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Tamara Mello

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Tamara Mello
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Tamara Mello began acting in a community theater as a child. She was born and raised in Southern California. She moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting and made her professional debut as a guest star on Boy Meets World (1993). Several other guest starring and small film roles followed until she was cast as a regular on the controversial ABC series Nothing Sacred(1997). Shortly after the series cancellation Mello landed the role of Chandler in the now classic teen comedy She's All That (1999). On the heels of the success of the film Mello landed the role of teen activist Lily Esposito on Ryan Murphy's first series, Popular (1999). Following 2 seasons on Popular Tamara continued to work in theater, film and television before taking several years off to raise her daughter. She has recently returned to acting and lives in Los Angeles.
BornFebruary 22, 1976
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    Known for

    Rachael Leigh Cook and Freddie Prinze Jr. in She's All That (1999)
    She's All That
    5.9
    • Chandler
    • 1999
    Hector Elizondo, Elizabeth Peña, Tamara Mello, and Jacqueline Obradors in Tortilla Soup (2001)
    Tortilla Soup
    6.7
    • Maribel Naranjo
    • 2001
    Leslie Bibb, Carly Pope, and Sara Rue in Popular (1999)
    Popular
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Lily Esposito
    Catherine Bell, David James Elliott, and Tracey Needham in JAG (1995)
    JAG
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Elisa Cumpeano

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    Actress



    • Sam Horrigan, Kendall Schmidt, Pete Wentz, Jade Pettyjohn, Tony Cavalero, Aidan Miner, Breanna Yde, Sydney Mikayla, Jack Griffo, Lance Lim, Brec Bassinger, Haley Bri Powell, Ashlyn Boots, JoJo Siwa, Ricardo Hurtado, Xavier Madison, and Will Kindrachuk in School of Rock (2016)
      School of Rock
      4.7
      TV Series
      • Eva Huerta
      • 2017
    • Mary McDonnell, G.W. Bailey, Michael Paul Chan, Raymond Cruz, Tony Denison, Robert Gossett, Jon Tenney, Phillip P. Keene, and Kearran Giovanni in Major Crimes (2012)
      Major Crimes
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Jordan Garcia
      • 2015
    • Childrens Hospital (2008)
      Childrens Hospital
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Melanie
      • 2015
    • Simon Baker in The Mentalist (2008)
      The Mentalist
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Lily Soto
      • 2013
    • Gaysharktank.com (2010)
      Gaysharktank.com
      7.0
      Short
      • 2010
    • Erinn Hayes and Kyle Bornheimer in Worst Week (2008)
      Worst Week
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Nicky
      • 2008
    • Dulé Hill and James Roday Rodriguez in Psych (2006)
      Psych
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Amanda
      • 2007
    • Clean (2004)
      Clean
      5.3
      • Audrey
      • 2004
    • Jennie Garth, Amanda Bynes, Leslie Grossman, Wesley Jonathan, Allison Munn, and Nick Zano in What I Like About You (2002)
      What I Like About You
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Nikki
      • 2004
    • Michael Biehn, Ivan Sergei, Sharif Atkins, Eric Balfour, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, and Aya Sumika in Hawaii (2004)
      Hawaii
      6.3
      TV Series
      • 2004
    • Patricia Richardson and Rosa Blasi in Strong Medicine (2000)
      Strong Medicine
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Dr. Burke
      • 2004
    • Catherine Bell, David James Elliott, and Tracey Needham in JAG (1995)
      JAG
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Elisa Cumpeano
      • 2004
    • The Law and Mr. Lee (2003)
      The Law and Mr. Lee
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Toni Delgado
      • 2003
    • Scream at the Sound of the Beep
      6.0
      • Tori
      • 2002
    • Miss Miami
      4.8
      TV Movie
      • 2002

    Producer



    • Clean (2004)
      Clean
      5.3
      • co-producer
      • 2004

    Sound Department



    • Paolo Cascardo and Cherie Ditcham in The Dark (2008)
      The Dark
      5.0
      Short
      • foley artist
      • 2008

    Videos3

    My Demo Reel
    Demo Reel 5:27
    My Demo Reel
    Tortilla Soup
    Trailer 1:49
    Tortilla Soup
    Tortilla Soup
    Trailer 1:49
    Tortilla Soup
    Popular: Second Season
    Trailer 1:07
    Popular: Second Season

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    • Alternative name
      • Tamra Mellow
    • Born
      • February 22, 1976
      • Orange County, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Paolo Cascardo2003 - present (1 child)
    • Other works
      Print ads for Freshlook ColorBlends contact lenses (2001).
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      She is of French, Portuguese, and Latino descent.

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