Australian born actress, presenter and model Tara Rushton embarked on a career in the spotlight from the age of 15 after being scouted in a Cleo Magazine model search in Sydney Australia.
Throughout her high school and university years, she worked as a top model shooting international and local campaigns for Ponds, Sunsilk, Toyota, Samsung, Oral B, Clean & Clear, Target and many other leading fashion and consumer brands.
With a passion for writing and presenting, Tara completed a Diploma in Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Media and Communications in Sydney before leaving Australia to pursue a career as a model internationally – Living and working in New York, London, Germany, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and China.
Named as a finalist in the Guess Faces to Watch Model Search in 2007 Tara was Chosen from 75,000 applicants in over 60 countries, as the only Australian female finalist to go in the running to become the next face of Guess and compete for the title in Basel, Switzerland in April 2007.
Shifting focus from modeling towards her true passion; acting, Tara became an overnight online star, securing the role of Charlie, the fun-loving and fearless heroine, on the London based interactive series KateModern, which was a BAFTA nominated and Press Guild award winner for innovation in broadcasting in 2007/2008.
After the success in KateModern Tara was nominated for a Streamy Award in 2009 as Best Actress in a Web series drama by the International Academy of Web Television. This was the only non-US nomination and was nudged from the winner's podium by Rosario Dawson (Gemini Division).
From her previous base in London; she presented music show Push Play getting backstage access to the hottest bands on the European festival circuit and also played the kooky crush in the forthcoming BBC 3 series Barry Brown.
Tara guest starred as Merline, a doe-eyed but slightly unhinged stalker in the cheeky Australian comedy/drama series 'Forget the Rules' (Season 2) and also guest starred in the hit kids show 'The Shak'. Based in Australia in 2010, Tara utilized her presenting and writing skills to become the resident roving reporter for Unseen TV where she covered the hottest fashion, music and red carpet events across Australia.
Tara relocated to Singapore from Sydney in late 2010 when work offers steadily rose after her appearance as a celebrity panelist on the hit MediaCorp program Beauty First. Following this Tara shot the Canon Legria Campaign for South East Asia and has appeared in the films 'The Winning Game', 'Pretty Boy' and 'Robotroppolis.'
Tara has secured campaigns for Axe Deodorant, Bread & Butter, Canon, Changi Airport, Dell, Far East Condominiums, UOB, Glitter Glam and shot for Alexis Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Harpers Bazaar, Men's Health and Women's Weekly.
Tara has hosted E-Buzz on AXN covering the latest Hollywood and celebrity news and recently shot E-Buzz Hotspot Malaysia travel documentary. She is also the host of Tiger Goals Sunday rounding up all the Barclays Premier League results every Sunday morning on Singtel Mio.
Tara has worked with the charity Habitat for Humanity, been nominated as one of Singapore's 'Most Inspiring Real Women' in 2011 as part of International Women's Day 2011, and served as an International Judge for Singapore Miss Earth for the past two years.
Tara has also worked as a host for events such as the Inaugural New Paper Film Festival, VIP Luxury Rock the Rabbit, Golf Punk's Annual Tournament, Cozy Cot's 10th Birthday, Elite Model Search and the 25th Anniversary of Les Clef d'O. Tara is an Associate Trainer for the International School John Robert Powers (specialising in corporate communication and life coaching.) Tara is also a monthly columnist for CLIVE Magazine and Mio Stadium and freelances as a feature writer for publications across South East Asia.
Throughout her high school and university years, she worked as a top model shooting international and local campaigns for Ponds, Sunsilk, Toyota, Samsung, Oral B, Clean & Clear, Target and many other leading fashion and consumer brands.
With a passion for writing and presenting, Tara completed a Diploma in Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Media and Communications in Sydney before leaving Australia to pursue a career as a model internationally – Living and working in New York, London, Germany, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and China.
Named as a finalist in the Guess Faces to Watch Model Search in 2007 Tara was Chosen from 75,000 applicants in over 60 countries, as the only Australian female finalist to go in the running to become the next face of Guess and compete for the title in Basel, Switzerland in April 2007.
Shifting focus from modeling towards her true passion; acting, Tara became an overnight online star, securing the role of Charlie, the fun-loving and fearless heroine, on the London based interactive series KateModern, which was a BAFTA nominated and Press Guild award winner for innovation in broadcasting in 2007/2008.
After the success in KateModern Tara was nominated for a Streamy Award in 2009 as Best Actress in a Web series drama by the International Academy of Web Television. This was the only non-US nomination and was nudged from the winner's podium by Rosario Dawson (Gemini Division).
From her previous base in London; she presented music show Push Play getting backstage access to the hottest bands on the European festival circuit and also played the kooky crush in the forthcoming BBC 3 series Barry Brown.
Tara guest starred as Merline, a doe-eyed but slightly unhinged stalker in the cheeky Australian comedy/drama series 'Forget the Rules' (Season 2) and also guest starred in the hit kids show 'The Shak'. Based in Australia in 2010, Tara utilized her presenting and writing skills to become the resident roving reporter for Unseen TV where she covered the hottest fashion, music and red carpet events across Australia.
Tara relocated to Singapore from Sydney in late 2010 when work offers steadily rose after her appearance as a celebrity panelist on the hit MediaCorp program Beauty First. Following this Tara shot the Canon Legria Campaign for South East Asia and has appeared in the films 'The Winning Game', 'Pretty Boy' and 'Robotroppolis.'
Tara has secured campaigns for Axe Deodorant, Bread & Butter, Canon, Changi Airport, Dell, Far East Condominiums, UOB, Glitter Glam and shot for Alexis Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Harpers Bazaar, Men's Health and Women's Weekly.
Tara has hosted E-Buzz on AXN covering the latest Hollywood and celebrity news and recently shot E-Buzz Hotspot Malaysia travel documentary. She is also the host of Tiger Goals Sunday rounding up all the Barclays Premier League results every Sunday morning on Singtel Mio.
Tara has worked with the charity Habitat for Humanity, been nominated as one of Singapore's 'Most Inspiring Real Women' in 2011 as part of International Women's Day 2011, and served as an International Judge for Singapore Miss Earth for the past two years.
Tara has also worked as a host for events such as the Inaugural New Paper Film Festival, VIP Luxury Rock the Rabbit, Golf Punk's Annual Tournament, Cozy Cot's 10th Birthday, Elite Model Search and the 25th Anniversary of Les Clef d'O. Tara is an Associate Trainer for the International School John Robert Powers (specialising in corporate communication and life coaching.) Tara is also a monthly columnist for CLIVE Magazine and Mio Stadium and freelances as a feature writer for publications across South East Asia.
