Tara Buck is an American film, stage and television actress. Tara is known as a powerhouse transformative character actress who has built an eclectic resume that runs the gamut from tragedy, comedy, farce, to fantasy.
Tara is best known for her role as Ginger, on HBO's gritty Southern vampire drama, True Blood. She first appeared in season one of the series as a guest star but due to Tara's creative take on this hilariously tragic character she remained on the series for the entire seven seasons. Tara was promoted to series regular for the seventh and final season of the show.
Tara starred in the Netflix original movie Pee-wee’s Big Holiday produced by Judd Apatow and opposite Paul Reubens as the beloved iconic character Pee-wee Herman. Tara can also be seen as the lead in the independent feature Great Plains directed by Blair Hayes. The film is based on true events of an abused wife and mother who escapes her violent husband with her young boy and heads to California.
In 2017 Tara starred in and executive produced the film, Son of Perdition, an 1860's period film set in the early days of the American Frontier. In 2019 Buck had a supporting role in the crime thriller, Inherit the Viper, with Josh Hartnett. The film had its world premiere at the Zurich Film Festival and was released internationally by Lionsgate in early 2020. Up next Tara can be seen in the film Good Joe Bell opposite Mark Wahlberg and from the Academy-Award winning writing team behind Brokeback Mountain. The film, directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, is slated to premiere at TIFF in September 2020.
Tara recurred on the fourth and fifth seasons of the Showtime series Ray Donovan with Liev Schreiber. Tara played Maureen Dougherty an LAPD patrol cop and love interest to Terry Donovan. In the show, Buck's character, Maureen, joined the Donovan family when she married Terry Donovan (Eddie Marsan) in season 5 episode 2, entitled "Las Vegas". Tara's resume includes a long list of guest star spots on some of the most successful television shows of the last 15 years, from The X-Files, Southland and Bones to Justified, The Shield, Criminal Minds, The Closer and Bloodline to name just a few. In 2018 Tara guest starred in the pilot episode for the ShondaLand produced show, For The People.
The stage has always been a home and a source of inspiration for Tara. Tara starred in Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer Prize winner play, How I Learned To Drive and in the West Coast premiere of Ten Cent Night written by Marisa Wegrzyn. Tara was nominated for the prestigious Ovation Award for her tour de force performance in A Gift From Heaven where she starred opposite, Beth Grant.
In 2018 Tara launched She & I Productions. The company is geared toward female content and is committed to empowering women both in front of and behind the camera. She looks forward to continuing to develop and produce projects that elevate women, our stories, our communities and our world.
Tara is best known for her role as Ginger, on HBO's gritty Southern vampire drama, True Blood. She first appeared in season one of the series as a guest star but due to Tara's creative take on this hilariously tragic character she remained on the series for the entire seven seasons. Tara was promoted to series regular for the seventh and final season of the show.
Tara starred in the Netflix original movie Pee-wee’s Big Holiday produced by Judd Apatow and opposite Paul Reubens as the beloved iconic character Pee-wee Herman. Tara can also be seen as the lead in the independent feature Great Plains directed by Blair Hayes. The film is based on true events of an abused wife and mother who escapes her violent husband with her young boy and heads to California.
In 2017 Tara starred in and executive produced the film, Son of Perdition, an 1860's period film set in the early days of the American Frontier. In 2019 Buck had a supporting role in the crime thriller, Inherit the Viper, with Josh Hartnett. The film had its world premiere at the Zurich Film Festival and was released internationally by Lionsgate in early 2020. Up next Tara can be seen in the film Good Joe Bell opposite Mark Wahlberg and from the Academy-Award winning writing team behind Brokeback Mountain. The film, directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, is slated to premiere at TIFF in September 2020.
Tara recurred on the fourth and fifth seasons of the Showtime series Ray Donovan with Liev Schreiber. Tara played Maureen Dougherty an LAPD patrol cop and love interest to Terry Donovan. In the show, Buck's character, Maureen, joined the Donovan family when she married Terry Donovan (Eddie Marsan) in season 5 episode 2, entitled "Las Vegas". Tara's resume includes a long list of guest star spots on some of the most successful television shows of the last 15 years, from The X-Files, Southland and Bones to Justified, The Shield, Criminal Minds, The Closer and Bloodline to name just a few. In 2018 Tara guest starred in the pilot episode for the ShondaLand produced show, For The People.
The stage has always been a home and a source of inspiration for Tara. Tara starred in Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer Prize winner play, How I Learned To Drive and in the West Coast premiere of Ten Cent Night written by Marisa Wegrzyn. Tara was nominated for the prestigious Ovation Award for her tour de force performance in A Gift From Heaven where she starred opposite, Beth Grant.
In 2018 Tara launched She & I Productions. The company is geared toward female content and is committed to empowering women both in front of and behind the camera. She looks forward to continuing to develop and produce projects that elevate women, our stories, our communities and our world.
Great Plains - MarVista Entertainment
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Ray Donovan - Showtime
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True Blood - HBO
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