Tara Buckman is an American retired television and film actress. Her active career was mainly confined to the late 1970s to the mid-1990s. Though never reaching feature status, Buckman was nonetheless a regular guest star on many television series. She also appeared in minor roles in feature films.
Early life Tara Buckman was an Army brat whose longest time living in one house was two years until her family moved to Virginia Beach, Virginia when she was a teenager. While she was a waitress in a hotel dining room in Norfolk, Virginia, producer James Goldstone saw her, and he later offered her a part in the film Rollercoaster. Three months later, she moved to Los Angeles. After arriving there, she gained a contract with Universal Studios with Goldstone's assistance.
Career
Television Buckman portrayed Officer Brandy Ames in The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo and Cat Hellman in The Master. She is also remembered for her guest appearances in episodes of such 1970s and 1980s television fare as The Rockford Files, Kojak, CHiPs, The Hardy Boys Mysteries, Quincy, M.E., Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and Brave New World. She also appeared in the 1979 television movies Death Car on the Freeway and The Man in the Santa Claus Suit, and portrayed Norma Kirkland on the daytime drama Days of Our Lives in 1984–1985.
In film Often cast in minor roles in larger budget films, Buckman appeared in the Burt Reynolds vehicles Hooper (1978) and The Cannonball Run (1981).
Buckman also appeared in several b movies from the late-1970s through to the mid-1990s. She appeared in the controversial 1984 horror film Silent Night, Deadly Night. Her most recent major role was as Dr. Julie Casserly in Xtro II: The Second Encounter (1991), and her other credits include the films Snowballing (1984), Never Too Young to Die (1986), Terminal Exposure (1987), Blue Angel Cafe (1989), High Finance Woman (1990), and The Marilyn Diaries (1990) alongside porn star Marilyn Chambers.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1977RollercoasterCoaster Attendant1978HooperDebbie1981The Cannonball RunJill1984Silent Night, Deadly NightEllie1984SnowballingCollen1986Never Too Young to DieSacrificed Punkette1987Terminal ExposureMrs. Stacey Karrothers1987Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2Mother1989Blue Angel CafeAngie1989Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!Ellie ChapmanUncredited1990Night KillerMelanie Beck1990High Finance WomanBrenda1990The Marilyn DiariesJane1991Xtro II: The Second EncounterDr. Julie Casserly1992Round Trip to HeavenPhyllis
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1977KojakToniEpisode: "A Strange Kind of Love"197779 Park AvenueStarlet3 episodes1977SwitchYoung NurseEpisode: "Dancer"1977The Rockford FilesGirlEpisode: "The Queen of Peru"1978BarettaMaryEpisode: "I'll Take You to Lunch"1978The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew MysteriesBernie LucasEpisode: "Death Surf"1978The Two-FiveAngelTelevision film1978Sword of JusticeJillEpisode: "The Skywayman"1978FamilyAunt JoanneEpisode: "Just Friends"1979Hart to HartSandyEpisode: "Hart to Hart"1979StoneOlivia de CarlEpisode: "Pilot"1979Death Car on the FreewayJane GustonTelevision film1979Barnaby JonesLinda Wolsey2 episodes1979Quincy, M.E.Terry / Julie Reed1979Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturyMajelEpisode: "Unchained Woman"1979The Man in the Santa Claus SuitPolly PrimerTelevision film1980Brave New WorldAlpha Teacher1980–1981The Misadventures of Sheriff LoboBrandy / Sgt. Cummings16 episodes1982CHiPsMarcie PendeltonEpisode: "Anything But the Truth"1983Tales of the UnexpectedSally FentonEpisode: "Heir Presumptuous"1984The MasterCat Sinclair2 episodes1984Highway to HeavenLouellaEpisode: "Hotel of Dreams"1984–1985Days of Our LivesNorma Kirkland23 episodes1985T. J. HookerDorothy UngerEpisode: "Love Story"1987SpiesJulie KirklandEpisode: "The Game's Not Over, 'Til the Fat Lady Sings"1990Freddy's NightmaresBrenda VincentEpisode: "Prisoner of Love"1990Mancuso, F.B.I.CherryEpisode: "Night of the Living Shred"1994Blindfold: Acts of ObsessionBarmaidTelevision film
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