Xenia Goodwin
{{Short description|Australian actress and dancer (born 1994)}}
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| birth_name = Xenia Louise Goodwin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|02|07|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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| occupation = Actress, dancer
| years_active = 2010–present
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Xenia Louise Goodwin (born 7 February 1994) is an Australian actress and dancer. Goodwin is best known for her starring role as Tara Webster, a dance student, on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television series Dance Academy, which was her first on-screen appearance. She had a guest role on The Jesters in 2011. Goodwin has studied dance at the Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching Academy and the Valerie Jenkins Academy of Ballet.
Personal life
Goodwin has stated that co-star Tara Morice's role in the 1992 film Strictly Ballroom inspired her to take up dancing.{{cite news |last1=Bungard |first1=Matt |title=Dance Academy's reunion on big screen a 'dream come true' behind the scenes |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/dance-academys-reunion-on-big-screen-a-dream-come-true-behind-the-scenes-20170326-gv6v4k.html |work=Sydney Morning Herald |date=31 March 2017 |access-date=25 March 2023}} 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. She works at The Macarthur Tavern in Campbelltown as a bartender.
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
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| 2010–2013
| Tara Webster | Main role |
| 2011
| Bec | Episode: "The Fallout" |
| 2015
| Winter | Natalie Higgins | Episode: "Skeletons" |
| 2017
| Tara Webster | Film |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|3693538|Xenia Goodwin}}
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Category:Australian female dancers
Category:Australian television actresses
Category:Australian child actresses
Category:Actresses from Sydney