Anastasia Katya Breezy "Tasie" Dhanraj, also known by her stage name Tasie Lawrence, is an English actress and singer-songwriter best known for her portrayal of Mara Jaffray in House of Anubis.
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Lawrence was born in Brighton, England, United Kingdom, to a Guyanese named Derek Dhanraj and an Englishwoman named Rebecca Sinnatt; she has a sister named Tasha. She initially decided to pursue a career in music. She studied music at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guilford, graduating with a BA in music. Afterwards, she was signed by Island Records as a member of a dark pop rock band called WooWoos. However, Lawrence left the band sometime later, citing that she wanted to take a different direction with her career. She subsequently pursued acting as her second career.