked Fay so much that he wrote the part of Head Girl just for her.
