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, competitions, live events,  
television, film, commercials and print. (For full list, see Resume)

Tara is currently is a National Educator for Performance
Brands/ProTan and also a sponsored MHP Athlete. While she
continues her work in acting, modeling and dancing, she also
works as a professional makeup artist. In New York, Tara is with
Ross Agency, Ramona's Model & Talent, FFT, About Face, Silver
Models and is AFTRA, SAG (Eligible) and AEA (Eligible).

                                     HIGHLIGHTS:
FILM / TV
Knockout Abs
Rescue Me
Law and Order Criminal Intent
As the World Turns
All My Children
Guiding Light
The Travel Channel
Fine Living Network
RockMe TV
CMT
MTV
Spike TV
The Rebound
Stir of Echoes
Music Videos


COMMERCIALS
Miller Beer
Ford
Chevrolet
Muscle Maker Grill
Lucille Roberts
Nautilus Fitness
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Performance Brands / ProTan
LG
Sharp
Clarion
Hyndai
Subaru
Ford
Chevrolet
Polaroid
Skoal
Napster
Coca-Cola




PRINT
Muscle and Fitness (Cover)
Racquet Sports Industry (Cover)
Muscle Ink (Cover)
Ultimate Nutrition
Verizon Wireless
Babies R Us
Muscular Development
Patricia Briggs Novel Cover
US Tennis Association
STATS:
Height: 5'4"
Eyes: Green
Hair: Brown
Dress: 4
Bust: 34C
Waist: 24"
Hips: 35"
Shoe: 8.5