Tara MacGowran
1.9Acting

Tara MacGowran

Nov 6, 1964 - London, United Kingdom

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.

Credits

Cast

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Movie1988The DawningMaeve
Movie2018Dirty WorkDungeon House Mother
Movie2018Mandy the Haunted DollDiane
Movie2021It Came from BelowFollower
Movie2023The Loch Ness HorrorTara
Movie1986Miss Marple: The Murder at the VicarageLettice Protheroe
Movie2015Deadly WatersMother Siren
Movie1990The Secret Life of Ian FlemingDaphne
Movie2016Fox TrapMrs. Johnson
Movie1984Secret PlacesPatience
Movie1981Memoirs of a SurvivorJill
Movie2017House on Elm LakeJulie Soskin
Movie2017Mother KrampusFrau Perchta
Movie2017Darker Shades of EliseDetective Carter
Movie2019Mummy RebornKaren
Movie2020Virtual Death MatchMelinda
Movie2019Pagan WarriorMillicent
Movie1997The Vanishing ManSecretary
Movie2019Rosamunde Pilcher: Meine Cousine, die Liebe und ichMartha
TV Show1986CasualtyMs. Warner1
TV Show1991Murder in EdenNora Hession3

Crew

Media
Movie2019Mummy RebornExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2016Fox TrapExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2017House on Elm LakeProducerProduction
Movie2017Mother KrampusProducerProduction
Movie2017Darker Shades of EliseExecutive ProducerProduction