Laura Rollins (born 20 December) is a British-Bajan actress, known for portraying the role of Ayesha Lee on the

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soap opera '' Doctors'', a role which she played from September 2014 to June 2020. For her portrayal of Ayesha, she won the award for Best Female Dramatic Performance at the RTS Midlands Awards. Since leaving ''Doctors'', Rollins has appeared in various television series including '' Innocent'' and '' Miss Scarlet and The Duke''.

Life and career

Rollins began her acting training at the Carlton Junior Television Workshop, and while studying there, she made her television debut on the children's series '' The Demon Headmaster'' at the age of 10. She was also featured in various advertisements and performed at the

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. After leaving the workshop, Rollins began attending the

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, studying English and Theatre. She then did a one-year course at Arts Educational Schools in London. In 1999, she starred in ''Welcome To Orty Fou'' as Caroline Saunders. In 2013, Rollins appeared in the feature film ''Communion'', and in 2014, she auditioned for a role in the

soap opera '' Doctors''. She took a sick day from work to attend the audition, and after a two-week process, she was given the role of Ayesha Lee. Whilst on the series, Rollins' character's storylines included romances with co-workers Sid Vere ( Ashley Rice) and

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), facing prejudice due to her race and troubled upbringing, and struggling with her mother's alcoholism and subsequent death, for which she won a Royal Television Society award for Best Female Dramatic Performance. She then starred in the 2016 short film ''From Noya'', and the 2018 short film ''Shining Tor'', for which she won Best Performance for at the 2019 Short Film Awards. In January 2020, Rollins appeared in an episode of the BBC crime drama ''

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'' as Kate Langley. On 20 May 2020, it was announced that Rollins would be leaving ''Doctors'' after six years in the role of Ayesha. Her final scenes aired on 5 June 2020. In 2021, she starred in the second series of the ITV drama '' Innocent''. Then in 2022, she made appearances in ''

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'' and '' Miss Scarlet and The Duke''.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rollins, Laura 1988 births Actresses from Birmingham, West Midlands Black British actresses English child actresses English film actresses English soap opera actresses English television actresses Living people People educated at the Arts Educational Schools