Tamara Taylor (born September 27, 1970) is a Canadian actress. She appeared in the role of

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, head of the Forensic Division, in the forensic crime drama ''

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''. She also appeared in season seven of ''

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'', in which she played the secondary antagonist Sibyl. She also starred in the first two seasons of '' Law & Order: Organized Crime''.

Early life and career

Taylor was born in

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to a

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father and a Scottish mother. She dropped out of high school to try modeling and see the world, with her mother supportive of her decision: "School will always be there, she told me." She has appeared in the

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medical drama ''

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'' as Della and the

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series ''

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'' in the role of Nina; both series were short-lived. Taylor has made guest appearances on ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In her feature film debut, ''

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'', she played

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's love interest. She portrayed Debrah Simmons in the 2005 romantic-comedy ''

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'', Halle Berry's best friend in ''

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'', and had a brief role in ''

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'', the movie conclusion of the TV series ''

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'' by

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. Through her part in ''Serenity'', Taylor was able to audition for a show with actor

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, who had previously worked with Whedon in ''

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'' and ''

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''. She also appeared in the TV series ''

'', as the former girlfriend of Michael and mother of Walt. She first appeared in ''Bones'' in the first episode of the second season, "

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", portraying the character

. In the first six episodes of the season, she was credited as a

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because creator and writer

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had planned to kill her off in episode 12 when Howard Epps, a recurring serial killer, poisoned her, to create more tension and drama between the two main characters, but the response to her character was so strong that the writers offered her a position as a recurring regular in the show. Thus, from the following episode, "The Girl with the Curl", she was credited as a main character for the remainder of the series. Tamara Taylor later recurred on the final season of ''

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'' portraying the

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Sibyl, who was the season's secondary antagonist. In October 2022 it was announced that Taylor would join the final series of the FX series ''

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'' in an as-yet unannounced role.

Personal life

Taylor is a second cousin by marriage to

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, with whom she appeared on ''

''. Taylor married attorney Miles Cooley in 2007 but the couple divorced in May 2012.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Tamara 1970 births Actresses from Toronto Black Canadian actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian people of Barbadian descent Canadian people of Scottish descent Canadian television actresses Living people 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses