Tara MacGowran

Born: 1964-11-06 in London, United Kingdom

Known For: Acting

Biography

TARA MACGOWRAN has worked in television, film and theatre in the UK, Ireland and USA since appearing in ‘Children of the New Forest’ for the BBC at the age of 12. She lived and worked in the USA for some time appearing at The Great Lakes Shakespeare Theatre Festival in Cleveland, Ohio and The Attic Theatre, Detroit among others, before returning to London for her first major film appearance as Patience in ‘Secret Places’ for which she won the Bronze Mask at the Taormina Film Festival. Other film credits include: ‘The Dawning’, ‘Memoirs of a Survivor’ and ‘Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming’. Television includes: ‘Children of the New Forest’ (BBC) , ‘Miss Marple: Murder at the Vicarage’ (BBC), ‘Tropical Moon Over Dorking’ (Limehouse), ‘Murder in Eden’ (BBC) and ‘Spring Cleaning’ (RTE). Theatre includes: ‘Aristocrats’ – Hampstead Theatre, ‘Hinkemann’ – The Old Red Lion and ‘Translations’. Upcoming film releases include: ‘Mummy Reborn’, ‘Krampus vs Vikings’ and ‘End Game’. Having spent several years travelling, as a journalist and photographer, covering tournament chess with husband Michael Adams, Tara returned to acting in 2014.

Filmography

2018

Dirty Work as Dungeon House Mother
Mandy the Haunted Doll as Diane

2017

Mother Krampus as Frau Perchta
Darker Shades of Elise as Detective Carter
House on Elm Lake as Julie Soskin

2016

Fox Trap as Mrs. Johnson

2015

Deadly Waters as Mother Siren

1997

The Vanishing Man as Secretary

1991

Murder in Eden as Nora Hession

1990

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming as Daphne

1988

The Dawning as Maeve

1986

Casualty as Ms. Warner
Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage as Lettice Protheroe

1984

Secret Places as Patience

1981

Memoirs of a Survivor as Jill