Tara LaValley was born on April 25, 1981 in Chicago.
She started dancing in ballet, jazz & tap at age three.
She began performing in ballets professionally at the
age of eight. Tara then branched out into professional
musical theatre around Chicago and continued her
acting and dancing training while studying classical
piano. She was accepted to DePaul University's
conservatory for music in piano performance,
however, decided to continue pursuing her career in
entertainment. Since then, Tara has performed in
numerous professional shows including musicals,
plays, dance performances, television, film,
commercials and print.
Highlights include: Host for KNOCKOUT ABs, Instructor
for 6 Fitness, DVDs
December Cover of Muscle &
Fitness Magazine, Cover of Racquet Sports Industry
Magazine, Feature Film: The Rebound (with Catherine
Zeta-Jones), Law and Order: CI, As the World Turns, All
My Children, Guiding Light, Host for Skoal's Ultimate
Playboy Contest, Reenactment actress for Maury, Miller
Beer commercial, Choreographer & Dancer for Napster,
Coordinator and Host for Polaroid in Las Vegas, Host for
RockMe TV, Lucille Roberts fitness commercial, WABC
news, Video Music Awards in Miami for P.Diddy (backup
dancer), Toby Keith's "Stays in Mexico" Video, leading
aerobics with the Foo Fighters on MTV, SpikeTV,
Commercial Print (Verizon Wireless, US Tennis
Association, Babies R Us, Jockey: Yoga, Men's
Health)and dancer for the Viacom (CMT) Network
Upfronts at Madison Square Garden.
She is currently working as a
demo rep for Gaspari
Nutrition, Event coordinator and public speaker
while
continuing her work in modeling, dancing and acting.
She is also an NPC fitness competitor and recently
placed 4th in fitness at the Jr. Nationals in Chicago
last
June.  In New York, Tara is with
Ross Agency, Ramona's
Model & Talent,
FFT, About Face, Bloc Talent Agency
(dance/tv) and Silver Models.
STATS:
Height: 5'4"
Eyes: Green
Hair: Brown
Dress: 4
Bust: 34C
Waist: 24"
Hips: 35"
Shoe: 8.5