Lila McGuire is an Australian actress. She played the lead role of Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 2026 Australian biographical television series Goolagong.
A Whadjuk and Ballardong Noongar woman, McGuire grew up in South Australia, later living in Queensland and in Perth. She spent four years performing as a dancer with the Mayakeniny Dancers for Perth Festival, as well as the Evernow company and Boomerang & Spear. She is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) at Edith Cowan University. McGuire had her first professional acting role on television as Alice Jinx in the second series of The Twelve for Fox Showcase.
McGuire could be seen in the eponymous lead role of Wiradjuri Australian tennis player Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 2026 ABC biographical television series Goolagong. She received critical praise for her nuanced performance with The Guardian mentioning that she "patiently and vividly ekes out GoolagongâÂÂs multitudes". McGuire has an upcoming role in Australian crime drama series Dustfall.