Lara Jane Cox (born 1978) is an Australian actress, known for a variety of roles. Cox played the role of Anita Scheppers in ''

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'', Doctor Denman in ''

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'', and has appeared in ''Voodoo Lagoon'' and ''

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''. She guest-starred in ''

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'' playing intern Dr. Marie during the "Hospital Stalker" storyline. She also starred as Finn in the final season of '' The Lost World''. In 2009 she starred in the thriller ''The Dinner Party''. In 2017, she took over the role of Quinn Jackson on ''

''. The character returned after 22 years, being played by Danielle Spencer in 1995. Quinn is the daughter of

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. She has done a television commercial for Lunesta ( sleep aid drug) in the US, and is in an Australian television commercial for

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Early life

Cox was born in

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. She attended Daramalan College and Menai College. She was a model before she became an actress.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1978 births Living people 20th-century Australian actresses 21st-century Australian actresses Actresses from Canberra Australian child actresses Australian film actresses Australian television actresses People educated at Daramalan College {{Australia-tv-actor-stub