Lara Goodison (born 1989 or 1990) is an English actress. Goodison is from

Oxshott Oxshott is a suburban village in the borough of Elmbridge in Surrey, England. Oxshott includes hilly acidic heath which is partly wooded (see Esher Commons and Prince's Coverts) and occupies the land between the large towns of Esher and Leath ...

, Surrey, and was educated at St Teresa's School Effingham and

Hurtwood House Hurtwood House is a 15–19 mixed, independent boarding school and sixth form in, Surrey, England. Synopsis Founded in 1970 by Richard Jackson, the main house is an Edwardian mansion set in in the Surrey Hills. The intern students, aged ...

. She first gained public attention when she became a contestant on '' Shipwrecked'' in 2008, aged 18. During this she was placed 18th by ''Nuts'' in their list of the 50 Sexiest Reality TV Babes in May 2008. Prior to ''Shipwrecked'', she had worked part-time in an old people's home, but after returning she pursued a career in acting, despite having no professional training. She appeared in the '' Doctor Who'' episode "

The Next Doctor "The Next Doctor" is the first of the 2008–2010 specials of the British science fiction television programme '' Doctor Who'' that was broadcast on 25 December 2008, as the fourth ''Doctor Who'' Christmas special of the revived series. During ...

", before being cast alongside Samuell Benta,

Matt Kane Matt Kane (born Matthew Robert Kane, 18 January 1991) is an English-American actor, writer and director with US dual citizenship. Early life Kane was born in Bristol and educated at The Castle School, and attended acting classes at the ITV Wes ...

Connor Scarlett Connor Scarlett (born 1992) is an English actor from Crowborough, East Sussex. He is best known for his role in the teenage drama series ''The Cut'' from the BBC. He joined the series at the beginning of Series 2, alongside Lara Goodison, Mat ...

and

Tosin Cole Tosin Cole (born 23 July 1992) is an American-born British actor. He is known for various roles in British television series and films. He began his on-screen career starring in '' The Cut'' and ''EastEnders: E20'', later securing a regular rol ...

in a main role as 17-year-old Marla Mackinnon in the

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series ''The Cut'', a role she continued in for the second and third series as well. She is the only actor to have appeared in every single episode of the drama series.

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BBC profile of Lara Goodison and character Marla MacKinnon
Year of birth uncertain Living people People educated at Hurtwood House People educated at St Teresa's School People from Oxshott Year of birth missing (living people) Actresses from Surrey {{england-actor-stub