| Tara Reynolds | |||||||
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||
| Portrayed by | Anna Brecon | ||||||
| Introduced by | Mervyn Watson (1997) Kieran Roberts (2000) Kathleen Beedles (2007) |
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| Duration | 1997–98, 2000–02, 2007 | ||||||
| First appearance | 31 July 1997 | ||||||
| Last appearance | 27 May 2007 | ||||||
| Classification | Former, regular | ||||||
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| Home | Cheshire | ||||||
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Tara Reynolds (née Cockburn, previously Lady Oakwell and Lady Thornfield) is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale, played by Anna Brecon. She made her first on screen appearance on 31 July 1997. The character departed the following year, but returned in 2000. She departed once again in 2002, but made a brief return in 2007.
Tara was famous for "stirring up trouble" amongst the villagers. She also became unpopular for evicting a lot of people from their property. She had passionate love affairs with Biff Fowler and Sean Reynolds. She eventually gave into her feelings for Sean and they drove off into the sunset together to set up a new life in Cheshire. Tara was the first resident of Oakwell Hall which has since been occupied by Rosemary Sinclair. She also purchased Home Farm from Zoe Tate when Zoe was experiencing financial difficulties. This angered Zoe and also Zoe's brother Chris Tate. She was previously married to Lord Alex Oakwell and Lord Michael Thornfield. Tara Reynolds returned on May 27, 2007 to the village for Len's funeral. Viewers have since learned she married Sean.
For her portrayal of Tara, Brecon was named Most Popular Newcomer at the 4th National Television Awards.[1] The actress also won Best Soap Newcomer at the 1998 TV Choice awards.[2]
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