Tara Kraft
Encyclopedia
Tara Kraft is an American
actress. She currently resides in Seattle, Washington.
in Overland Park, Kansas
. During high school Tara appeared in a national grocery commercial after winning the Hy-Vee
Grocery "My Hy-Vee Sing and Smile" contest.
and print campaigns for Keen
.
A versatile dancer and choreographer, Tara's feature film debut came with the 2006 independent film Lost on the B side. Tara played Josie, a struggling young dancer. The film is about a character named Peter Greene, a music executive, whose life spins out of control after meeting a seductive and manipulative woman.
Tara also played the role of Ms. Morton in the gritty 2007 internet film Neck Bomb. Neck Bomb is based on the true story of Brian Douglas Wells - a pizza delivery man who was kidnapped and forced to rob a bank with a bomb strapped around his neck.
In 2009, Tara hosted The Visual Kitchen as part of the launch of Microsoft Expression Studio 3 and Microsoft Silverlight 3.
and Duke University
, where she earned a BS in Computer Science in 2003, graduating Magna Cum Laude.
Tara worked as a programmer for the video game production company, Gigawatt Studios, where she earned programming credits for Disney Imagineerying's Ultimate Ride and Secret Agent Barbie.
As of 2003, she is a program manager for Microsoft
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress. She currently resides in Seattle, Washington.
Background
Tara attended Blue Valley North High SchoolBlue Valley North High School
Blue Valley North High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Overland Park, Kansas, serving students in grades 9-12. The school is one of the five currently-operated high schools in the Blue Valley School District. The principal is Dr. Tonya Merrigan, the associate principal is...
in Overland Park, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
. During high school Tara appeared in a national grocery commercial after winning the Hy-Vee
Hy-Vee
Hy-Vee is an employee-owned chain of supermarkets located in the Midwestern United States. Over 100 of its supermarkets are located in Iowa, with additional stores in Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and now Madison, Wisconsin...
Grocery "My Hy-Vee Sing and Smile" contest.
Acting career
Tara continued acting in commercials and industrial films through college and eventually in Seattle, Washington, where she has appeared in commercials for Taco TimeTaco Time
Taco Time is a fast-food restaurant chain specializing in a limited menu of Mexican foods. The chain offers dine-in, take away, and drive through at about 300 locations....
and print campaigns for Keen
Keen
- Persons :* Alan Keen* Andrew Keen* Ann Keen* Arthur Keen* Diane Keen* Geoffrey Keen* Harold Keen* Jessica Keen* John Keen * John Keen * Malcolm Keen...
.
A versatile dancer and choreographer, Tara's feature film debut came with the 2006 independent film Lost on the B side. Tara played Josie, a struggling young dancer. The film is about a character named Peter Greene, a music executive, whose life spins out of control after meeting a seductive and manipulative woman.
Tara also played the role of Ms. Morton in the gritty 2007 internet film Neck Bomb. Neck Bomb is based on the true story of Brian Douglas Wells - a pizza delivery man who was kidnapped and forced to rob a bank with a bomb strapped around his neck.
In 2009, Tara hosted The Visual Kitchen as part of the launch of Microsoft Expression Studio 3 and Microsoft Silverlight 3.
Filmography
- Neck Bomb (2007) (played Ms. Morton)
- Man's Best Friend (2007) (played The Woman)
- Lost on the B Side (2006) (played Josie)
Theater
- Into the Woods (played Little Red Ridinghood)
- Anything Goes (played Virtue)
- Not Now, Darling (played Sue Lawson)
Career in Technology
Tara attended the University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
and Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
, where she earned a BS in Computer Science in 2003, graduating Magna Cum Laude.
Tara worked as a programmer for the video game production company, Gigawatt Studios, where she earned programming credits for Disney Imagineerying's Ultimate Ride and Secret Agent Barbie.
As of 2003, she is a program manager for Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
.