Alanna Masterson (born June 27, 1988)
is an American actress, known for her role as
Tara Chambler in the
AMC television series ''
The Walking Dead''.
Early life
Masterson was born in New York City, to Carol Masterson and
Joe Reaiche,
a
Lebanese-Australian former professional
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
footballer with the
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional Rugby League Football Club based in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) and parts of inner Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. The Roosters have won fifteen Ne ...
and the
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are a professional Australian rugby league club based in Redfern, a suburb of inner-southern Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and are one of nine existing tea ...
. She is the younger sister to her brother,
Jordan Masterson, and two half-brothers,
Danny Masterson
Daniel Peter Masterson (born March 13, 1976) Most sources give birth date March 13, 1976. FilmReference.com gives March 3, 1976. is an American actor. He played the roles of Steven Hyde in ''That '70s Show'' (1998–2006), Milo Foster in '' Men a ...
and
Christopher Masterson. After some time on
Long Island
Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United States and the 18 ...
,
the family later relocated to Los Angeles. She grew up around and was influenced by her older brothers who both starred in popular television shows in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Masterson's passion for acting came from spending a lot of time on set with her brothers and seeing the filming process.
Career
Masterson has portrayed
Tara Chambler on the
AMC TV series ''
The Walking Dead'', beginning in
the show's fourth season.
Masterson was promoted to a series regular for the
fifth season and was added to the main credits in the
seventh season. Additionally, she had a recurring role in the fourth season of the
ABC series ''
Mistresses''.
Personal life
On November 4, 2015, Masterson and then-boyfriend Brick Stowell had a daughter, Marlowe.
Masterson and her brother are
Scientologists and are estranged from her father, due to
Scientology's practice of shunning critics.
Filmography
References
External links
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Living people
1988 births
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from New York (state)
American child actresses
American people of Australian descent
American people of Lebanese descent
American television actresses
American Scientologists
Masterson family
People from Long Island