Tara Buckman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

37

Gender

Female

Birthday

1956-10-01 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Pensacola, Florida, USA

Tara Buckman

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • T. J. Hooker

    T. J. Hooker

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

    Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

  • Baretta

    Baretta

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Switch

    Switch

  • The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

  • Freddy's Nightmares

    Freddy's Nightmares

  • The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo

    The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo

  • CHiPs

    CHiPs

  • Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

    Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

  • Blue Angel Cafe

    Blue Angel Cafe

  • Mancuso, F.B.I.

    Mancuso, F.B.I.

  • The Cannonball Run

    The Cannonball Run

  • Rollercoaster

    Rollercoaster

  • Loose Change

    Loose Change

  • Round Trip to Heaven

    Round Trip to Heaven

  • Night Killer

    Night Killer

  • Snowballing

    Snowballing

  • Terminal Exposure

    Terminal Exposure

  • Hooper

    Hooper

  • The Master

    The Master

  • High Finance Woman

    High Finance Woman

  • The Man in the Santa Claus Suit

    The Man in the Santa Claus Suit

  • Blindfold: Acts of Obsession

    Blindfold: Acts of Obsession

  • Sword of Justice

    Sword of Justice

  • Never Too Young to Die

    Never Too Young to Die

  • Silent Night, Deadly Night

    Silent Night, Deadly Night

  • Death Car on the Freeway

    Death Car on the Freeway

  • Xtro 2: The Second Encounter

    Xtro 2: The Second Encounter

  • 79 Park Avenue

    79 Park Avenue

  • Hart to Hart

    Hart to Hart

  • Stone

    Stone

  • Brave New World

    Brave New World

  • The Marilyn Diaries

    The Marilyn Diaries

  • The Two-Five

    The Two-Five