Person Details

Birthday: 1956-10-01 02:17:49

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Pensacola, Florida, USA

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Movie Involvements: 15

TV Involvements: 6


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Tara Buckman (born October 1, 1956) is an American television and film actress. Her active career was mainly confined to the late 1970s to the mid-1990s. Though never reaching feature status, Buckman was nonetheless a regular guest star on many television series. She also appeared in minor roles in feature films. Television Buckman is remembered mostly for her guest appearances in episodes of such 1970s and 1980s television fare as The Rockford Files, Kojak, CHiPs, The Hardy Boys Mysteries, Quincy, M.E., The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (in which she held a recurring if minor role as Sgt. Brandy Cummings), The Master and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. She also portrayed Norma Kirkland on the daytime drama Days of our Lives in 1984/1985. In film Often cast in minor roles in larger budget films, Tara appeared in the Burt Reynolds vehicles Hooper and The Cannonball Run in 1978 and 1981, respectively. Buckman was generally offered the portrayal of largely dimensionless and 'decorative' parts, such as "Jill - Lamborghini Girl #2" (alongside Adrienne Barbeau) in The Cannonball Run. Buckman also appeared in several 'B' movies from the late 1970s through to the mid-1990s. Tara appeared in a rape/murder scene, in which her top was torn open and her throat was slit by a man dressed as Santa Claus in the 1984 controversial horror film Silent Night, Deadly Night. Tara appeared in the 1986 film Never Too Young to Die, her most recent major role was as Dr. Julie Casserly in Xtro 2 (1991). Other more recent fare include the films Blue Angel Cafe, High Finance Woman, The Marilyn Diaries alongside porn star Marilyn Chambers, and Snowballing.

Most Famous Work

Tales of the Unexpected
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7

Tales of the Unexpected

(1979) Sally Fenton
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
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7
Kojak
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7

Kojak

(1973) Toni
Switch
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7

Switch

(1975) Young Nurse
Freddy's Nightmares
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7

Freddy's Nightmares

(1988) Brenda Vincent
Silent Night, Deadly Night
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6

Silent Night, Deadly Night

(1984) Mother (Ellie)
79 Park Avenue
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5

79 Park Avenue

(1977) starlette
Rollercoaster
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6

Rollercoaster

(1977) Coaster Attendant

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1994 Barmaid (uncredited)
1992 Phyllis
1990 Melanie Beck
Dr. Julie Casserly
Brenda
Jane
1989 N/A
Angie
1988 Brenda Vincent
1987 Stacey Karrothers
Mother (archive footage)
1986 Sacrificed Punkette
1984 Mother (Ellie)
N/A
Colleen
1982 N/A
1981 Jill
1980 Alpha Teacher
1979 Polly Primer
Jane Guston
Majel
N/A
Olivia de Carl
Sandy
Sally Fenton
1978 N/A
Debbie
Angel
N/A
1977 starlette
N/A
Coaster Attendant
N/A
1976 N/A
1975 Young Nurse
N/A
1973 Toni
Year Character Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1995 Stunts
Year Role Movie/Tv

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