Lara Jane Cox (born 1978) is an Australian actress, known for a variety of roles. Cox played the role of Anita Scheppers in Heartbreak High, Doctor Denman in H2O: Just Add Water, and has appeared in Voodoo Lagoon and Kangaroo Jack.

Lara Cox
Born
Lara Jane Cox

(1978-03-06) 6 March 1978 (age 46)
Canberra, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present

She guest-starred in Home and Away playing intern Dr. Marie during the "Hospital Stalker" storyline. She also starred as Finn in the final season of The Lost World. In 2009 she starred in the thriller The Dinner Party. In 2017, she took over the role of Quinn Jackson on Home and Away. The character returned after 22 years, being played by Danielle Spencer in 1995. Quinn is the daughter of Alf Stewart.

She has done a television commercial for Lunesta (sleep aid drug) in the US, and is in an Australian television commercial for Hahn Super Dry.

Early life

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Cox was born in Canberra. She attended Daramalan College and Menai College.[1] She was a model before she became an actress.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Type
2000 Angst Heather Feature film
2002 Diagnosis Narcolepsy Farmer Jo-Ann Short film
2003 Kangaroo Jack Cute Girl on Plane Feature film
2005 The Instructional Guide to Dating Hostess Short film
2006 Voodoo Lagoon Carolina Feature film
2007 Gravy Angie Short film
2007 Acting Out Skye Video
2008 Glass Woman Short film
2009 The Dinner Party Angela King Feature film
2009 The Makeover Patricia Bartlett Feature film
2009 The Marine 2 Robin Linwood Feature film
2010 Little Leopold Annabel Short film
2012 Ryder Country Madson Casey Feature film
2012 The Boy Who'd Never Seen Rain Rita Cobblin Short film
2013 Stew Mother Short film
2015 Women He's Undressed Ginger Rogers Feature film
Jack & Layla Layla Short film

Television

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Year Title Role Type
1996–99 Heartbreak High Anita Scheppers (main role) TV series
1998 State Coroner Kelly TV series, episode: "Three's a Crowd"
1998–99 Home and Away Bianca Zeboat (recurring role) TV series
1999 All Saints Cathy Maxwell TV series, episode: "Endgame"
2000 Above the Law Caitlin TV series, 2 episodes: "Happy Families", "Daddy's Girl"
2000 The Lost World Phoebe TV series, episode: "Amazons"
2001 BeastMaster Marika TV series, epIsode: "Golgotha"
2001 Head Start Posy (recurring role) TV series
2002 The Lost World Finn (main role) TV series, 8 episodes
2003 Evil Never Dies Maggie TV film
2003 Balmain Boys Fiona TV film
2003 Mermaids Cynthia TV film
2004 DeMarco Affairs Erika Liechtenstein TV film
2004 BlackJack: Sweet Science Claire TV film
2005 Blue Water High Erica TV series, episode: "Timing Is Everything"
2006 Stepfather of the Bride Natalie TV film
2006 H2O: Just Add Water Dr. Linda Denman TV series, 3 episodes: "The Denman Affair", "Dr. Danger", "A Twist in the Tail"
2007–08 Home and Away Marie Cashman (recurring role) TV series
2008 All Saints Phoebe Speight TV series, episode: "Out of the Fire"
2009 The Jesters Sarah TV series, episode: "Going Corporate"
2017 Home and Away Quinn Jackson (recurring role) TV series
2018 Time & Place Rebecca Woodruff TV series, post-production
2024 Heartbreak High (2022 TV series) Anita Scheppers TV series, season 2 episode 3 "The Feelings Pit"

References

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  1. ^ "Profile: Lara Cox", Heartbreak High, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, archived from the original on 6 December 1998, retrieved 31 January 2017
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