Tara Buck

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| othername = Tara L. Buck

| occupation = Actress

| yearsactive = 1999–present

| alma_mater = {{nowrap|American Academy of Dramatic Arts}}

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Tara Buck is an American film, stage, and television actress. Buck is known for her roles in True Blood, Ray Donovan, and Party of Five.

Early life

Buck attended Wood River High School in Hailey Idaho, where she took on her first acting roles in their theater productions.{{cite news|last1=Davlin|first1=Melissa|title=Former Wood River Valley resident makes it big on 'True Blood'|url=http://magicvalley.com/entertainment/movies/former-wood-river-valley-resident-makes-it-big-on-true/article_3ae86cac-a5b1-5ec4-abc3-4512a136a332.html|accessdate=11 November 2017|work=Twin FallsTimes-News|date=October 4, 2010}} Later, she moved to Los Angeles to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.{{cite news|last1=Sobleski|first1=Elizabeth|title=Still Screaming After All These Years- True Blood 's Tara Buck Becomes a Series Regular|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/elizabeth-sobieski/still-screaming-after-all_b_5482446.html|accessdate=11 November 2017|work=Huffington Post|date=August 11, 2014}} Shortly after graduating, Buck landed her first recurring television role on the series Party of Five.{{cite web|title=Tara Buck|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tara-buck/credits/273018/|website=tvguide.com|accessdate=11 November 2017}}

Career

=Theater=

Buck has starred in numerous live theater productions including Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize-winning play How I Learned to Drive in 2010{{cite news|last1=Magruder|first1=Melonie|title=The 'power of love and mercy'|url=http://www.malibutimes.com/malibu_life/article_705e8b8c-9409-5bde-bb31-091b1d8d162e.html?mode=jqm|accessdate=11 November 2017|work=Malibu Times|date=April 28, 2010}} and in the West Coast premiere of Ten Cent Night written by Marisa Wegrzyn in 2009.{{cite news|last1=Foley|first1=F. Kathleen|title=Theater review: 'Ten Cent Night' at Victory Theatre|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/07/theater-review-ten-cent-night-at-victory-theatre.html|accessdate=11 November 2017|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 16, 2009}} She was nominated for an Ovation Award for her performance in 2004's A Gift From Heaven.{{cite news|last1=Hernandez|first1=Ernio|title=Los Angeles Ovation Awards Presented at Nov. 14 Ceremony; Ann Magnuson Hosts|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/los-angeles-ovation-awards-presented-at-nov-14-ceremony-ann-magnuson-hosts-com-129178|accessdate=11 November 2017|work=Playbill|date=November 14, 2005}}

=Television=

On television, Buck is known for her recurring role as Ginger in the HBO series True Blood.{{cite magazine |author=Mandi Bierly |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2014/08/17/true-blood-eric-ginger-sex |title='True Blood' postmortem: Tara Buck talks Ginger's moment |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=August 17, 2014 |accessdate=2016-09-07}} She appeared on the show from 2008 to 2014 and was promoted to series regular for the seventh and final season of the show.{{cite web |author=Nellie Andreeva |url=https://deadline.com/2014/03/true-blood-promotes-tara-buck-to-regular-695145/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008155557/http://deadline.com/2014/03/true-blood-promotes-tara-buck-to-regular-695145/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 8, 2014 |title="True Blood" Promotes Tara Buck To Regular |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 7, 2014 |accessdate=2016-09-12}}

In 2008 Tara also completed a motorcycle-themed drama pilot for HBO called 1% directed by Alan Taylor and written by Michael Tolkin. The show never aired on HBO due to creative conflicts with early Hells Angels organizer and frequent spokesman Sonny Barger.{{cite news|last1=Andree|first1=Nellie|title=Hells Angels founder sues HBO|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hells-angels-founder-sues-hbo-109823|accessdate=14 November 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter 2|date=April 21, 2008}}

