Tara Lynne Barr

Tara Lynne Barr (born October 2, 1993) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Roxy in the dark comedy film God Bless America (2011), which earned her a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film, and Laura in the Hulu comedy-drama series Casual (2015–2018).[1]

Tara Lynne Barr
Barr in September 2012
Born (1993-10-02) October 2, 1993
Fountain Valley, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present
Websitetaralynnebarronline.com

Early life

Tara Lynne Barr was born in Fountain Valley, California, on October 2, 1993, the daughter of long-time employees of the Southern California Edison Company. Her parents enrolled her and her older sister Erin in the before- and after-school care program of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley. When the club set up a theater branch, Barr's sister performed in several children's theater productions, inspiring Barr to take up acting.

Career

At the age of 11, Barr starred in the short dark comedy film Road Kill, which won the Audience Choice Award at the 2005 New York City Horror Film Festival.[2] She was the host of Encore's Fear Fest: 31 Nights of Horror and has appeared in television series such as Joan of Arcadia, Crossing Jordan, Drake & Josh, Zoey 101, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Casual. In 2011, she starred in the dark comedy film God Bless America.

Personal life

Barr has donated her time over several years to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley as a performer and presenter for a variety of functions, and was a celebrity youth presenter at the 6th annual OMNI Youth Music and Actor Awards.[3]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role
2011 God Bless America Roxy
2014 Dawn Dawn
2016 The Darkness Kat

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Joan of Arcadia Jumping-Rope Girl Episode: "Only Connect"
2005 Crossing Jordan Sally Yates Episode: "Murder in the Rue Morgue"
2006 Drake & Josh Katie Episode: "Megan's New Teacher"
2006 Zoey 101 Sandy Baldwin Episode: "Lola Likes Chase"
2007–2008 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Haley Grille 2 episodes
2007 Disney Channel's 3 Minute Game Show Herself Episode: "High School Musical 2 Edition"
2012 The Bold and the Beautiful Christine Johnson
2015 Aquarius Katie[4] 10 episodes
2015–2018 Casual Laura Meyers[5] Series regular (44 episodes)
2018 Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters Regina Bailey Episode: "Face In The Car Lot"
2018 Co-ed Ginny Series regular (8 episodes)[6]
2020 Dispatches From Elsewhere Young Janice [7] 7 episodes

Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2012 The Secret World Carter / Emilia Voice
2012 Prototype 2 Amaya Heller Voice

Audio
Year Title Role Notes
2013 A Midsummer Night's Dream Hermia L.A. Theatre Works / Audio Theatre Collection
2013 The Liar (Corneille) Clarice L.A. Theatre Works[8]
2013 The Columnist Abigail L.A. Theatre Works[9]
2014 August: Osage County Jean Fordham L.A. Theatre Works
2018 Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves Emerald Stoker BBC Radio[10]
2019 Please Continue Margaret Hopson L.A. Theatre Works[11]
2019 Three Women (book) by Lisa Taddeo Maggie Wilkin Simon & Schuster Audio[12]

References
  1. "34th Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  2. Marrone, John (November 5, 2005). "HoH Exclusive Interview: Mark Mardini". House of Horrors. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  3. "OMNI Youth Music and Actors Awards - Performers". OMNI Youth Music and Actors Awards. May 2008. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  4. Deadline (July 28, 2014). "Tara Lynne Barr Joins NBC's 'Aquarius'; Kahyun Kim In 'Mysteries Of Laura'". Deadline. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  5. Nellie Andreeva (February 3, 2015). "Michaela Watkins To Star In 'Casual' Hulu Series, Tara Lynne Barr Co-Stars, Liz Tigelaar Joins As Executive Producer". Deadline. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  6. Alakananda Bandyopadhyay (October 10, 2018). "Snapchat Launches Snap Originals With Serialized Shows Available for Streaming Now". Meaww. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  7. Denise Petski (July 18, 2019). "Dispatches From Elsewhere: Tara Lynne Barr To Recur In Jason Segel's AMC Anthology Series". Deadline. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  8. "James Bridges Theatre with LA Theatre Works to Present THE LIAR, 4/18-21". April 2, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  9. "The Imitated Life Stage Blog: Final cast announced for L.A. Theatre Works' "The Columnist"". November 6, 2013. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  10. "Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves". BBC. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  11. "Please Continue". LATW. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  12. "Three Women". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
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