Born 1964 (age 61) · London, United Kingdom
Appears in 22 titles

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.

Filmography

Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage
6.6
Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage
1986
as Lettice Protheroe
The Loch Ness Horror
5.4
The Loch Ness Horror
2023
as Tara
Darker Shades of Elise
3.8
Darker Shades of Elise
2018
as Detective Carter
Mother Krampus
4.4
Mother Krampus
2017
as Frau Perchta
Dirty Work
4.3
Dirty Work
2018
as Dungeon House Mother
House on Elm Lake
3.7
House on Elm Lake
2017
as Julie Soskin
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
4.5
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
1990
as Daphne
Fox Trap
3.9
Fox Trap
2016
as Mrs. Johnson
Memoirs of a Survivor
4.2
Memoirs of a Survivor
1981
as Jill
It Came from Below
5.1
It Came from Below
2021
as Follower
Mummy Reborn
4.0
Mummy Reborn
2019
as Karen
Mandy the Haunted Doll
3.7
Mandy the Haunted Doll
2018
as Diane
The Dawning
5.9
The Dawning
1988
as Maeve
Secret Places
4.3
Secret Places
1984
as Patience
Pagan Warrior
4.0
Pagan Warrior
2019
as Millicent
Deadly Waters
3.0
Deadly Waters
2015
as Mother Siren
Virtual Death Match
6.5
Virtual Death Match
2020
as Melinda
The Vanishing Man
7.0
The Vanishing Man
1997
as Secretary