Lamara Strijdhaftig was born in Hoorn, Netherlands. In 2012, she became part of the dance-theater company Don’t Hit Mama, performing in various theaters such as the Royal Theater Carré and Het Nieuwe DeLaMar Theater. She graduated in 2016 from the PACT College in Amsterdam as a professional all-around dancer and worked as a commercial model, participating in photo shoots and commercials for brands like Nike, Afterpay, and Philips.

Lamara began her training at the Film Actors Academy Amsterdam (faaam) in 2019, specializing in screen acting. In 2025, she was accepted to the renowned Maastricht Academy of Performing Arts (MAPA), where she will further deepen her artistic development.

Recently, Lamara appeared in the feature film Carnival (2026), directed by Flip van der Kuil (New Kids). In 2024, she played the lead role in It's My Fault, an important short film about femicide that premiered at the Dutch Film Festival 2024. The film toured across the country with the mobile cinema truck of the OpenMind Foundation as part of a femicide exhibition. Additionally, Lamara had a major role in the feature film Expedition Cupid (2024), following her earlier leading role in Bon Bini Holland 3 (2022), in which she worked alongside Jandino Asporaat and Tygo Gernandt.