Laila Thaker

Born on Yidinji country (Cairns), Laila Thaker is a fearless Torres Strait Islander (Meriam/Badulaig woman) on her mother's side, and Indian (Singaporean) on her father's side. Since graduating Creative Industries/Theatre at JCU Cairns (2009) and Film and Television at The Actor's Workshop in Brisbane (2013), she has been cast in various roles from Shakespeare to Sarah Kane. Most notably, Channel 9's "Informer 3838" (2020), "Wentworth (2021), and Network 10's "My Life Is Murder". Her role in Boutique Theatre's "Prayers To Broken Stone" won her "Best Emerging Indigenous Artist" for the Melbourne Fringe Awards (2017). "Ms Thaker can project an almost ethereal, delicate quality and evoke a touching pathos" -Stage Whispers "What a magnificent performance we get from Laila Thaker... with sensitivity and boundless energy" -Artshub