Layla Rose Schillert is a dynamic 20-year-old theatre performer, singer-songwriter and screen actress with a powerful presence well beyond her years. A graduate of The Hunter School of the Performing Arts, Layla has trained extensively with Screenwise Film & TV School and through the Artists Lab with Simone Sault and Paul Tabone, building a versatile foundation across stage and screen.
With over a decade of acting and musical theatre training—including AMEB Classical and Musical Theatre certifications—Layla reached the Top 50 of Australian Idol 2023, showcasing her vocal strength and emotional range to a national audience. Her stage credits are both varied and international, including Alice in Cirque Alice at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, and QPAC, as well as roles in PUFFS and Jersey Boys.
Layla has appeared as a featured vocalist in major concert productions such as Superstars – A Musical Celebration and The Musicals of the Night, and was a Featured Vocalist in Starstruck 2022 and 2023. She also originated the role of Mrs. Kangaroo on the Dot & The Kangaroo Jr. cast recording, and won a CONDA Award for her performance as Mayzie La Bird in Seussical—cementing her reputation as a bold, expressive and exciting young artist.