Buck has made guest appearances on Bones, The X-Files, Criminal Minds,{{cite news|title=Tara Buck to star in 'Pee-wee's Big Holiday'|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/hollywood/news/Tara-Buck-to-star-in-Pee-wees-Big-Holiday/articleshow/46550397.cms|accessdate=11 November 2017|work=Times of India|date=May 13, 2015}} Justified, Cold Case, Nip/Tuck,{{cite news|last1=Hipes|first1=Patrick|title='True Blood's Tara Buck Invited To 'Pee-Wee's Big Holiday' Party|url=https://deadline.com/2015/03/tara-buck-pee-wees-big-holiday-netflix-1201390134/|accessdate=11 November 2017|work=Deadline 2|date=March 11, 2015}} The Shield, Southland, The Closer and Bloodline.{{cite web|title=Tara Buck|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0118427/|website=IMDb|accessdate=14 November 2017}}

In 2016 and 2017, Buck recurred on the fourth and fifth seasons of the Showtime series Ray Donovan with Liev Schreiber. She played patrol cop Maureen Dougherty, an LAPD patrol cop and love interest to Terry Donovan.{{cite web |author=Denise Petski |url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/tara-buck-ray-donovan-younger-india-de-beaufort-1201781354/ |title=Tara Buck Joins 'Ray Donovan'; 'Younger' Casts India de Beaufort |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=June 30, 2016 |accessdate=2016-09-07}}{{cite news|last1=Feldman|first1=Dana|title=Susan Sarandon Talks 'Ray Donovan' And Showtime Announces Sixth-Season Pick-Up|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danafeldman/2017/10/24/susan-sarandon-talks-ray-donovan-and-showtime-announces-sixth-season-pick-up/#9ff62e061bc2|accessdate=11 November 2017|work=Forbes|date=October 24, 2017}} In the show, Buck's character, Maureen, joined the Donovan family when she married Terry Donovan (Eddie Marsan) in season 5, episode 2, entitled "Las Vegas".{{cite web |title=Ray Donovan (TV Series) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5983544/fullcredits |website=IMDB |accessdate=15 December 2019}}

In 2018, Buck guest-starred as Madeline Locarno in the pilot episode for the Shondaland-produced show, For The People on ABC.

=Film=

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Buck was featured in the crime thriller Tomorrow You’re Gone, in 2013, a film based on the book, Boot Tracks.{{cite news|last1=Scheck|first1=Frank|title=Tomorrow You're Gone: Film Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/tomorrow-you're-gone-film-review-433189|accessdate=11 November 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 5, 2013}}

The actress has appeared in several independent feature films including the American-Italian-Mexican drama film, Medeas in 2014 with Catalina Sandino Moreno and directed by Andrea Pallaoro. The film premiered at the 70th annual Venice Film Festival,{{cite news |last1=Harvey |first1=Dennis |title=Film Review: 'Medeas' |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-medeas-1201217117/ |accessdate=15 December 2019 |work=Variety |date=June 20, 2014}} and was well received by critics.{{cite web |title=MEDEAS REVIEWS |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/medeas/reviews |website=www, rottentomatoes.com |accessdate=16 December 2019}} She appeared in the horror film, At the Devil's Door with Naya Rivera that premiered at the South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival in 2014.{{cite news |last1=Harvey |first1=Dennis |title=Film Review: 'At the Devil's Door' |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-at-the-devils-door-1201313190/ |accessdate=15 December 2019 |work=Variethy |date=September 25, 2014}}

Buck was the lead in the 2016 film Great Plains, from director [Blair Hayes] and starred in the 2016 Judd Apatow{{cite news |title=Watch The Teaser To 'Pee-wee's Big Holiday' |url=https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/01/19/watch-the-teaser-to-pee-wees-big-holiday/ |accessdate=15 December 2019 |work=KPIX CBS SF BayArea |date=January 19, 2016}} Netflix comedy film Pee-wee's Big Holiday.

She starred in A Mother’s Escape also in 2016 for the Lifetime channel.{{cite web|title=A Mother's Escape|url=http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/a-mothers-escape|website=mylifetime.com|accessdate=11 November 2017}}

In 2017, Buck starred in and executive produced the film, Son of Perdition, a period drama set in the early days of the American frontier which was written and directed by Trevor Riley.{{cite news|last1=N'Duka|first1=Amanda|title=Erica Ash Joins Lionsgate's 'Uncle Drew'; Tara Buck & Shane Johnson Star In 'Son of Perdition'|url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/erica-ash-lionsgates-uncle-drew-tara-buck-shane-johnson-son-of-perdition-1202158174/|accessdate=11 November 2017|work=Deadline 3|date=August 29, 2017}}

