Tara Strohmeier is a retired actress who appeared in memorable B-movies in the 1970s, many of them made for drive-in theater business and have since acquired large cult followings.[1]

Her biggest roles were in The Great Texas Dynamite Chase (1976), as the sister of the late Claudia Jennings, and Van Nuys Boulevard (1979)[2] playing a sexy car-hop, "Wanda", who falls in love with a hot-rodder named "Chooch" (played by David Hayward).

She also played "Jill McBain" in Joe Dante's Hollywood Boulevard (1976), and appeared in three films by Jonathan Kaplan: The Student Teachers (1973), Truck Turner (1974) and 11th Victim (1979). Her other film credits include Dirty O'Neil (1974), Candy Stripe Nurses (1974), Cover Girl Models (1975),[1] the John Landis cult-comedy The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), and Malibu Beach (1978).

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

References

  1. 1 2 Hill, Todd (26 January 2012). "Videos - Old Movies: "Roger Corman's Cult Classic's Lethal Ladies Collection, Vol. 2"". News-Journal. Mansfield, Ohio. p. 8. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  2. ↑ Thomas, Kevin (11 May 1979). "'Van Nuys Blvd.' a Summer Cruise". The Los Angeles Times. p. 26, Part 4. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
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