{{Short description|Welsh actress}} '''Laura Dawkes''' is a Welsh actress. She is best known for playing Anna in ''Frozen'' on London's West End.<ref name=":0"/>
== Early life and education == Originally from Cardiff, Dawkes worked in high school as a Disney princess impersonator.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Owens |first=David |date=2025-06-22 |title=Meet the Welsh actress receiving rave reviews as Anna in Frozen |url=https://nation.cymru/culture/meet-the-welsh-actress-receiving-rave-reviews-as-anna-in-frozen/ |access-date=2025-08-24 |website=Nation.Cymru |language=en-GB}}</ref> Dawkes graduated from Emil Dale Academy in 2023 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Musical Theatre (awarded by the University of Bedfordshire).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-11 |title=Who is Laura Dawkes? Musicals, Anna in Frozen and more |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/stage-names/laura-dawkes |access-date=2025-08-24 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emildale.co.uk/news-article/grad-stars-in-frozen-musical-film|title=Emil Dale Graduate Stars in Disney's Frozen West End Film|work=Emil Dale Academy|date=23 May 2025|accessdate=24 August 2025}}</ref>
== Performing career == Dawkes made her West End debut in Frozen.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Logan |date=2025-07-01 |title=The New Reimagining of Disney's 12-Year-Old Musical Masterpiece Does One Thing Better Than the Original |url=https://collider.com/frozen-broadway-show-better-than-movie/ |access-date=2025-08-24 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref> For her performance as Anna, Dawkes received a nomination for Best Professional Stage Debut.<ref name=":0" /> Dawkes also appears in the proshot version of the musical, which premiered on Disney+ in June 2025.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Gemma |date=2024-12-26 |title=Laura Dawkes on Playing 'Anna' in 'Frozen the Musical' |url=https://www.spotlight.com/news-and-advice/the-industry/my-casting-story-laura-dawkes-frozen/ |access-date=2025-08-24 |website=Spotlight |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:dawkes, Laura}} Category:Living people Category:21st-century Welsh actresses Category:Actresses from Cardiff Category:Alumni of the University of Bedfordshire Category:Welsh musical theatre actresses Category:Year of birth missing (living people)