Actor
Tara Mallen
Born September 1, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
7 films
Tara Mallen is an award winning actor, director, and the Producing Artistic Director at Chicago's acclaimed Rivendell Theatre Ensemble. Her screen credits include the 2023 Sundance Breakout Ghostlight, The Last Shift, Steven Soderbergh's Contagion, and the indie feature Fools, as well as TV appearances on Dark Matter (Apple TV), Empire (Fox); BOSS (Starz), Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. (NBC), Sense8 (Netflix) the pilot Doubt (CBS/Sony). She was recently featured in the 2023 Coca Cola commercial "New Guy" directed by Chris Storer.
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First watchGhostlight20247.2as SharonWhen melancholic construction worker Dan finds himself drifting from his wife and daughter, he discovers community and purpose in a local theater's production of Romeo and Juliet.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
7 films as actor- 2026MouseBarbara Dunn
- 2026VespersMiriam
- 2026Winter HymnsBonnie
- 2024GhostlightSharon
- 2020The Last ShiftAngry Customer
- 2016FoolsVera
- 2011ContagionMinnesota Health #4