Lara Vosburgh is an Israeli-American film, television, and theatre actress and model, starring in the lead role of Carson in 'Inner Demons', an IFC film directed by Seth Grossman. The film premiered at the 2014 LA Film Festival. Lara's performance received rave reviews for mastering the complex and demanding role of a sixteen-year old girl, a former A-student, who is fighting addiction. Lara's breadth and skills are showcased in her superb portrayal of Carson's destructive and demonic possession pointing to an inquiry into the truth about her - a story straddling the disturbing intersection between insanity, addiction and true possession. 'Inner Demons' was recently released on NETFLIX and became 2nd most streamed film during its first week on the platform.
Lara is fluent in English, Hebrew and Arabic (including reading and writing) and has recently launched a trilingual blog (English, Hebrew and Arabic) about art, culture, humor in the Middle East and the importance of cultural diplomacy titled 'Let's Talk': www.livclb.com Lara currently resides in NYC where she recently performed on Atlantic Theatre's mainstage in the world premiere of 'Amazing the Change', after completing her intensive training at the Atlantic Acting Conservatory founded by William H Macy and David Mamet, for which she received a full scholarship. Lara's teachers included: Scott Zigler (Head of American Repertory Theater and Harvard University's Theatre Department), Casting Director Todd Thaler (The Professional), former agent Phil Carlson (represented Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Vocal Coach Katie Bull.
Lara's star has been rising since attending the prestigious Bat Dor Dance Academy in Tel Aviv as a young girl, where she was tested by representatives of the Royal Academy of Dance in London. As a teenager, Lara was was an exceptionally brilliant student graduating with honors after attending Israel's leading preforming arts high school majoring in Dance, English and Arabic.
Lara's first acting experience came at the age of sixteen, when Israel's leading music video director Shiri Shahar, chose Lara for the lead role in a video. This music video led to numerous offers for Lara to pursue an acting and modeling career. After two years of mandatory military service in the Israeli army, Lara modeled in Europe and Israel shooting catalogs, editorials and commercials.
In 2010, Lara began taking acting classes with noted Israeli Oscar wining director and acting instructor Ram Nehari and after only three months of acting training landed a comedic recurring role on the second season of the Israeli multi-camera sitcom 'Kan Garim Bek'ef' ("Happily Residing Here"). Lara played Alex, an overbearing, over the top hormonal, rude teenage girl.
Lara became a recognized star on Israeli streets and in Israeli schools, when she was cast as a regular in the third season of the forty-five chapter Israeli drama Hazuya, directed by Oded Lotan. The drama was televised in over one hundred countries worldwide.
Lara has a strong comedic presence and performed as the lead in Elaine May's dark comedy Hotline which hit the Tel Aviv stages in July-August of 2014; she played a therapist working a suicide hotline trying to save lives. Lara is also talented in comedy improvisation and was part of the small yet vibrant Comedy- Improv community in Israel and also has been honing her writing skills with published author and Journalist Ilene Prusher.
Lara has significant experience in the dance and singing world; she dances hip hop, classical and modern ballet, flamenco, belly dancing and tap dance and has recorded a solo song as part of her role on the Israeli TV series 'HAZUYA'.
In Januray 2014 Lara started filming the documentary film 'Threads'. The film follows Ms. Ruth Dayan a Pioneer of Israeli Cultural and Economical Diplomacy and widow of political icon Moshe Dayan, who at 97, is still an activist of Israeli cultural diplomacy and creating opportunities for Arabs and Jews to work together. The object of the film is to promote the importance of cultural diplomacy in regions of territorial and religious conflicts and is made especially for the blog -'Let's Talk'. Link to the trailer of 'Threads: https://youtu.be/TGxTXNdqEvo
Lara is also an active in 'Bridges' which is a club working with the Bronfman Center for Jewish Life and the Islamic Center at NYU to engage Jewish and Muslim students in constructive discussions of the 2 faiths.
Lara does a lot of community work and since 2011 has been volunteering as a teacher assistant and helped director Ram Nahari, with acting and cinema studies instruction in 'Bnei Arazim', a post hospitalization care center for children with severe behavioral and emotional disorders.
Since 2012 Lara has been filming annual segments of a documentary film that follows the rehabilitation process of one of the boys in 'Bnei Arazim' and how acting and cinema have given him much needed tools. Link to 'Bnei Arazim': http://barazim.com/?page_id=1617 Since 2005 Lara has been volunteering in Israel as an instructor in summer camps for children of parents with Multiple Sclerosis: in charge
