As a child, Tamara knew she wanted to act. But it wasn't until she was in college that she realized she wanted to pursue it as a career. She was excelling in school as a psychology major, spending all of her spare time pursuing a minor in drama and theatre. After a lot of self-exploration, Tamara made the decision to pursue her passion full time and immediately enrolled in acting classes in her hometown of Chicago.
Tamara went on to London to study at the Royal Academy of the Dramatic Arts for a summer where she studied Shakespeare and spent time backpacking through Europe. She returned to Chicago to continue studying and landed a commercial agent. Commercial work came quickly for the actress and she finally made the decision to move to Los Angeles in the summer of 1995. She almost immediately booked an agent and her first guest-starring role on The Sentinel. This was followed by guest-starring roles on Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Party of Five, 7th Heaven, and The Pretender, among others. Her film credits include a featured role in Soul Food and a leading role in the independent feature film Fallen Arches.
Tamara resides in Los Angeles and in her free time she enjoys writing, spending time with friends, hiking and studying film.
November 22, 2017 to Present
April 26, 2011 to September 22, 2011
October 30, 2008 to April 29, 2009
February 8, 2008 to August 4, 2008
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Coco
2008
Without a Trace
Kate Douglas
2007
Ghost Whisperer
Brenda Sanborn
2007
Cold Case
Edie Lowe
2006
House, M.D.
Grace
2006
Freddie
Rose
2005 to 2006
Off Centre
Lisa
2001
Caroline "Carly" Benson Quartermaine Corinthos
May 2, 2001 to April 15, 2005; April 1, 2014
Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane
Anna
1999
The Pretender
Claire Dunning
1999
7th Heaven
Ellen
Ep: "Let's Talk About Sex"
1998
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Frenzied Girl
1998
The Magnificent Seven
Virginia
1998
Party of Five
Marcy
Ep: "Parent Trap"
1998)
City Guys
Allison
1997
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Tara
1997
The Sentinel
Stacey Neumann
1997
DATE OF BIRTH: April 18, 1971
HAIR: Brown