Tara Lynne Barr

Biography

Tara Lynne Barr is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Roxy in the dark comedy film God Bless America (2011), which earned her a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film, and Laura in the Hulu comedy-drama series Casual (2015–2018).

Tara Lynne Barr was born in Fountain Valley, California, on October 2, 1993, the daughter of long-time employees of the Southern California Edison Company. Her parents enrolled her and her older sister Erin in the before- and after-school care program of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley. When the club set up a theater branch, Barr’s sister performed in several children’s theater productions, inspiring Barr to take up acting.

At the age of 11, Barr starred in the short dark comedy film Road Kill, which won the Audience Choice Award at the 2005 New York City Horror Film Festival.[2] She was the host of Encore’s Fear Fest: 31 Nights of Horror and has appeared in television series such as Joan of Arcadia, Crossing Jordan, Drake & Josh, Zoey 101, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Casual. In 2011, she starred in the dark comedy film God Bless America.