Born in England, Lara embarked on her professional acting and singing career at the tender age of nine, securing a part in the esteemed Cameron Mackintosh's 10th Anniversary production of Les Miserables, where she played the pivotal role of 'Young Eponine'.
At the age of eleven, she landed the lead role of 'Lisa Atwood' in the ABC's Logie-nominated International Children's Series, The Saddle Club, which garnered immense popularity, resulting in a second series and numerous live performances before massive audiences throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Her singing talents achieved three Gold Records through the release of albums related to the series, with the albums earning nominations for ARIA awards. She performed live at the Sydney Royal Easter Show and Melbourne's Equitana Show, The Mane Event Spectacular, and numerous other events.
Lara has also lent her voice to various voice-overs, TV/radio advertisements, and animated games for prominent brands such as McDonald's, The Tsunami Appeal, Toshiba, The Herald Sun, and more. She has appeared in Channel 9's Waiting at the Royal and has been a guest star on Newton's Good Morning Australia, The Today Show, the ABC's Creature Features, ABC Live, The Big Arvo, Hot Source, and other programs.
In addition, she has performed at various events, including the David Jones Christmas Parade, The Greater Geelong Baton Relay, Movieland's Outback Spectacular, and the Gold Coast Children's Expo. The Saddle Club has also achieved international success, with Lara working on the Italian Children's television program and magazine, Sorrissi.
Lara's philanthropic efforts have included being a Patron for Riding for the Disabled and the Starlight Foundation, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne. She has also been a regular writer for 'Total Girl' magazine for many years.
Lara's academic pursuits have seen her complete the Foundation Musical Theatre Course at VCA, earning her Diploma from Sydney Theatre School, and furthering her experience with a Directors course and a Presenting to Camera course at NIDA. She then achieved her Bachelor of Dramatic Arts degree at VCA, securing lead roles in various productions, including Michelle in Michael Gurr's Underwear, Perfume and Crash helmets, Mae in Maria Irene Forne's Mud, Hermione in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, and Olivia in St Kilda Tales.
Since graduating, Lara has secured Australian and International agents, and continues to hone her craft through regular renowned international acting classes and workshops. Her career has taken her to Vancouver, where she has experienced numerous successes, and she now resides in LA, working between LA and Australia.
More recently, Lara has attended Screenworks The Business Of Producing workshop and writing workshops at Writing Pad, inspiring her to expand her horizons into producing and creating. She has written and developed two new projects for two different television series. She has also worked on various short films and television shows, including The Doctor Blake Mysteries ABC (January Films),a series starring Craig MacLachlan and Nadine Garne. This year, the TV series and movie "We Were Tomorrow" is set to release, with Lara starring in one of the leading roles as the villain Georgia-May Ford, alongside Gyton Grantley, Nikolai Nikolaeff, Chris Kirby, and Alicia Banit, and Madeleine Kennedy. She is proficient in delivering US and British dialects.
