Tamara Valerie Smart (born 14 June 2005) is an English actress. She made her debut in the
CBBC
CBBC (initialised as Children's BBC and also known as the CBBC Channel) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the bran ...
series ''
The Worst Witch
''The Worst Witch'' is a series of children's books written and illustrated by Jill Murphy. The series are primarily about a girl who attends a witch school and fantasy stories, with eight books published. The first, ''The Worst Witch'', was ...
''. Her other work includes the 2019 series revival of ''
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' is a horror anthology television series. The original series aired on Nickelodeon from 1992 to 1996; the pilot episode aired respectively on YTV and Nickelodeon in 1990 and 1991. It led to two revival series, w ...
,'' ''
Artemis Fowl
''The Fowl Adventures'' is a series of eleven fantasy novels written by Irish people, Irish author Eoin Colfer revolving around various members of the Fowl family. The first cycle, ''Artemis Fowl'', follows Elf (Artemis Fowl), elf LEP Reconna ...
,'' ''
A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting
''A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting'' is a 2020 American dark fantasy comedy film directed by Rachel Talalay and distributed by Netflix. The film was written by Joe Ballarini and is based on his book trilogy of the same name. It stars Tom ...
'' and
''Resident Evil''.
Personal life
Smart was born in the North
London Borough of Barnet
The London Borough of Barnet () is a suburban London boroughs, London borough in North London. The borough was formed in 1965 from parts of the ceremonial counties of Middlesex and Hertfordshire. It forms part of Outer London and is the largest ...
to parents Fiona and Cornelius Smart. Tamara took classes at Dance Crazy Studios and Razzamataz Theatre School Barnet.
Career
In 2017, Smart made her acting debut as
Enid Nightshade
''The Worst Witch'' is a series of children's books written and illustrated by Jill Murphy. They have been adapted into various films and television shows.
Mildred Hubble
:Series Duration: 1998–2001, 2005
Mildred Hubble is the titular charact ...
in the CBBC series
The Worst Witch
''The Worst Witch'' is a series of children's books written and illustrated by Jill Murphy. The series are primarily about a girl who attends a witch school and fantasy stories, with eight books published. The first, ''The Worst Witch'', was ...
. In 2018, she had a starring role as Hailey Hicks in drama series
Hard sun
''Hard Sun'' was a pre-apocalyptic British television, British crime drama series, created and written by Neil Cross, starring Agyness Deyn and Jim Sturgess as the principal characters, DI Elaine Renko and DCI Charlie Hicks. The series is a BBC ...
. In 2019, she starred as Louise Fulci in the third revival of children's anthology series
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' is a horror anthology television series. The original series aired on Nickelodeon from 1992 to 1996; the pilot episode aired respectively on YTV and Nickelodeon in 1990 and 1991. It led to two revival series, w ...
. In 2020, Smart was cast to play
Juliet Butler
This is a list of characters in the '' Artemis Fowl'' novel series by Eoin Colfer.
Overview
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In the science fantasy adventure film
Artemis fowl
''The Fowl Adventures'' is a series of eleven fantasy novels written by Irish people, Irish author Eoin Colfer revolving around various members of the Fowl family. The first cycle, ''Artemis Fowl'', follows Elf (Artemis Fowl), elf LEP Reconna ...
.
Also In 2020, Smart played a major role as Kelly Ferguson in the dark fantasy comedy film
A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting
''A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting'' is a 2020 American dark fantasy comedy film directed by Rachel Talalay and distributed by Netflix. The film was written by Joe Ballarini and is based on his book trilogy of the same name. It stars Tom ...
.
In 2022, Smart starred as Jade Wesker in the action horror series
Resident Evil
''Resident Evil'', known in Japan as is a Japanese horror game series and media franchise created by Capcom. It consists of survival horror, third-person shooter and first-person shooter games, with players typically surviving in environments ...
.
She voiced the character Siobhan in the
stop-motion animated film ''
Wendell & Wild
''Wendell & Wild'' is a 2022 American stop motion animated horror comedy film directed by Henry Selick from a screenplay written by Selick and Jordan Peele (who are also producers), based on Selick's and Clay McLeod Chapman's unpublished book ...
.''
Filmography
References
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Living people
2005 births
21st-century English actresses
Actresses from London
Black British actresses
English child actresses
English film actresses
People from Chipping Barnet
English television actresses
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