Alanna Masterson

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Alanna Masterson
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Masterson at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1988-06-27) June 27, 1988 (age 35)
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
Children1
Parents
Relatives Jordan Masterson (brother)
Danny Masterson (half-brother)
Christopher Masterson (half-brother)
Angus T. Jones (cousin)

Alanna Masterson (born June 27, 1988) [1] is an American actress, best known for her role as Tara Chambler in the AMC television series The Walking Dead .

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Early life

Masterson was born in New York City, to Carol Masterson and Joe Reaiche, [1] [2] a Lebanese-Australian former professional rugby league footballer with the Sydney Roosters and the South Sydney Rabbitohs. She is the younger sister to her brother, Jordan Masterson, and two half-brothers, Danny Masterson and Christopher Masterson. [3] After some time on Long Island, [4] the family later relocated to Los Angeles. She grew up around and was influenced by her older brothers who both starred in popular television shows in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Masterson's passion for acting came from spending a lot of time on set with her brothers and seeing the filming process. [4]

Career

Masterson has portrayed Tara Chambler on the AMC TV series The Walking Dead , beginning in the show's fourth season. [5] [6] Masterson was promoted to a series regular for the fifth season and was added to the main credits in the seventh season. [7] Additionally, she had a recurring role in the fourth season of the ABC series Mistresses . [8]

Personal life

On November 4, 2015, Masterson and then-boyfriend Brick Stowell had a daughter, Marlowe. [9]

Masterson and her brothers are Scientologists and are estranged from her father, due to Scientology's practice of shunning critics. [10]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Peach Plum PearDora Bell Hutchinson
2018 Afraid Alanna Meadows
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
19941995 The Young and Restless Colleen Carlton2 Episodes
2001Definitely MaybeGuest role
2006 Malcolm in the Middle HeidiGuest role
2008 Greek AlannaGuest role
2009 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Zoe McCarthyEpisode: "Desert Cantos"
Grey's Anatomy Hillary BoydGuest role
2010First DayAbbyMain role, 7 episodes
2012Park It UpBrendaGuest role
2013–2019, 2022 The Walking Dead Tara Chambler 61 episodes
2014 Men at Work Mopey Hipster GirlMain role
2014–2019 Talking Dead HerselfGuest, 11 episodes
2016 @midnight HerselfGuest
Mistresses LydiaRecurring (Season 4)
2018 Younger Kiara JohnsonRecurring (Season 5)
2022 Leverage: Redemption Kira SimoneGuest role

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