Tamara Taylor Biography

Fast Facts

• Has served as an advocate for the charity The Stuart House, which serves sexually abused children and their families
• Born to a Black father and Scottish mother
• Left school to become a model and quickly transitioned to acting
• Landed her first major television role on Fox's "Party of Five" thanks to her second cousin, Neve Campbell
• After years of random guest starring roles on popular series and films including "Dawson's Creek", "Without a Trace" and "Serenity", she landed her biggest recurring role to date in 2006 on Fox's "Bones"
• Her "Bones" character was initially planned to only recur in six episodes and subsequently be killed in a major plot twist, however, creator Hart Hanson decided to give her top billing credits after audiences responded well to her character