Buck had a supporting role in the crime thriller, Inherit The Viper with Josh Hartnett.{{cite news |title='Frozen 2,' 'Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker' and 'Little Women' lead the holiday charge |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2019-11-01/frozen-2-star-wars-rise-of-skywalker-and-little-women-lead-the-holiday-charge |accessdate=15 December 2019 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 1, 2019}} The film had its world premiere at the Zurich Film Festival in 2019 and was released internationally by Lionsgate in early 2020.{{cite web |last1=Billington |first1=Alex |title=Josh Hartnett & Margarita Levieva in 'Inherit the Viper' Official Trailer |url=https://www.firstshowing.net/2019/josh-hartnett-margarita-levieva-in-inherit-the-viper-official-trailer/ |website=firstshowing.net |accessdate=15 December 2019}}

Personal life

Buck married singer/songwriter Chris Pierce in 2012.{{cite web |author=Elizabeth Sobueski |url= https://www.huffingtonpost.com/elizabeth-sobieski/still-screaming-after-all_b_5482446.html/ |title=Still Screaming After All These Years – True Blood's Tara Buck Becomes a Series Regular |work=The Huffington Post |date=June 11, 2014 |accessdate=2016-09-12}} She lives in Southern California with her husband.{{Citation needed |date=August 2024}}

The actress is an outspoken feminist and has been a guest speaker for multiple events that address issues of gender inequality including, among others, "Conversations With Exceptional Women," an annual conference bringing together highly accomplished women from all professional areas to discuss female-related concerns.{{cite news |last1=Bossick |first1=Karen |title=Ruth Bader Ginsburg Commits to Conversations with Exceptional Women |url=http://eyeonsunvalley.com/Story_Reader/6406/Ruth-Bader-Ginsburg-Commits-to- |accessdate=16 December 2019 |work=Eye on Sun Valley |date=August 18, 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Melville |first1=Chris |title=Exceptional Women discern 'How Far We've Come' |url=https://www.mtexpress.com/arts_and_events/events/exceptional-women-discern-how-far-we-ve-come/article_1595e83a-d3ff-11e9-b46e-dbf267aa21bd.html |accessdate=15 December 2019 |work=Mountain Express |date=September 11, 2019}}

Buck founded her own production company called She & I Productions. The company, based in Los Angeles, is a film and television production company geared toward female content. Its mission is a commitment to the empowerment of women both in front of and behind the camera.{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=James |title=Watch: Soul Man Chris Pierce releases new single, 'Trouble Man' on International Women's Day |url=https://www.axs.com/watch-soul-man-chris-pierce-releases-new-single-trouble-man-on-interna-128669 |accessdate=15 December 2019 |work=AXS |date=March 7, 2008}}

Buck and her husband are co-owners of a boutique wine label called Ledbetter. Ledbetter Wines can be found in many California restaurants.{{cite news|last1=Miller|first1=Taylor Cole|title=Pee-Wee, Ledbetter Syrah, and a Wine and TV Pairing Cheat Sheet|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/taylor-cole-miller/peewee-ledbetter-syrah-an_b_8210862.html|accessdate=14 November 2017|work=Huffington Post 2|issue=September 28, 2016}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
1999 \|Thinking Positive \|Sara \|Short film
2008 \| 1% \| Kimmy \| TV film
rowspan="2"\|2010 \|The Grind \|Krisi \|
2nd Take \|Evelyn \|
2011 \| The Life Zone \| Lisa Raines \|
rowspan="3"\|2012 \|Currency \| Screen Test \| Short film
K-11 \|Crystal \|
Tomorrow You're Gone \|Blonde Mistress \|
rowspan="3"\|2013 \|Medeas \|Ada \|
My Mother Is Not a Fish \| Cindy \| Short film
The Night Visitor \| Hilda \|
2014 \|At the Devil's Door \|Yolanda \|
2015 \| The Best Driver in the County \| Vivian \| Short film
rowspan="2"\|2016 \|Great Plains \|Murel \|
Pee-wee's Big Holiday \|Beverly \|
2017 \|Son of Perdition \|Kristine Tullamore \|Also executive producer
2019 \| Inherit the Viper \|Eliza \|
rowspan="3"\|2020 \| Run Sweetheart Run \| Raven \|
Joe Bell \| Mary Ivy \|
Noise in the Middle \| Sara Brooderick \|
2021 \| In the Desert of Dark and Light \| Iris \| Short film

