Xenia Goodwin (born 7 February 1994
) is an Australian actress and dancer. Goodwin is known for her starring role as Tara Webster, a dance student, on the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is the national broadcaster of Australia. It is principally funded by direct grants from the Australian Government and is administered by a government-appointed board. The ABC is a publicly-own ...
television series ''
Dance Academy
''Dance Academy'' is an Australian teen-oriented Dramatic programming, television drama produced by Werner Film Productions in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and ZDF. Series one premiered on 31 May 2010, and series tw ...
'', which was her first on-screen appearance.
She had a guest role on ''
The Jesters
The Jesters were a doo-wop group based in New York City who achieved success in the late 1950s. They were students at Cooper Junior High School in Harlem, who graduated from singing under an elevated train station near 120th Street to the amateu ...
'' in 2011. Goodwin has studied dance at the Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching Academy and the Valerie Jenkins Academy of Ballet.
Personal life
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.
Filmography
References
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Australian female dancers
Australian television actresses
Actresses from Sydney
1994 births
Living people
21st-century Australian dancers
21st-century Australian actresses