| Xenia Goodwin | |
| Birth Name: | Xenia Louise Goodwin |
| Birth Date: | 7 February 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Actress, dancer |
| Years Active: | 2010–present |
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.
Goodwin has stated that co-star Tara Morice's role in the 1992 film Strictly Ballroom inspired her to take up dancing.[1] 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.
| 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 | Tara Webster | Film |