Cara Readle

Cara Readle
Born Cara Readle
8 January 1991 (1991-01-08) (age 21)
Swansea, Britain
Occupation Actress
Years active 2004- Present

Cara Readle (born 8 January 1991, Swansea, Wales) is a British actress, known mainly for her role as Layla in The Story of Tracy Beaker from series three to five.

Her cerebral palsy[1] makes her movement, especially walking, seem quite shaky. The characters she played in Zig Zag love[1] and The Story of Tracy Beaker also have this condition. In November 2009 she also had a part in Casualty, playing a patient with cerebral palsy called Serena Wark. The character's sister, Shona Wark, portrayed by Evelyn Hoskins, has reappeared several times as a recurring character, becoming involved in a storyline centering on character Charlie Fairhead (Derek Thompson), but despite this, Serena has never reappeared.[2]

Cara more recently worked with BBC Ouch! to share life experiences about her disability. From 2011 she has starred in the BBC Wales series Baker Boys as Elen, the daughter of Eve Myles' character Sarah.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Hendry, Steve (2009-03-15). "Teenage actor Anthony Martin on his first TV sex scene". Sunday Mail (Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd). http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/newsfeed/2009/03/15/teenage-actor-anthony-martin-on-his-first-tv-sex-scene-78057-21198923/. Retrieved 2009-08-19. 
  2. ^ Since the first appearance of both characters in Second Chance, Shona has reappeared in Last Roll of the Dice, The Cradle will Fall, An Ugly Truth, Love is a Battlefield, and the Holby City episode Downstairs, Upstairs. She returned as a more regular character in A Better Past and continues to appear.
  3. ^ "Cara Readle's moody teenager role in Baker Boys". BBC. 23 January 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-12259852. Retrieved 14 November 2011. 

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