
Tara MacGowran
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 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

TV
Casualty
Ms. Warner
1986

TV
The Vanishing Man
Lawrence's Secretary
1997

Film
Dirty Work
Dungeon House Mother
2018
TV
Murder in Eden
Nora Hession
1991

Film
Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage
Lettice Protheroe
1986

Film
Secret Places
Patience
1984

Film
Darker Shades of Elise
Detective Carter
2018

Film
The Dawning
Maeve
1988

Film
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
Daphne
1990

Film
Memoirs of a Survivor
Jill
1981

Film
The Loch Ness Horror
Tara
2023

Film
The Vanishing Man
Secretary
1997

Film
House on Elm Lake
Julie Soskin
2017

Film
Mummy Reborn
Karen
2019

Film
Deadly Waters
Mother Siren
2015

Film
Mother Krampus
Frau Perchta
2017

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

Film
It Came from Below
Follower
2021

Film
Fox Trap
Mrs. Johnson
2016

Film
Virtual Death Match
Melinda
2020
Filmography
2023FilmThe Loch Ness Horroras Tara2021FilmIt Came from Belowas Follower2020FilmVirtual Death Matchas Melinda2019FilmPagan Warrioras Millicent2019FilmRosamunde Pilcher: Meine Cousine, die Liebe und ichas Martha2019FilmMummy Rebornas Karen2018FilmDarker Shades of Eliseas Detective Carter2018FilmMandy the Haunted Dollas Diane2018FilmDirty Workas Dungeon House Mother2017FilmMother Krampusas Frau Perchta2017FilmHouse on Elm Lakeas Julie Soskin2016FilmFox Trapas Mrs. Johnson2015FilmDeadly Watersas Mother Siren1997TVThe Vanishing Manas Lawrence's Secretary1997FilmThe Vanishing Manas Secretary1991TVMurder in Edenas Nora Hession1990FilmThe Secret Life of Ian Flemingas Daphne1988FilmThe Dawningas Maeve1986FilmMiss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarageas Lettice Protheroe1986TVCasualtyas Ms. Warner1984FilmSecret Placesas Patience1981FilmMemoirs of a Survivoras Jill