Latoya Christina Williams, Drama Summer promo. Two weeks after graduating from college in July, 1990, Tara was at work on a major film that turned out to be a surprise success, and generated rave reviews of her performance. Then came the two widely different television productions Mystery! : Cadfael (1994) (The Leper of St. Giles (#1.3)) and The Vacillations of Poppy Carew (1995). The 1960s were an era of protests. Her mother married the Irish actor, The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain. She liked to do skateboarding and the climbing walls.. He also had a role in a 2016 episode of Black Mirror. But what Tara didnt know as she happily smiled for the camera with a tablet on her tongue was that she wasnt taking LSD that night. She won the New York Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play in 1995 as Ophelia in Hamlet.She won the Best Actress Award at The Reims International Television Festival in 1999 for her role of Lady Dona St Columb in Frenchman's Creek. Ben Crompton is currently best known for his role as incumbent Commander of the Nights Watch Dolorous Edd Tollett in Game of Thrones. She was unwittingly taking something far deadlier:Police determined Tara died the morning of Jan. 11, 2014 from a synthetic drug known as 25i-NBOMe. Tara has completed work on Secret Passage (2004) opposite John Turturro, a period drama which is set in Venice during the Spanish Inquisition, and Five Children and It (2004), a family adventure film based on E. Nesbit's classic 1902 novel, which was released in the U.K. on October 22, 2004. Six Characters in Search of an Author (1992), The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (1995), Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men. Tara Fitzgerald Facts: *She was born on September 18, 1967 in Cuckfield, Sussex, England, UK. From Holliday Grainger and Tom Burke to Martin Shaw and Tara Fitzgerald. Tara never looked back. Atlantic City, New Jersey. Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options are waiting for you. The film landed Fitzgerald an Australian Film Institute nomination for Best Actress in a Lead Role. Ralph received the notoriety, but Tara received the award for Best Supporting Actress from the New York Critics Circle.Tara's next success was co-starring with Ewan McGregor in the highly acclaimed comedy/drama Brassed Off (1996). Her mother, Sarah Fitzgerald, is Irish, and her father, Michael Callaby, was Italian. Then episode three, four and five of the series will air on September 3, 10and 17. They never tried to get help from Taras parents, who were unwittingly sleeping upstairs. A man who disapproved of Lulas lifestyle choices, Strikes investigations lead him to question Tony. Build. Frascone said law enforcements first priority was getting the deadly drug off the street. A lawyer and Lulas adopted brother, who brings the case of his sisters death to Strikes doorstep. *She spent part of her childhood in the Bahamas. Radio dramatizations have included "A Handful of Dust", "Look Back in Anger", "The African Queen" and, most recently, "Laughter in Leningrad".Tara has been heard as the voice of the narrator in such diverse television mini-series as Wild Thing (Animal Life), The Final Day (Celebrity Deaths), Vice - Inside Britain's Sex Business (Self-explanatory), Reputations (Biographies), Omnibus: A Long Time Ago, The Story of Star Wars (TV Special) and, most recently, The Changemakers.You also will hear Tara's great voice doing radio and television advertisements for products ranging from Johnson's Facial Wipes to Norwich Union Insurance.Tara's recent cinematic appearances have included co-starring with Rutger Hauer in New World Disorder (1999), and starring opposite Rhys Ifans and Joseph Fiennes in Rancid Aluminum (2000).During this period, Tara appeared on stage in the title role of "Antigone", and as "Blanche du Bois" in "A Streetcar Named Desire".In 2001, Tara appeared as the female lead in the World War II drama, Dark Blue World (2001) (aka "Dark Blue World"), a Czech film by Academy Award-winning director Jan Sverk (Kolya (1996)). Eventually, Sarah and her three daughters returned to South London, but she left at the age of 16 after passing her "O" level examinations, now known as the GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) exams. (Other well-known actors who trained at the Drama Centre include Anthony Hopkins, Colin Firth, Simon Callow and Pierce Brosnan). During the late winter and early spring of 2004, Tara completed a very successful tour of the United Kingdom playing the role of "Nora Helmer" in "A Doll's House", for which she received high critical acclaim. Tara received critical acclaim for The Black Candle (1991), Six Characters in Search of an Author (1992), The Camomile Lawn (1992) and Anglo Saxon Attitudes (1992). Shortly after her birth, her family moved to Freeport, in the Bahamas where her grandfather, David Fitzgerald, was a well-established lawyer. This success was followed by a role opposite Hugh Grant in the Australian hit film, Sirens (1994), for which the Australian Film Institute nominated Tara as Best Actress in a Lead Role.An American mini-series, Fall from Grace (1994), was followed by the Irish film, A Man of No Importance (1994), which found Tara sharing honors with Albert Finney. They separated in May 2003 and later divorced. She was also often found in the basement of her Woodbury home practicing the guitar. In 2001, Tara appeared as the female lead in the World War II drama, Dark Blue World (2001) (aka "Dark Blue World"), a Czech film by Academy Award-winning director Jan Sverk (Kolya (1996)). The delicate wife of Freddie Bestigui and a key witness to Lulas death, claiming to have overheard some of the events preceding it. Fitzgerald's first major stage role came in 1992 when she appeared opposite Peter O'Toole in Our Song at the Apollo