Charee Pineda was born on 27 September 1990. She took her elementary education at the Maysan Elementary School and graduated in 2002. She continued her secondary education at the Colegio Sto. Niño de Valenzuela. For college she attended the Arellano University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Political Science in 2015. She also finished a two-year course at the SKD Academy for Culinary Arts.

Charee Pineda started out as a print ad model of beauty products and did freelance modeling jobs. She first appeared as an actress in the GMA-7 afternoon drama show Ikaw Sa Puso Ko as the jealous Mirasol. Becky Aguila took her wings as manager and became a freelancer for a while, working for both networks, ABS-CBN and GMA Network. In 2006, she was seen in the Kapamilya station (ABS-CBN) and became a part of the Saturday Barkada show Let’s Go as Charie, the crush ng bayan. She was paired with majority of the guys in the show. Alex Gonzaga, Eda Nolan, Joem Bascon and Mikel Campos are graduates of the said show.

In 2008, she won her first major acting award via Alon, a Cinema One Originals 2008 entry, and received the Best Actress award besting several Filipina indie actresses. She’s known as the youngest recipient of the Best Actress award in Cinema One Originals.

In 2011, she played as the main female protagonist in Angelito: Batang Ama as Rosalie Dimaano and again in 2012 in Angelito: Ang Bagong Yugto. This was her last show on ABS-CBN. In 2013, she transferred to GMA Network and was part of the drama series Akin Pa Rin ang Bukas as main antagonist Agatha Morales. In 2014, she starred on the drama series The Borrowed Wife as Maricar. In 2015, she starred on the drama series The Rich Man’s Daughter as Angeline San Jose. In 2017, she starred on the fantasy drama series Mulawin vs. Ravena as Savannah Montenegro. In 2018, she starred on the drama series Hindi Ko Kayang Iwan Ka as Rosanna Balagtas.

Pineda ran for councilor in Valenzuela City in 2013 elections, her allied is outgoing councilor Shalani Soledad-Romulo, where she won 4th in the race. Her previous job is a Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairman from 2007–2010.

In the 2016 elections, she run for reelection and won 2nd in the race.

In the 2019 elections, she run for reelection in her 3rd and last term and won 1st in the race.