Tara Buckman is a television and film actress who was mostly active during the 1970s to mid-1990 and she was a regular on Tv series. Quite a number of people wonder what brought about the end of her movie career after almost a decade and a half because she seemed to have had quite some potential and an ability to keep people starring at the TV watching her. Although she wasn’t so famous then and was denied better roles, she was a sight to behold on the screens.
After her career ended in the 1990’s people began to wonder where she is and what she has been up to. They even wonder if she’s still alive. Not so much is known about these questions on people’s minds but so as not to completely forget about her, we have a list of things to reminisce on.
Brief Biography of Tara Buckman
Tara was born on the 1st of October 1956 in Pensacola, Florida, United States, close to Virginia Beach. She attended and graduated from Princess Anne High School and while in High School, she was the drum Major of the Fabulous Marching Cavaliers.
Although we do not know where she is at the moment, we know that she is presently 68 years old.
Here Are 10 Things To Remember About Tara Buckman
1. She Got The Chance In Film While In A Restaurant
Tara’s career started after she met James Goldstone, the movie director of ‘Rollercoaster’ in the restaurant where she worked. She indicated that she had an interest in movies and acting and Goldstone gave her a chance to prove herself.
2. When And What Was Her First Big Break?
Her first notable appearance in a movie came in 1977 when she was featured in the movie ‘Death of Ocean View Park’. It was from here that Tara became quite popular, was noticed and featured in more movies over time.
3. Tara’s Contract With Universal
She was signed to a Universal contract by Monique James who was the then Vice President of New Talent at Universal studios.
4. Tara Was A Regular Guest Star For Universal
She guest-starred on a lot of Universal’s top TV shows then, shows such as the ‘Lobo series‘ which she made weekly appearances after given the role of Brandy, a Police detective in the second season of the movie.
5. Tara Buckman Was A Living Prop
She was mostly offered dimensionless roles where she was used in beautifying or adding spice to the scene. She was basically useful as a living prop.
Whenever she was given a non-decorative role, the scenes usually started at the beginning of the movie. Her role was sort of like a pilot scene and it usually ended there with no other major follow-ups of her in the movie acting majorly.
6. Tara Used To Be Loaned Out Of Universal
Although she wasn’t some sort of ‘big movie shot’ in the industry, she was kind of a hot cake as she was very attractive and her beauty was very useful to a lot of directors. Tara was usually loaned out by Universal studios to other studios and producers.
However, at a point in her career, she began to progress and her characters in movies became tougher and more serious she was never really given the opportunity to be better at acting. She was one of the last actresses working as a contract player of the studio.
7. Tara Buckman’s Most Notable Collaboration
Her most notable collaboration throughout her career as a television and film actress came after her role in the action-comedy movie ‘Hooper’. In the movie, she acted as a supporting actress and her role blew her above her movie-decorative status.
It was obvious Tara was quite good at acting in comic or light-weight and amusing movies.
8. Tara’s Nude Roles In Movies
Towards the end of her career, Tara was featured in a couple of movies that showed her nude scenes. These scenes were shocking for people who knew her from her first movies and could only associate her with mainstream movies and roles.
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9. She Never Attained ‘Lead-Role’ Status
Tara Buckman featured in a couple of movies but she never really made it to being starred in any lead role throughout her career. She was attractive and had great sex appeal quite alright but this may have streamlined her into those decorative roles she was often given and did not quite allow her to move high up the ladder in her career like her contemporaries. It could be said that her talent wasn’t fully appreciated or she probably wasn’t as passionate about acting as others were.
10. Tara Buckman Returned To Anne High
After the death of Ron Collins, the Virginia Beach band Director who mentored Tara Buckman as his first female drum major in the school’s history while at Anne High forty years ago, Tara flew to Los Angeles to join the school’s band, the ‘Princess Anne Fabulous Marching Cavaliers’ pay tribute to him.
