Tara Summers | |
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Born | London, England, UK | 19 December 1979
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2003–present |
Relatives | Fritzi Gordon (grandmother) |
Tara Summers (born 19 December 1979) is an English actress.
Summers was educated at Heathfield St Mary's School, in Berkshire. [1] She later attended Brown University, where she graduated with a B.A. in history in 2001. [2] Her grandmother was Fritzi Gordon, an Austrian-born WBF World Grand Master bridge player with four world titles. [3]
Summers has written and starred in a one-woman theatrical show, Gypsy of Chelsea. [4] The play is the story of her childhood, charting her mother's turbulent journey from cocaine addiction to recovery. [5]
She has appeared in several films, including Factory Girl in 2006. In 2007 and 2008, Summers starred on TV as Katie Lloyd on Boston Legal .[ citation needed ]
Summers was the director in the video for Snow Patrol's 2011 single "Called Out in the Dark". [6] She also appeared in the first half of the first season of The CW's mystery drama series Ringer . [ citation needed ] In 2014, she appeared as Leanne Zander in the Fox dramedy series Rake .[ citation needed ]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | What a Girl Wants | Noelle | |
2004 | Alfie | Carol | |
2005 | The Jacket | Nurse Nina | |
2005 | Vado a messa | Frances | Short film |
2006 | Rabbit Fever | Ally | |
2006 | Factory Girl | Brigid Polk | |
2008 | Love Lies Bleeding | Det. Alice Sands | Video |
2010 | Luster | Rachel | |
2010 | Stephany + Me | Video short | |
2010 | Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis | Short film | |
2010 | The Lake Effect | Natalie | |
2012 | Here Comes the Night | Simone | |
2012 | Hitchcock | Rita Riggs | |
2017 | Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk | ||
2018 | Driven | Molly Gibson | |
2020 | Major Arcana | Sierra | |
2022 | Spoiler Alert | Mrs. Ausiello |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Fooling Hitler | TV film | |
2006 | The Wedding Album | Milla Cavendish | TV pilot |
2006 | Living the Quake | Lucy Fisher | TV film |
2007 | Dirt | Abby | Episodes: "The Secret Lives of Altar Girls", "Come Together", "The Sexxx Issue" |
2007–2008 | Boston Legal | Katie Lloyd | Main role (33 episodes) |
2010 | Damages | Alex Benjamin | Recurring role (5 episodes) |
2010 | 15 Minutes | Karen James | TV film |
2011 | Private Practice | Janel Chase | Episode: "If You Don't Know Me By Now" |
2011 | Ringer | Gemma Butler | Recurring role (8 episodes) |
2012 | CSI: NY | Dr. Carly Emerson | Episode: "Clue: SI" |
2012 | Sons of Anarchy | Karen Dunhill | Episodes: "Crucifixed", "To Thine Own Self" |
2013 | Monday Mornings | Allison McDaniels | Episodes: "Pilot", "Deus Ex Machina" |
2014 | Rake (US) | Leanne Zander | Regular cast member |
2014 | Stalker | Tracy Wright | Recurring Role |
2015 | You're the Worst | Lexi | Episode: "LCD Soundsystem" |
2016–2017 | Mercy Street | Anne Hastings | |
2016 | Lucifer | Anne | Episode: "Pops" |
2016 | Madam Secretary | Sophie Adams | Episode: "Tectonic Shift" |
2017 | Master of None | Emily | |
2018 | The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story | Laura Trail | Episode: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" |
2019 | Elementary | Nurse | Episode: "The Further Adventures" |
2020 | Evil | Nurse Linda Bloch | Episode: "Room 320" |
2020 | High Fidelity | Tanya | Episode: "Fun Rob" |
2020 | The Good Fight | Edie Ham | Episode: "The Gang Gets a Call from HR" |
2022 | Fleishman Is in Trouble | Tess | Episode: "Summon Your Witnesses" |
2023 | Extrapolations | Isabel Wick | Episode: "2066: Lola" |
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