Lisa Backwell is a British

British people

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 actress, best known for her role as Pandora Moon

Pandora Moon

Pandora "Panda" Moon is a fictional character in the E4 television series Skins, portrayed by Lisa Backwell. Along with Effy Stonem, Pandora is one of the only "Second generation" characters to appear in series two, and is prominent throughout the third and fourth series...

 in the hit British TV drama Skins

Skins (TV series)

Skins is a BAFTA award-winning British teen drama that follows a group of teenagers in Bristol, South West England, through the two years of college. The controversial plot line explores issues such as dysfunctional families, mental illness , adolescent sexuality, substance abuse and death...

.

Career

Backwell made her acting debut in 2008, guest starring in the TV drama Skins

Skins (TV series)

Skins is a BAFTA award-winning British teen drama that follows a group of teenagers in Bristol, South West England, through the two years of college. The controversial plot line explores issues such as dysfunctional families, mental illness , adolescent sexuality, substance abuse and death...

at the end of the second series. When Skins returned in 2009 for a third series, only she and Kaya Scodelario

Kaya Scodelario

Kaya Rose Scodelario is a British actress and model. She is best known for her role as Effy Stonem in the E4 drama Skins.-Skins :...

 remained from the old cast. Thereafter, they were joined by a new cast for the third series, which premiered on 22 January 2009 in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. Backwell, who plays Pandora Moon

Pandora Moon

Pandora "Panda" Moon is a fictional character in the E4 television series Skins, portrayed by Lisa Backwell. Along with Effy Stonem, Pandora is one of the only "Second generation" characters to appear in series two, and is prominent throughout the third and fourth series...

, met Effy

Effy Stonem

Elizabeth "Effy" Stonem is a fictional character in the television series Skins, played by Kaya Scodelario. She is the only main character to appear in more than two series. She appears in all of the first four series...

 in school, and they became friends. In the third season, Pandora dates Thomas

Thomas Tomone

Thomas Tomone is a fictional character in the E4 television series Skins. Thomas stands as being one of the only characters on the show who is not British-born, having originated from Sangha, Republic of the Congo; with his first language being French. He is a migrant who has recently arrived in...

, a boy from Africa

Africa

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 who works at their school. Skins

Skins (TV series)

Skins is a BAFTA award-winning British teen drama that follows a group of teenagers in Bristol, South West England, through the two years of college. The controversial plot line explores issues such as dysfunctional families, mental illness , adolescent sexuality, substance abuse and death...

has now completed its fourth series. Backwell and her Skins co-stars are expected to reprise their roles in Skins The Movie.

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