Cara Readle

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

Cara Readle
Born
Cara Readle

(1991-01-08) 8 January 1991
Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present

Readle was born in Swansea to an English father and Welsh mother, and has cerebral palsy.[1] 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 centring 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] In 2014, she featured in episode 5 (of 8) of the SKY One drama The Smoke alongside Jodie Whittaker, starring as a receptionist.

References
  1. Hendry, Steve (15 March 2009). "Teenage actor Anthony Martin on his first TV sex scene". Sunday Mail. Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
  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. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
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