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Tara Buckman

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68 Years Old

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Tara Buckman (born October 1, 1956) is an American television and film actress. Her active career was mainly confined to the late 1970s to the mid-1990s. Though never reaching feature status, Buckman was nonetheless a regular guest star on many television series. She also appeared in minor roles in feature films. Television Buckman is remembered mostly for her guest appearances in episodes of such 1970s and 1980s television fare as The Rockford Files, Kojak, CHiPs, The Hardy Boys Mysteries, Quincy, M.E., The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (in which she held a recurring if minor role as Sgt. Brandy Cummings), The Master and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. She also portrayed Norma Kirkland on the daytime drama Days of our Lives in 1984/1985. In film Often cast in minor roles in larger budget films, Tara appeared in the Burt Reynolds vehicles Hooper and The Cannonball Run in 1978 and 1981, respectively. Buckman was generally offered the portrayal of largely dimensionless and 'decorative' parts, such as "Jill - Lamborghini Girl #2" (alongside Adrienne Barbeau) in The Cannonball Run. Buckman also appeared in several 'B' movies from the late 1970s through to the mid-1990s. Tara appeared in a rape/murder scene, in which her top was torn open and her throat was slit by a man dressed as Santa Claus in the 1984 controversial horror film Silent Night, Deadly Night. Tara appeared in the 1986 film Never Too Young to Die, her most recent major role was as Dr. Julie Casserly in Xtro 2 (1991). Other more recent fare include the films Blue Angel Cafe, High Finance Woman, The Marilyn Diaries alongside porn star Marilyn Chambers, and Snowballing.

Born

Pensacola, Florida, USA on 1st October 1956

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Young Nurse
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T. J. Hooker
Dorothy Unger
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The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Majel
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CHiPs
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The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
Brandy
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Tales of the Unexpected
Sally Fenton
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Baretta
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Mancuso, F.B.I.
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Kojak
Toni
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Freddy's Nightmares
Brenda Vincent
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Quincy, M.E.
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Sword of Justice
The Master Image
The Master
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79 Park Avenue
starlette
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The Cannonball Run
Jill
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Rollercoaster
Coaster Attendant
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Silent Night, Deadly Night
Mother (Ellie)
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Hooper
Debbie
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Terminal Exposure
Stacey Karrothers
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Brave New World
Alpha Teacher
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Never Too Young to Die
Sacrificed Punkette
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Xtro 2: The Second Encounter
Dr. Julie Casserly
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Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
Mother (archive footage)
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Round Trip to Heaven
Phyllis
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Blindfold: Acts of Obsession
Barmaid (uncredited)
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Hart to Hart
Sandy
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Death Car on the Freeway
Jane Guston
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The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
Polly Primer
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Loose Change
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Stone
Olivia de Carl
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The Two-Five
Angel
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Blue Angel Cafe
Angie
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Night Killer
Melanie Beck
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Snowballing
Colleen
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High Finance Woman
Brenda
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The Marilyn Diaries
Jane