Tamara Mello
| Tamara Mello | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Tamara Beccam Mello February 22, 1976 Orange County, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse(s) | Paolo Cascardo (2003 - present); 1 child |
Tamara Beccam Mello is an American actress. She is of Portuguese Azorean decent. She was born on February 22, 1976 in Orange County, California, USA.
Career
Her career began in 1993 with appearances on various television programs and films. She has appeared in the TV series 7th Heaven, Boy Meets World, and Diagnosis: Murder and in the films The Brady Bunch Movie and She's All That.
In 1999, she appeared in the TV series Popular as Lily, the politically correct vegetarian. 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 has worked sporadically, limited to mainly guest appearances on television shows such as the pilot for the comedy Worst Week and a 2013 episode of The Mentalist, and she now lives in Los Angeles. In January/February 2009, she also appeared in T-Mobile Blackberry Pearl Flip television commercials campaigning against "butt-dialing".[1]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Making of '...And God Spoke', TheThe Making of '...And God Spoke' | Dial S Woman | |
| 1995 | Brady Bunch Movie, TheThe Brady Bunch Movie | Stacy | |
| 1995 | Tom and Huck | Townspeople | |
| 1996 | Scorpion Spring | Girl in Alley | |
| 1997 | Infidelity/Hard Fall | Lola | |
| 1997 | Beautician and the Beast, TheThe Beautician and the Beast | Consuela | |
| 1998 | Get a Job | Rachel/Con Artist | |
| 1998 | Overnight Delivery | Marita | |
| 1999 | Carlo's Wake | Gwen Brock | |
| 1999 | She's All That | Chandler | |
| 2000 | Spanish Judges | Mars Girl | |
| 2000 | Rave | Nette | |
| 2001 | Tortilla Soup | Maribel Naranjo | |
| 2002 | Scream at the Sound of the Beep | Tori | |
| 2004 | Clean | Audrey |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 7th Heaven | Tia Jackson | Episode: "Now You See Me" |
| 1997 | Diagnosis Murder | Maria Moreno | Episode: "Blood Brothers Murder" |
| 1997 | Boy Meets World | Sherri | Episode: "Cult Fiction" |
| 1997–1998 | Nothing Sacred | Rachel | 20 episodes |
| 1999 | Zoe | Angela | Episode: "Everything You Wanted to Know About Zoe" |
| 1999–2001 | Popular | Lily Esposito | 43 episodes |
| 2002 | Miss Miami | TV movie | |
| 2003 | Law and Mr. Lee, TheThe Law and Mr. Lee | Toni Delgado | TV movie |
| 2004 | JAG | Elisa Cumpeano | Episode: "Good Intentions" |
| 2004 | Strong Medicine | Dr. Burke | Episode: "Life in the Balance" |
| 2004 | Hawaii | Episode: "Almost Paradise" | |
| 2004 | What I Like About You | Nikki | Episode: "We'll Miss Gittle a Little" |
| 2007 | Psych | Amanda | Episode: "From the Earth to Starbucks" |
| 2008 | Worst Week | Nicky | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2013 | The Mentalist | Lily Soto | Episode: "Red Letter Day" |