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.
Known For

The Loch Ness Horror
Tara
2023

It Came from Below
Follower
2021

Virtual Death Match
Melinda
2020

Pagan Warrior
Millicent
2019

Rosamunde Pilcher: Meine Cousine, die Liebe und ich
Martha
2019

Mummy Reborn
Karen
2019

Mandy the Haunted Doll
Diane
2018

Dirty Work
Dungeon House Mother
2018

Mother Krampus
Frau Perchta
2017

House on Elm Lake
Julie Soskin
2017

Darker Shades of Elise
Detective Carter
2017

Fox Trap
Mrs. Johnson
2016

Deadly Waters
Mother Siren
2015

The Vanishing Man
Secretary
1997
Murder in Eden
Nora Hession · (3 episodes)
1991

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
Daphne
1990

The Dawning
Maeve
1988

Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage
Lettice Protheroe
1986

Casualty
Ms. Warner · (1 episode)
1986

Secret Places
Patience
1984

Memoirs of a Survivor
Jill
1981