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Tara Samuel
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Biography
Tara Samuel is an actor, writer, producer, filmmaker, and mother of two magnificent small people. Born in Taiwan and raised in downtown Toronto; classically-trained at the renowned George Brown theatre school. Most recently, a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actress for her role ”Vangeline Neddeau” in the critically-celebrated CBC original digital series, The Neddeaus of Duqesne Island, cbc.ca Most widely known for her television role "Tara Williams" in SueThomas: F.B.Eye, which continues to air around the world. Other television credits: Fully Dilated, The Mindy Project, The Division, Beachwood Charter, Singled Out, The Bold & The Beautiful, Twice In A Lifetime, Killer Deal. Film credits: ”Rose” in the multiple award-winning feature film Wild Prairie Rose, also lead roles in Stand The Gaff, Tiger Orange, Way Down In Chinatown, Hunt the Maguffin, The Interview, The Rwanda Blend, Tanya & Gary, Prairie Sonata, The Drain, The Third Eye, and “Ruby” in RUBY BOOBY. As filmmaker , Tara is the writer, director, producer, star of FIND, which was Nominated Best Narrative Short at the Oscar-qualifying Austin Film Festival. As producer-actor: Ruby Booby, dir. Jon Rannells, The Rwanda Blend, dir. Samuel Zvibleman, and Prairie Sonata, dir. Deborah LaVine. Tara is also co-creator/ executive producer with Zvibleman, of the television series KAREN OF GOD starring Tara, as “Karen”.
Tara is co-founder of the notorious Los Angeles indie film collective www.wemakemovies.org. As story-consultant, Tara is CEO of www.scriptkicker.com and is published in Movie MakerMagazine online. As producer & musician, Tara is co-creator of BE WHO YOU ARE, character-building music and education for kids. In 2014, Tara was honored at the LA BusinessJournal's Women Making A Difference Symposium & Awards for her notable work in the Los Angeles filmmaking community.