| Tara Elders | |
| Birth Name: | Tara Johanna Elders |
| Birth Date: | 17 January 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 2001–2009 |
| Children: | 1 |
Tara Johanna Elders (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈtaːraː joːˈɦɑnaː ˈʔɛldərs/; born 17 January 1980) is a retired Dutch actress. She has been in Dutch films and TV series. She also was in the American film Interview (2007).
Tara Johanna Elders was born on 17 January 1980 in Amsterdam in the Netherlands.[1]
She studied acting at De Trap, an acting school in Amsterdam.[1]
She participated in the alternative talent show Ben ik in beeld? on Dutch national television. After some minor roles, Elders played Fleur Lion in the TV series TV7 (2002) about a fictional television station.[1]
She played in the TV series Najib en Julia (2002), the film 06/05 (2004), and the TV mini series Medea (2005), all written and directed by Theo van Gogh. She also was in the American film Interview (2007), directed by Steve Buscemi, which is a remake of the 2003 Dutch film Interview of Theo van Gogh.[1]
Other films she played in are Phileine Says Sorry (2003), Pipo en de p-p-Parelridder (2003), Hush Hush Baby (2004), and Vox populi (2008).[1]
Elders married Dutch actor Michiel Huisman in a ceremony in 2008.[2] They have one daughter (b. 2007). Elders retired from acting in 2009 in order to be a full-time mother.[3] They lived in New Orleans, Louisiana, US until 2017, when they moved to New York City.[2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Vroeger bestaat niet meer | Roos | TV movie | |
| 2001 | De val | Nurse | Short film | |
| 2001 | Mis | Sofie | Short film | |
| 2003 | Loverboy | Julia | TV movie | |
| 2003 | Phileine Says Sorry | Lala | ||
| 2003 | Pipo en de p-p-Parelridder | Jonkvrouw Filette de Bonban | ||
| 2003 | Stratosphere Girl | Polly | ||
| 2004 | Hush Hush Baby | Britt | ||
| 2004 | Feestje! | Maartje | ||
| 2004 | Visions of Europe | Segment "Euroquiz" | ||
| 2004 | Floris | Uncredited | ||
| 2004 | 06/05 | Ayse Him | ||
| 2005 | Boy Meets Girl Stories #1: Smachten | Short film | ||
| 2007 | Interview | Maggie | ||
| 2007 | SEXtet | Lotje | ||
| 2007 | Funny Dewdrop | Funny Dewdrop | Short film | |
| 2007 | De muze | Monica | ||
| 2008 | Vox populi | Zoë | ||
| 2008 | Het wapen van Geldrop | Maddox | ||
| 2009 | Winterland | Tara Elders |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Costa! | Cindy | Episode "Zwoele nachten en Natte T-shirts" | |
| 2001 | All stars – De serie | Nurse #1 | Episode "Shampoo voor een proefkonijn" | |
| 2002 | TV7 | Fleur Lion | Starring (8 episodes) | |
| 2002 | Najib en Julia | Julia Ruisbroek | Starring (13 episodes) | |
| 2003 | Spangen | Brenda | Episode "Scheuren" | |
| 2004 | De band | Yvonne | Episode "Therapeutisch" | |
| 2004 | Russen | Myrna | Episode "Verdwaald" | |
| 2005 | Medea | Anne | Starring (6 episodes) |