REID, Tara 1975–

PERSONAL

Born November 8, 1975, in Wyckoff, NJ; daughter of Tom (a teacher) and Donna (a teacher) Reid. Education: Attended Professional Children's School.

Addresses: Office— c/o Dimension Films, 375 Greenwich St., New York, NY 10013–2338. Agent— Endeavor, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Manager— Brillstein–Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Publicist— Shirine Coburn Communication, 89 Greene St., Third Floor, New York, NY 10012. Contact— c/o BWR Public Relations, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor, West Tower, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actress. Hi Happy Films (a production company), owner. Appeared in television commercials, including Jell–O, Crayola, and McDonald's.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Amanda, A Return to Salem's Lot, Warner Bros., 1987.

Bunny Lebowski, The Big Lebowski, Gramercy, 1998.

Sasha, Urban Legend (also known as Urban Legends and Mixed Culture ), TriStar/Sony Pictures, 1998.

Jennifer, Around the Fire, 1998.

Prom queen/nightclub bartender, I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (also known as Ed Wood's I Woke Up Early the Day I Died and I Awoke Early the Day I Died ), Cinequanon, 1998.

Marci Greenbaum, Cruel Intentions (also known as Sexual Provocation ), Columbia, 1999.

Vicky, American Pie, Universal, 1999.

Sara Olswang, Body Shots, New Line Cinema, 1999.

Cybil, Girl, Kushner–Locke, 1999.

Connie Travis, Dr. T & the Women (also known as Dr. T and the Women ), Artisan, 2000.

Angelique, Just Visiting (also known as Les visisteurs en Amerique ), Buena Vista, 2001.

Melody Valentine, Josie and the Pussycats, MCA/Universal, 2001.

Vicky Lathum, American Pie 2, Universal, 2001.

Gwen Pearson, Van Wilder (also known as Van Wilder: Party Liaison and National Lampoon's Van Wilder ), Artisan, 2002.

Lisa Taylor, My Boss's Daughter (also known as The Guests ), Miramax, 2003.

Julianne Olsen, Heaven's Pond, Splendid, 2003.

Television Appearances; Series:

Cast member, Child's Play, 1982.

Sandy, Saved by the Bell: The New Class, 1994.

Ashley, Days of Our Lives, NBC, 1995.

Television Appearances; Movies:

The girl, What We Did That Night (also known as Murder at Devil's Glenn ), ABC, 1999.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Spotlight on Location: American Pie (also known as The Making of "American Pie "), 1999.

Host, Fashionably Loud 2000, MTV, 2000.

Interviewee, Making the Movie: American Pie II, MTV, 2001.

Backstage Pass (also known as The Making of "Josie and the Pussycats "), MTV, 2001.

Reel Comedy: National Lampoon's Van Wilder, Comedy Central, 2002.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, The 2000 Radio Music Awards, ABC, 2000.

The 2001 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2001.

The 2002 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 2002.

2003 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Sarah, "Graduation," California Dreams, 1995.

Luis's roommate, "Underworld," G vs E (also known as Good vs. Evil ), USA Network, 2000.

Tarquina, "A Dry White Season," Linc's, 2000.

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2001.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, 2001, 2002, 2003.

The View, 2001.

MADtv, 2002.

TRL, 2002.

Danni, "My Advice to You," Scrubs, NBC, 2003.

Danni, "My Fifteen Seconds," Scrubs, NBC, 2003.

Danni, "My Friend the Doctor," Scrubs, NBC, 2003.

Danni, "My Rule of Thumb," Scrubs, NBC, 2004.

RECORDINGS

Music Videos:

Appeared in "For the Movies" by Buckcherry, 1999; "She's Blowin' Me Up" by JC Chasez, 2002; "Bouncing off the Walls" by Sugarcult.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Interview, August, 1999, p. 94.

Movieline, November, 2000, pp. 76–77.

People Weekly, August 27, 2001, p. 67.

Premiere, April, 2001, pp. 90–91.