Tamara Davies
Tamara Marie Davies is an American actress and model.
Early life and social work
Tamara was born in Moore, Oklahoma on June 6th, 1970. Growing up, she studied classical piano and later opera at the University of Iowa. She also worked as a bartender for a few years, before pursuing an acting career. Tamara Davies earned her degree in theater and voice from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. After that, she then moved to Los Angeles in 1998 to pursue work in television and films. She has acted in several films, working with such stars as Steven Seagal, Mickey Rourke and Rutger Hauer. She not only dedicates herself to acting, but also enjoys sports and has made quite a name for herself. She is also involved with charity work. She is a solid supporter of breast cancer charities and causes that help the homeless. She helps to serve special Thanksgiving dinners at a downtown L.A. shelter every year.
Career
Tamara Davies' movie career mostly consists of thrillers and action movies. In 1998, she performed in the thriller 'Decay', in which she plays the wife of a powerful doctor and plans his [...]. It was released straight to video on December 31, 1998, but received good reviews and was released on DVD.
She followed this with 'They Crawl', a 2001 horror picture AbOUT a secretive government experiment that unleashes a new form of creature. A sci-fi horror movie, 'Project Viper' followed, giving her the chance to work with director Jim Wynorski And Co-star Theresa Russell. Tamara worked with Jim Wynorski again in the 2002 action flick 'Gale Force', co-starring Treat Williams. The film was critically acclaimed and was nominated for the 2003 DVD Exclusive Awards.
With director James Seale, Tamara acted in a big budget picture, the catastrophe film Scorcher, about scientists discovering the earth's tectonic plates shifting and the subsequent natural disaster that follows. Mark Dacascos co-starred with Tamara. It was a production that demanded a lot from Tamara Davies, in the sense that it had several action scenes and she did all her own stunts.
She had the chance to show her acting range in the short film drama 'Katherine'. It was recognized with a number of important nominations: honored in the Dubrovnik International Film Festival, Bermuda International Film Festival and Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival. It was made with a very limited budget: $62,000, but proved that Tamara could carry a film as the main character.
Aside from her movie career, she also appeared in several TV roles. Her television work includes Amy, a blind angel with a secret past on the daytime drama "Port Charles" (1997) and psychologist Tricia Quick on "The Bold and the Beautiful" (1987). She also worked on an updated version of Ivan Turgenev's "A Month in the Country," Isabella in "Measure for Measure," Louisa in "The Fantasticks," and "Into the Woods."
2005 brought Tamara her two most physically demanding parts to date: the sci-fi 'Deep Rescue' and the fast moving action thriller 'Black Dawn'. She worked as Steven Seagal's partner in the Sony produced thriller Black Dawn, and it meant a lot for her: Tamara not only admired Seagal for his career in action films, but also for Seagal's dedication and commitment to martial arts, something that also means a lot to her. Budgeted at $15 million dollars, it was a huge production and the movie made big business in the Direct to DVD market.The movie was about Agent Jonathan Cold (played by Seagal) who returns to action and goes undercover to stop a group of terrorists bombing Los Angeles. It was an interesting take on the world's fear of [...], especially after 9/11.Tamara plays his best friend and partner, Agent Amanda Stuart,showing great ability while handling guns and fight scenes. The film was considered by many the best film done by Seagal, in the later phase of his career.
Judo, Jiu-Jitsu and charity work
Tamara has a great love for martial arts, being one of the reasons she respected Steven Seagal. From an early age, Tamara was involved with Judo, a sport that gave Tamara, in her own words, "discipline and respect" for others. Judo also gave Tamara a chance to make friends and also compete in small college Judo championships through the mid 80's. Her love of Judo inspired her, later in life, to learn Brazilian_Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), a sport that closely resembles Judo. Like Judo, BJJ is also a non-striking grappling sport. In BJJ, as in Judo, the fighter uses choke holds, imobilizations, foot or arm locks, and so on.
Tamara claims that she loves BJJ so much because it's like a chess game. As of 2007, Tamara Davies fought in a great number of local championships, and proved to be very technical and very respectful for herself and her opponents. Tamara also used her love for BJJ to promote charity work, teaching children in need the art of BJJ in a project that tries to educate children and keep them away from trouble, using BJJ as a way to teach them self-respect and the values of caring for each other. The results of Tamara's work are remarkable.
A down-to-earth and kind woman, Tamara Davies is one of the few people who didn't let the acting glamour get in the way of her charity work and her personal beliefs. She is currently dedicating herself to pursue more interesting projects in theaters, films and TV.