Education

She did not finish high school. She left her education to pursue a career in modelling. A decision that was supported by her mother.

Career Beginnings

Her career on television started with her work in commercials. After that she started her proper filming career with a minor role in the television docudrama film LBJ: The Early Years. A movie that was directed by Peter Werner. A year after that, in 1988 she went to the television series A Different World, there she participated playing various minor parts for many episodes. Then, in 1992 she played a character in one episode of Freshman Dorm, another series.

Jump to Fame

Her first major role on television came when she landed a role in Party of Five, a FOX produced series, in 1997. She became a regular in this series where she shared screen with her cousin, Neva Campbell. From then on, she continued to appear in recognizable tv shows. She appeared in two episodes of Dawson’s Creek, a Sony Pictures Television distributed six season long series.

She also played a character in the episode Blowing Up Is Hard to Do of Early Edition. That series was produced by the Columbia Broadcasting System. In 1999 she worked for an episode in the National Broadcasting Company drama series Providence. The following year, she has found her second regular role since that of Party of Five.

She played Doctor Ana Syphax in the series City of Angels. This was yet another Columbia Broadcasting System that she participated in it. Years later, she appeared in the series Hidden Hills. She played Sarah Timmerman a series regular character. That sitcom was her third work as a regular.

Continuing on, she played more minor parts, having bit roles in series such as: Miracles, Everwood, Becker, Without a Trace, The District, One on One, among others. Standouts among her minor roles are her appearances on hit television Home Box Office’s series Six Feet Under and in the famous procedures and CSI: Miami and NCIS. She also appeared in various episodes of the Jeffrey Jacob Abrams, written science fiction series Lost.

In 2005 she played a series regular in the television show Sex, Love and Secrets. She played the part of Nina Spencer in this drama broadcasted by the The United Paramount Network.

The next year, she played an episodic role in the mystery series Numb3rs. That same year she had a bit role in series 3 lbs. This is a medical drama with Stanley Tucci as one of his main actors. Also in 2006, she began her time as a series regular in the hit drama procedural Bones. She started in the second season of that series and it is still working there until this day. In 2014 she played a small part in the still running comedy series Dating in LA and Other Urban Myths.

The year after that, she worked for three episodes in the series Hunt the Truth, created by Noah Eichen.

She also has worked as a voice actress, having participated in the DC Studios video Justice League: Gods and Monsters.

Movies

She has appeared in a varied list of television, movies and proper films. Among the many works she appeared in, it is possible to count: Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, Born in Brooklyn, Thank God It's Monday and Reluctant Nanny. On the side of the films, she starred in movies such as Serenity, a cult science fiction film directed and written by Joss Whedon.

Personal Information

She has gone through a divorce. She married Miles Cooley in 2007, but divorced her then husband five years later. Her official twitter account is @TamaraTaylor. Her net worth is about 245 Million dollars and her salary is of about 82 million.