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Nicola Smedley

Nicola Jane Smedleyis an English actress, dancer, choreographer, television director and producer. Smedley is best known for her role as Laa Laa in the BBC children's show Teletubbies, which she played from 1997 until 2001.

Career

Smedley creates and performs work for children and young people, and has been doing so for three decades. She is best known for playing the yellow Teletubby, Laa Laa in the BBC children's series Teletubbies between 1997 and 2001 and for her involvement in choreographing Ragdoll Productions' Boohbah, In the Night Garden....

In 2012, Smedley was motivated by her passion for working with children, to become 'The Storyteller', which involved acting and delivering her own tales to children and also educating adults over the art it entails.

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