
Tara MacGowran
- Date of Birth: 1964-11-06
- Place of Birth: London, United Kingdom
Biography
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 f... 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.

Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage
Mystery, Drama, Crime, TV Movie • 1986 December

Virtual Death Match
Horror, Action, Science Fiction, Adventure • 2020 January

Casualty
Drama, Soap • 1986 September

Rosamunde Pilcher: Meine Cousine, die Liebe und ich
TV Movie, Comedy, Romance • 2019 October

Murder in Eden
Crime, Mystery, Drama • 1991 July

The Loch Ness Horror
Horror, Science Fiction • 2023 November

The Dawning
Drama, Thriller • 1988 June

It Came from Below
Horror, Thriller • 2021 August

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
Adventure, TV Movie • 1990 March

Dirty Work
Romance, Drama • 2018 February