Tara Macken

Tara Macken

stunts, actress, additional crew

Tara Macken was born on Aug 17, 1990 in Kuwait. Tara Macken's big-screen debut came with Step Brothers directed by Adam McKay in 2008. Tara Macken is known for The Batman directed by Matt Reeves, Robert Pattinson stars as Bruce Wayne and Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle. Tara Macken has got 1 awards and 5 nominations so far. The most recent award Tara Macken achieved is Screen Actors Guild Awards. The upcoming new movie Tara Macken plays is The Mother which will be released on May 12, 2023.

Born in a car in Kuwait, Tara is a byproduct of her Filipina mother and her Irish father. The Mackens lived in the Middle East until the eruption of the Gulf War, where they then moved to Brunei in Borneo. It was in Borneo where Tara became an outdoor junkie, hashing, flipping and climbing through the jungles of Brunei and Sarawak following toilet paper trails in hopes of a clean car ride home.After elementary school, Tara moved to Manila Philippines where she harnessed her natural outdoor skills into gymnastics, rock climbing and dance. Excelling in these sports, Tara competed and performed internationally in Hong Kong, Jakarta, Singapore, Taiwan and Manila with the ISM Dance Company, and the ISM gymnastics team. In high school Tara started modeling for print, commercials and runway shows under Calcarries modeling agency.After high school, Macken migrated to California to attend Santa Clara University. At SCU, Tara received a double degree, a B.S in Political Science and a B.A in Theatre Arts. In addition to this, Tara attending the prestigious Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre summer professional program where she polished her modern and ballet dance training (NY).Since graduating university Tara was a principle dancer for the Nguyen Dance Co. in Oakland, toured Chile South America performing in the musical "Poeta Pan", and has continuously backpacked around the world satisfying her need to always move.Tara works and resides in Los Angeles, California. Due to her education and physical history, Tara "fell" into stunt work, a natural progression for a woman of unusual circumstances.She is a proud member of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and can be seen in films, T.V shows, print jobs and live shows.

  • Birthday

    Aug 17, 1990
  • Place of Birth

    Kuwait

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 5 nominations

Screen Actors Guild Awards
2020
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Winner - Actor
2020
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Winner - Actor

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