Idaho born American character actress Tara Buck has built a solid reputation for her raw portrayal of the underdogs in life, whose stories are less often told.  She is widely known as a powerhouse transformative character actress who has built an eclectic resume that runs the gamut from tragedy, comedy, farce to fantasy.  Whether appearing in television, film, commercials or theatre productions Tara brings raw emotion and years of expertise to her roles. 

Tara is best known for her recurring role as the fang-banging barmaid “Ginger” in HBO’s True Blood.  Earning her stripes, she attended and excelled at the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts.  Shortly after graduating Tara landed her first recurring television role on the hit series Party of Five.  More recently Tara received rave reviews for her skilled performance in the FX series Nip/Tuck as the tragic, fake carver victim “Rhea Reynolds”.  Tara has also guest starred in numerous other television shows including Bones, Southland, Justified, Cold Case, The Closer, The Shield, The X-Files, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Without a Trace, Strong Medicine, JAG and Navy NCIS. 
  
Tara’s deep passion for the theatre has driven her to numerous live productions including, most recently leading roles in Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize winning play How I Learned to Drive (2010) and the West Coast premier of Marisa Wegrzyn's Ten Cent Night (2009).  In 2005, Tara was nominated for an Ovation Award for her tour de force performance in A Gift from Heaven opposite Beth Grant. 

As of late, Tara has been cast in a wide variety of character roles in indie films, including Storage (starring with Tom Everett Scott), Boot Tracks (starring with Michelle Monaghan, Stephen Dorff and William Defoe) and K-11 (starring with Goran Visnjic), all of which are heading to film festivals worldwide in early 2012.

I have finally uploaded my new reel and it includes the recently aired episode of "Prime Suspect"....
check it out here

K-11, also know as dorm 5100, is a real lock-up located in the Los Angeles County Men's Central Jail.  This unit houses only gay, bisexual and trans-gender inmates to protect them from the general population.  K-11 has been called "the most eccentric world of prisoners on this or any other planet".
Directed by Jules Stewart. Coming early 2012.... 
Click here to view official K-11 web site.
 

October 6, 2011 

Tara Buck will be guest-starring as Kasey Monrad episode "Bitch" on the new series Prime Suspect opposite Maria Bello.  

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