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Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1999

|Thinking Positive

|Sara

|Short film

2008

| 1%

| Kimmy

| TV film

rowspan="2"|2010

|The Grind

|Krisi

2nd Take

|Evelyn

2011

| The Life Zone

| Lisa Raines

rowspan="3"|2012

|Currency

| Screen Test

| Short film

K-11

|Crystal

Tomorrow You're Gone

|Blonde Mistress

rowspan="3"|2013

|Medeas

|Ada

My Mother Is Not a Fish

| Cindy

| Short film

The Night Visitor

| Hilda

2014

|At the Devil's Door

|Yolanda

2015

| The Best Driver in the County

| Vivian

| Short film

rowspan="2"|2016

|Great Plains

|Murel

Pee-wee's Big Holiday

|Beverly

2017

|Son of Perdition

|Kristine Tullamore

|Also executive producer

2019

| Inherit the Viper

|Eliza

rowspan="3"|2020

| Run Sweetheart Run

| Raven

Joe Bell

| Mary Ivy

Noise in the Middle

| Sara Brooderick

2021

| In the Desert of Dark and Light

| Iris

| Short film

=Television=

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Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
1999 \|Party of Five \|Ricki (as Tara L. Buck) \|Episodes: "Haunted" & "Otherwise Engaged"
rowspan="2"\|2000 \|The X-Files \|Blueberry \|Episode: "Orison"
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch \|Nancy \|Episode: "House of Pi's"
2002 \|The Division \|Aurora \|Episode: "Welcome Home"
rowspan="2"\|2003 \|Without a Trace \|Julie \|Episode: "Underground Railroad"
JAG \|P.O. Translator \|Episode: "Touchdown"
rowspan="2"\|2004 \|Six Feet Under \|Girl with Edie \|Episode: "Parallel Play"
NCIS \|P.O. Debra Marshall \|Episode: "The Good Wives Club"
rowspan="3"\|2005 \|The Shield \|Susan Gary \|Episode: "Hurt"
Strong Medicine \|Josie Weaver \|Episode: "Dying Inside"
Nip/Tuck \|Rhea Reynolds \|Episodes: "Rhea Reynolds" & "Granville Trapp"
rowspan="2"\|2006 \|The Closer \|Ginnifer Rawley \|Episode: "The Other Woman"
Cold Case \|Kylie \|Episode: "The Red and the Blue"
2009 \|Bones \|Valerie Daniels \|Episode: "The Princess and the Pear"
2010 \|The Whole Truth \|Melissa Derrico \|Episode: "Cold Case"
rowspan="3"\|2011 \|Prime Suspect USA \|Kasey Monrad \|Episode: "Bitch"
Southland \|Denise \|Episode: "Graduation Day"
Justified \|Sally Peener \|Episodes: "The Spoil" & "Save My Love"
2012 \|True Blood: Jessica’s Blog \|Ginger \|Episodes: "What to Do When the Guy You’re Sleepin’ With Shoots You in the Head" & "Retail Therapy"
2013 \|Criminal Minds \|Hannah Johnson \|Episode: "Gatekeeper"
2014 \|Longmire \|Phoebe Greene \|Episode: "Of Children and Travelers"
2008–2014 \|True Blood \|Ginger \|Series regular, 24 episodes
2015 \|Backstrom \|Arianna Fitch \|Episode: "I Like to Watch"
2016–2017 \|A Mother's Escape \|Ray Donovan-Maureen Dougherty \|Recurring role, 9 episodes
2017 \|Bloodline \|Lannie \|Episode: "Part 24"
2018 \|For The People \|Madeline Locarno \|Episode: "Pilot"
rowspan="2"\|2021 \| Shameless \| Letty \| Episode: "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good... Eh, Screw It"
9-1-1: Lone Star \| Amy \| Episode: "Bad Call"
2022 \| Magnum P.I. \| Jill Picone \| Episode: "Angels Sometimes Kill"

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Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1999

|Party of Five

|Ricki (as Tara L. Buck)

|Episodes: "Haunted" & "Otherwise Engaged"

rowspan="2"|2000

|The X-Files

|Blueberry