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'' (2007).

Early life and education

Tara Johanna Elders was born on 17 January 1980 in

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Biosagenda.nl. Retrieved on 22 April 2015. She studied acting at De Trap, an acting school in Amsterdam.

Acting career

She participated in the alternative talent show ''Ben ik in beeld?'' on Dutch national television. After some minor roles, Elders played Fleur Lion in the TV series ''TV7'' (2002) about a fictional television station. She played in the TV series ''Najib en Julia'' (2002), the film '' 06/05'' (2004), and the TV mini series ''

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'' (2005), all written and directed by Theo van Gogh. She also was in the American film ''

'' (2007), directed by

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, which is a remake of the 2003 Dutch film ''

'' of Theo van Gogh. Other films she played in are '' Phileine Says Sorry'' (2003), '' Pipo en de p-p-Parelridder'' (2003), '' Hush Hush Baby'' (2004), and ''

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'' (2008).

Personal life

Elders married Dutch actor

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in a ceremony in 2008.
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'', 2015. Retrieved on 22 April 2015. They have one daughter (b. 2007). Elders retired from acting in 2009 in order to be a full-time mother. They lived in

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, US until 2017, when they moved to New York City.

Filmography

Films

TV series

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elders, Tara 1980 births 21st-century Dutch actresses Actresses from Amsterdam Dutch expatriate actresses in the United States Dutch film actresses Dutch television actresses De Trap Theater Academy alumni Living people