Tara Reid: filmography and personal life

Today we offer a closer look to American actress Tara Reid, learn about the details of her career and personal life. For most viewers around the world, she was remembered for her role in the acclaimed youth comedy 1999 "American Pie".

Actress Tara Reid: Biography

The future Hollywood celebrity was born on November 8, 1975 in the town of Wickoff, New Jersey, USA. Her parents - Tom and Donna - at that time were the owners of two local kindergartens. The Reid family had many children: Tara has two brothers and a sister.

At the age of five, the future celebrity already knew that she wanted to become an actress. She studied at a Catholic school, but her parents also decided to give her to a prestigious New York children's acting school. By the way, her future classmates included such future stars as Macaulay Culkin, Jerry O'Connor, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ben Taylor.

Tara Reid: filmography, the beginning of a career in film

On the blue screens, the future world-famous actress appeared at the age of nine, taking part in the filming of the quiz show "Children play." Then she was often invited to shoot commercials, in particular brands such as McDonalds, Milton Bradley, Crayola and others.

In 1997, Tara Reid moved to Hollywood, where he debuted on the big screen in the episodic role in the horror film Jamie Blanks "Urban Legends". Reid did a great job as a university DJ.

Fame came to Tara after filming in 1998 in the picture of the Coen brothers called "Big Lebowski." On the film set, the beginning actress was able to work alongside celebrities such as Steve Buscemi, John Goodman and Jeff Bridges. The picture was very successful, and Reid played her role just superbly, as a result, her career quickly went up. After that, there were shooting in such projects as "Cruel Games" and "Around the Fire".

Great Breakthrough

A truly crucial moment in Tara's life and career was taking part in the filming of a youth comedy called "American Pie", released in 1999. The film was considered provocative and it was forbidden to view it by persons who had not reached adulthood. However, despite everything, he made the real stars of all the actors involved in him, among whom, in addition to Tara Reid, were Shannon Elizabeth, Alison Hannigan, Jason Biggs, Chris Klein and others. The heroine of our today's story was now considered only as a sex symbol. In this connection, she received invitations to take pictures of her in frank dresses for popular magazines as from a cornucopia .

2000s

Tara Reid, whose films now included a real hit, continued to actively pursue her film career with the beginning of the new millennium, regularly appearing on the screen. So, in 2000, a picture with her participation, entitled "Naked bodies", was rented. According to critics, the film was warmly received by the audience solely due to the presence of intimate scenes. Then followed the frankly unsuccessful role in the melodrama "Doctor T" and his woman, "where the main character was played by Richard Gere. Tara failed to reveal the character of her character.

The following year became for the actress more successful. She starred in such films as "Aliens in America" and "Josie and her cats." In 2002, Reid expected another wave of success. This is due to the release on the screens of the second part of the acclaimed "American Pie", as well as with her participation in the comedy "The King of Parties". Thanks to these works, Tara firmly established the reputation of one of the best youth actresses.

In 2003, Tara Reid appeared on the big screen in such films as "The Devil's Island" and "The Daughter of My Boss." Then came two episodic roles in the films "Paradise Pond" and "Uzelki." Then Tara Reid played one of the central characters in the mystical film "Raven: Wicked Prayer". In addition, for three years (from 2003 to 2005 inclusive), the actress took part in the filming of the most popular series "Clinic".

Tara Reid was also successful in 2005, when three films appeared on the screen, in which she performed one of the roles: "Alone in Darkness", "Shadow Partner", "Raven: Cruel Communion". Then followed the participation of the actress in such films as "Knowing that I'm a genius" (2007), "The unnatural motive" (2008), "The Viper" (2008). In 2012, the screens are already the third part of the once-sensational "American Pie".

The personal life of the atrix

Being a very young girl, Tara met with a star of hockey - a Russian Sergei Fedorov. Her next boyfriend was MTV Carson Daley's vogue. The couple even announced the engagement, but in 2001 the lovers parted.

Another serious novel with Reid was with an Internet entrepreneur from Nuremberg, Michael Akstmann. The couple announced their engagement and the decision to marry in the summer of 2010. However, a few months before the ceremony, Tara and Michael broke up.

In August 2011, Reid married Zaka Kehayova, whom she met for about a year.

Interesting facts about the actress

• Tara Reid was twice nominated for the "Golden Raspberry" award as the performer of the worst female role. For the first time, the reason for this was her work in the film "The Daughter of My Boss" (2004), and the second - "Alone in the Dark" (2006).
• The heroine of our story does not hide at all that she several times resorted to liposuction, and also increased her breasts. However, as Tara Reid herself admitted, after the operation she can no longer participate in outright photoshoots because of the remaining scars.
• In 2002 Maxim magazine included an actress in a hundred "hot" women of the planet. By the way, in this ranking Tara took the honorable fourth place.