
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.
Acting (19 movies)

The Dawning
1988

Dirty Work
2018

It Came from Below
2021

Mandy the Haunted Doll
2018

The Loch Ness Horror
2023

Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage
1986

Deadly Waters
2015

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
1990

Fox Trap
2016

Secret Places
1984

Memoirs of a Survivor
1981

House on Elm Lake
2017

Mother Krampus
2017

Darker Shades of Elise
2017

Mummy Reborn
2019

Virtual Death Match
2020

Pagan Warrior
2019

The Vanishing Man
1997

Rosamunde Pilcher: Meine Cousine, die Liebe und ich
2019
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Fox Trap | 2016 | Executive Producer | 
| Darker Shades of Elise | 2017 | Executive Producer | 
| House on Elm Lake | 2017 | Producer | 
| Mother Krampus | 2017 | Producer | 
| Mummy Reborn | 2019 | Executive Producer |