Lara is an award-winning actress after taking home Best Actress for the short film, ‘Emergency’ at the 2023 Red Sands Film Festival. And the Best New Talent award at the OzFlix International film awards, winning the award for her role as Fiona Day, the lead role in the independent mumblecore feature film, ‘Friends, Foes and Fireworks’ produced by Nexus Production Group.
This year, she filmed the lead role in 'Sunny's Mansion', a horror feature film hitting cinemas and film festivals in December 2023.
Lara has studied acting extensively, as well as spending two years in Vancouver, Canada where she appeared in Untold Stories of the ER (airing worldwide on the TLC channel) and a commercial for Yahoo (USA).
In Australia Lara has appeared in a number of AAMI TV commercials, live broadcasts, countless commercials, plus numerous short films and feature films. Recognised for her exceptional skills in character acting, Lara also has proven experience in dramatic and comedy roles with particular focus on empathetic, archetypal and mysterious characters.
Lara trained under Jeb Beach and Andrew McIlroy and Associates in Vancouver focusing on camera for both film and television. She has also studied extensively at Melbourne's most reputable theatre training school, Peter Sardi’s School of Acting, graduated from the one-year acting course at NIDA and attended private American Dialect tuition with Anna McCrossin-Owen.
Lara is a former professional classical ballerina with over 18 years of training and experience in dance styles of ballet, contemporary and jazz.
Lara is represented byJackson Ezard at Creations Talent.
"In all my dealings with Lara she has demonstrated exceptional professionalism. Lara is an enthusiastic collaborator who seeks to fully embody her character but she is also keen to take direction and fully commit to realising the director’s vision. I have no hesitation in recommending Lara to any agent, casting director or filmmaker as a committed and talented actor, and I look forward to working with her again in the future."
- Peter W. Allen DIRECTOR
"She has a fathomless imagination and the ability to tap into it, enabling her to bring her unique individualism to the characters she portrays. If her individualism is given free rein it reveals eccentricities that thoroughly engage and charm an audience."
- Rohan Jones PRODUCER/WRITER/DIRECTOR
"She shares a genuine passion for the craft of acting and has shown and continues to show tremendous growth in my classes. She has been able to harness her natural talent and fully realize her potential through her wholehearted commitment to class and her studies."
- Peter Sardi ACTOR/TEACHER
"She is always open to suggestion, eager to explore the scene in new ways and, most importantly, is always a delight on set. She really cares for each of the characters she creates and her love and passion for performance show through in everything that she does. I recommend her highly and without reservation."
- Caleb McKenney DIRECTOR/WRITER
"Lara has an energetic and friendly personality and takes every part of the process very seriously. She possesses more than the average myopic view of an actor. The reason why I think Lara is better than her competition, is that she is patient and has an understanding of the craft and does not own one ounce of ego. I must also take the time to add that Lara has so much love and appreciation when being on set and is genuinely excited to be there, her energy is contagious and all this encapsulates why she has such an extensive filmography. I will not do a film without her in either a writing or acting capacity... I love her enthusiasm."
- Matt Mirims DIRECTOR/WRITER
"Again Lara was able to improvise well, know when to keep it light and when to hone in on the drama of the situation as it unfolded before her. She prepared meticulously for this short film, paying attention at the initial discussion and embedding her character. I would recommenced Lara for representation… Having Lara on your books would be an asset to your clients who choose to book her. Ivan and I wouldn't hesitate to work with Lara again on any project and you shouldn't either."
- Sarah Jayne Portelli DIRECTOR/PRODUCER