Tara Summers | |
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Born | December 19, 1979 London, England |
Occupation | Actress |
Tara Summers (born December 19, 1979) is an English actress.
The granddaughter of bridge player Fritzi Gordon, Summers was educated at Heathfield St Mary's School, in Berkshire. A graduate of Brown University (class '01)(where she received a B.A. in History), the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art(class '03), and the National Theatre Institute.
Summers has written and starred in her own one-woman theatrical show, Gypsy of Chelsea.[1] The play is the story of her own childhood, charting her mother's turbulent journey from cocaine addiction to recovery.[2]
In 2007 and 2008, Summers starred as Katie Lloyd on Boston Legal,[3] for which she was nominated, with her cast-mates, for a SAG Award in the category of Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2008 and again in 2009.[4] More recently, Summers starred as the director in the video for Snow Patrol's new single Called Out In The Dark, released on YouTube on the 17th August 2011, alongside Jack Davenport and Gary Lightbody. She also appeared in the first half of the first season of The CW's new mystery drama series, Ringer.
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Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2003 | What a Girl Wants | Noelle | |
2004 | Alfie | Carol | |
2005 | Vado a Messa | Frances | |
The Jacket | Nurse Nina | ||
2006 | Rabbit Fever | Ally | |
Factory Girl | Brigid Polk | ||
2008 | Love Lies Bleeding | Detective Alice Sands | |
2010 | Luster | Rachel | |
The Lake Effect | Natalie | ||
Gypsy of Chelsea | herself |
Year | Show | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Fooling Hitler | Actress | TV movie |
2006 | Living the Quake | Lucy Fisher | TV movie |
The Wedding Album | Milla | TV movie | |
2007 | Dirt | Abby | 3 episodes |
2007–2008 | Boston Legal | Katie Lloyd | Main cast; 33 episodes Nominated - SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2008) Nominated - SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2009) |
2010 | Damages | Alex Benjamin | 5 episodes |
2011 | Private Practice | Janel Chase | TV Episode: If You Don’t Know Me By Now |
2011 | Ringer | Gemma Butler | Season 1; recurring |