Laura Rollins

Rollins began her acting training at the Carlton Junior Television Workshop, and while studying there, she made her television debut on the children's series The Demon Headmaster at the age of 10. She was also featured in various advertisements and performed at the British Academy Children's Awards. After leaving the workshop, Rollins began attending the University of Leeds, studying English and Theatre. She then did a one-year course at Arts Educational Schools in London. In 1999, she starred in Welcome To Orty Fou as Caroline Saunders. In 2013, Rollins appeared in the feature film Communion, and in 2014, she auditioned for a role in the BBC soap opera Doctors. She took a sick day from work to attend the audition, and after a two-week process, she was given the role of Ayesha Lee. Whilst on the series, Rollins' character's storylines included a romance with co-worker Sid Vere (Ashley Rice), falling in love with a police officer, struggling with her mother's alcoholism and subsequent death, for which she won a Royal Television Society award for Best Female Dramatic Performance. She then starred in the 2016 short film From Noya, and the 2018 short film Shining Tor, for which she won Best Performance for at the 2019 Short Film Awards. In January 2020, Rollins appeared in an episode of the BBC crime drama Silent Witness as Kate Langley.

Laura Rollins (born 20 December 1988) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Ayesha Lee on the BBC soap opera Doctors. For her portrayal of Ayesha, Rollins won the award for Best Female Dramatic Performance at the RTS Midlands Awards.