Lara Heller(I)
- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Lara Heller is a British/American actress who performs in 4 languages fluently and is of Polish/Russian, German and Persian heritage. Lara was a professional figure skater and graduated with a degree in law from The London School Of Economics and an MA in Acting from Arts Ed. She was born in England and raised in Luxembourg and Switzerland. Lara is based in Los Angeles and London.
Lara first came to public attention as the actress in The Cut, which won the Vittorio Veneto Award at the Venice Film Festival. The story is about a father (Tahar Rahim) searching for his twin daughters (Lara Heller). The film was endorsed by Martin Scorsese who was quoted as saying "Fatih Akin's The Cut is a genuine, hand-made epic, of the type that people just don't make anymore." Recent credits include Daughter of the Bride with Marcia Gay Harden, Stardust with Johnny Flynn, The Grand Duke Of Corsica with Timothy Spall, and the video game NBA2K with Idris Elba.
Lara has a body of action work due to her love of sports, including Krav Maga, wakeboarding, skiing, inline skating and fly boarding.
Lara first came to public attention as the actress in The Cut, which won the Vittorio Veneto Award at the Venice Film Festival. The story is about a father (Tahar Rahim) searching for his twin daughters (Lara Heller). The film was endorsed by Martin Scorsese who was quoted as saying "Fatih Akin's The Cut is a genuine, hand-made epic, of the type that people just don't make anymore." Recent credits include Daughter of the Bride with Marcia Gay Harden, Stardust with Johnny Flynn, The Grand Duke Of Corsica with Timothy Spall, and the video game NBA2K with Idris Elba.
Lara has a body of action work due to her love of sports, including Krav Maga, wakeboarding, skiing, inline skating and fly boarding.
