Xenia Goodwin

Xenia Louise Goodwin (born 7 February 1994^[1]) 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.^[2] 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.^[2][3]

Xenia Goodwin
Goodwin in 2012
Born	Xenia Louise Goodwin (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 31) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation(s)	Actress, dancer
Years active	2010–present

Personal life

Goodwin has stated that co-star Tara Morice's role in the 1992 film Strictly Ballroom inspired her to take up dancing.^[2][4] 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.^[5]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010–2013	Dance Academy	Tara Webster	Main role
2011	The Jesters	Bec	Episode: "The Fallout"
2015	Winter	Natalie Higgins	Episode: "Skeletons"
2017	Dance Academy: The Comeback	Tara Webster	Film