Theatre. She has also had roles in the films Sirens, The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain, and Brassed Off. Collect, curate and comment on your files. Tara was drawn to 70s classic rock, like Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Beatles. A doorman at Lula's building who proves invaluable to Strike's enquiries. Her reason for taking a break from the educational process was that she was not allowed to pursue her goal of attending drama school. Tara spent the next two years working her way around Europe as a waitress, an experience that provided her with an improved perspective. Investigators would soon learn that Tara had actually taken the synthetic drug 25i-NBOMe, part of a class of narcotic drugs that can be unpredictable and are often sold as other, more well-known drugs. You may also know him from The Musketeers and the movie Only God Forgives. As 17-year-old Tara Fitzgerald lay dying in the basement of her Minnesota home, her parents were asleep in their own bed not far away. Tara Fitzgeralds most high-profile recent role was as Selyse Baratheon in Game of Thrones. Tara Fitzgerald was born in Sussex, England. It looks very similar to LSD, its dosed in levels that are very similar to LSD, Jill Head, a supervisory chemist with the DEA, told Snow. She also played the leading female role in Love Again (2003), a dramatization of the life of British poet Philip Larkin, which was telecast on the BBC in July. Her film credits include My Brother the Devil, Powder Room and How to Talk to Girls at Parties. ( 1997-12-28) -. Tara received critical acclaim for The Black Candle (1991), Six Characters in Search of an Author (1992), The Camomile Lawn (1992) and Anglo Saxon Attitudes (1992). As 17-year-old Tara Fitzgerald lay dying in the basement of her Minnesota home, her parents were asleep in their own bed not far away. None of the students had been drug dealers. mother, Sarah Fitzgerald, is Irish, and her father, Michael Callaby, was Italian. It was a passion that would ultimately lead her to make a deadly choice. from On TV, he is most famous for appearing in the very first scene of Game of Thrones, in which he managed to escape from White Walkers, only to wind up getting his head chopped off later in the episode. Try 12 issues for 1 today - never miss an issue. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). when she was four-years-old and, along with her mother and sister, Tara Stephen Tompkinson, actor. During her career, Tara has picked her roles cautiously, always seeking to play the role of a strong woman. Tom Burke begins his twenty-first century sleuthing after a run of period dramas for the BBC, first as the Musketeers Athos and then as War and Peaces roguish Dolokhov. Probably most recognisable as the evil Freddie Hamid in Tom Hiddleston drama The Night Manager, Avery has also cropped up in TV projects including Doctor Who, 24, Borderline and the upcoming Troy: Fall of a City. That teen told investigators she had sat with Tara, who had still been unresponsive, on the floor, stroking her hair and hoping that everything was going to be OK. She stays for a bit of time but ultimately says the reason for leaving is well, one, she had to get a car home, but secondly she just, it was too freaky, Woodbury Police detective Michelle Frascone said, adding the teen didnt want to have to deal with it.. Her sister, Arabella Fitzgerald, was born there, but the . Her sister, Arabella Fitzgerald, was born there, but the family returned to London when Tara was three. Childhood. Tara had auditioned for RADA and the Guildhall, but she was unable to secure a placement. Then episode three, four and five of the series will air on September 3, 10and 17. Access the best of Getty Images with our simple subscription plan. AKA: Strike S05 (eng), C.B. He admitted in a police interrogation room to selling the drug as LSD even though he knew it was really a synthetic drug because people dont like that stuff and know its bad.. Featuring; Pam Ferris, Anna Chancellor, Danny John-Jules, Tara Fitzgerald, Martin Shaw and Dennis Waterman. Tara Anne Cassandra Fitzgerald (born 18 September 1967) is an English actress who has appeared in feature films, television, radio and the stage. Tara Fitzgerald was born in Sussex, England. Then, it was back to BBC television for The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1996), The Woman in White (1997) and The Prince of Hearts (1997), all of which were featured on the U.S. mainstay, "Masterpiece Theatre". On the big screen he was in Only God Forgives. He soon finds himself caught up in a celebrity world of filth and scandal that he's been trying to avoid -as the illegitimate son of a rock star. Tara's next theatrical film was Conquest (1998), which was produced in Canada. She was also often found in the basement of her Woodbury home practicing the guitar. Claussen and Matenaer both pleaded guilty to third-degree homicide in Taras death. 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Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive. A friend and former flatmate of Strikes, who works in the illegal drugs trade and can help Strike find information about wanted peoplefor a price. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. NEW BBC crime drama Strike: The Cuckoo's Calling is JK Rowling's latest post-Potter offering. Tara Fitzgerald was previously married to John Sharian (2001 - 2003).. Tara Fitzgerald has been in relationships with Andrew Lincoln (1997 - 1998) and Dorian Healy (1992 - 1997).. About. Her training at the Drama Centre leaned heavily toward method acting which she recalls was like one long therapy session of breaking down the ego, and then rebuilding it. Tara was drawn to 70s classic rock, like Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Beatles. 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