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''. Her other work includes the 2019 series revival of ''

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'' and ''Resident Evil''.

Personal life

Smart was born in the North

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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

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in the CBBC series

. In 2018, she had a starring role as Hailey Hicks in drama series

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. In 2019, she starred as Louise Fulci in the third revival of children's anthology series

. In 2020, Smart was cast to play

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In the science fantasy adventure film

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. Also In 2020, Smart played a major role as Kelly Ferguson in the dark fantasy comedy film

. In 2022, Smart starred as Jade Wesker in the action horror series

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. She voiced the character Siobhan in the stop-motion animated film ''

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Filmography

References

External links

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