Xenia Goodwin | |
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Born | Xenia Louise Goodwin 7 February 1994
Sydney,
New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation(s) | Actress, dancer |
Years active | 2010–present |
Xenia Louise Goodwin (born 7 February 1994 [1]) is an Australian actress and dancer. Goodwin is best known for her starring role as Tara Webster, a dance student, on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television series Dance Academy, which was her first on-screen appearance. [2] She had a guest role on The Jesters in 2011. Goodwin has studied dance at the Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching Academy and the Valerie Jenkins Academy of Ballet. [2] [3]
Goodwin has stated that co-star Tara Morice's role in the 1992 film Strictly Ballroom inspired her to take up dancing. [2] [4] In July 2019, Goodwin was in a near-fatal car accident while in Zakynthos, Greece. The accident, which nearly left her a quadriplegic, fractured all but 4 of her vertebrae and required major surgery without painkillers. [5]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010–2013 | Dance Academy | Tara Webster | Main role |
2011 | The Jesters | Bec | Episode: "The Fallout" |
2015 | Winter | Natalie Higgins | Episode: "Skeletons" |
2017 | Dance Academy: The Comeback | Tara Webster | Film |
Xenia Goodwin | |
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Born | Xenia Louise Goodwin 7 February 1994
Sydney,
New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation(s) | Actress, dancer |
Years active | 2010–present |
Xenia Louise Goodwin (born 7 February 1994 [1]) is an Australian actress and dancer. Goodwin is best known for her starring role as Tara Webster, a dance student, on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television series Dance Academy, which was her first on-screen appearance. [2] She had a guest role on The Jesters in 2011. Goodwin has studied dance at the Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching Academy and the Valerie Jenkins Academy of Ballet. [2] [3]
Goodwin has stated that co-star Tara Morice's role in the 1992 film Strictly Ballroom inspired her to take up dancing. [2] [4] In July 2019, Goodwin was in a near-fatal car accident while in Zakynthos, Greece. The accident, which nearly left her a quadriplegic, fractured all but 4 of her vertebrae and required major surgery without painkillers. [5]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010–2013 | Dance Academy | Tara Webster | Main role |
2011 | The Jesters | Bec | Episode: "The Fallout" |
2015 | Winter | Natalie Higgins | Episode: "Skeletons" |
2017 | Dance Academy: The Comeback | Tara Webster | Film |