Tara Strohmeier is an actress from the seventies who appeared in a number of memorable B-movies, many of them made (at that time) for big drive-in theater business and have since acquired large cult followings.

Her biggest role is in Van Nuys Boulevard

Van Nuys Boulevard

Van Nuys Boulevard is a major north-south arterial road that runs through the central San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles County, California. The boulevard was notable for its cruising lifestyle that was prevalent in the 1960s and '70s, which was depicted in the 1979 film Van Nuys Blvd..-The...

playing a sexy car-hop, "Wanda", who falls in love with a hot-rodder named "Chooch" (played by David Hayward).

Her other roles include that of "Jill McBain" in Joe Dante

Joe Dante

Joseph "Joe" Dante, Jr. is an American film director and producer of films generally with humorous and science fiction content....

's Hollywood Boulevard, and three films by Jonathan Kaplan

Jonathan Kaplan

Jonathan Kaplan is an American film producer and director.Kaplan was born in Paris, France. He is the son of film composer Sol Kaplan and actress Frances Heflin; the nephew of actor Van Heflin. He is the brother of actresses Nora Heflin and Mady Kaplan...

: Truck Turner

Truck Turner

Truck Turner is a 1974 blaxploitation film, starring Isaac Hayes and Yaphet Kotto, and directed by Jonathan Kaplan. The screenplay was written by Michael Allin, Jerry Wilkes and Oscar Williams...

, "The 11th Victim" and "The Student Nurses", as well as a part in the John Landis

John Landis

John David Landis is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is known for his comedies, his horror films, and his music videos with singer Michael Jackson.-Early life and career:...

 cult-comedy Kentucky Fried Movie.

Other credits include "The Great Texas Dynamite Chase" (playing the sister of the late Claudia Jennings

Claudia Jennings

Claudia Jennings was an American model and actress. Jennings was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in November 1969 and later Playmate of the Year 1970...

), "Malibu Beach", "Cover Girl Models", and "Candy Stripe Nurses".

Retired from acting, Tara currently lives in Orange County, California with her two sons.

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