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Tara Reid

Biography

Tara Reid is an American actress who began performing at age six in commercials and on the game show Child's Play before moving into Hollywood films in the late 1990s. Born in Wyckoff, New Jersey, she had an early role in The Big Lebowski (1998) and a larger one in Urban Legend (1998) the same year. She broke through as Vickie in American Pie (1999), returning for American Pie 2 (2001) and American Reunion (2012), and appeared in Cruel Intentions (1999), Dr. T and the Women (2000), Josie and the Pussycats (2001), Van Wilder (2002) and My Boss's Daughter (2003), the last earning her Razzie nominations. On television she had recurring roles on Days of Our Lives and Scrubs, hosted the E! series Taradise, and played April Wexler in the Sharknado films from 2013 to 2018.

50years old

Turns 51 on November 8in 21 days

  • Born Wyckoff
  • Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
  • Tara Donna Reid (birth name)Also credited as Tara Reid Jackson

Movie Career

Films
41
Career span
36 years1987 to 2023

Genres

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  1. First role

    At six years old, Reid started her acting career. She was seen on the game show Child's Play and in commercials for Jell-O, McDonald's, Crayola and Milton Bradley.

  2. Big break

    Reid found mainstream success playing the virginal Vickie in American Pie (1999), a film that took in more than $100 million in the United States and became the first of her movies to hit number one at the box office.

  3. Getting ready for a role

    In 2005, Reid appeared with Christian Slater in Uwe Boll's Alone in the Dark. Her mispronunciation of "Newfoundland" in that film turned into a popular Internet catchphrase.

Tara Reid movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Big Lebowski1998 Comedy, Crimeas Bunny Lebowski

    IMDb rating 8.1925K votes

  2. American Pie1999 Comedy, Romanceas Victoria 'Vicky' Lathum

    IMDb rating 7.0473K votes

  3. Van Wilder: Party Liaison2002as Gwen Pearson

    IMDb rating 6.4122K votes

  4. American Reunion2012as Vicky

    IMDb rating 6.7236K votes

  5. Sharknado2013as April Wexler

    IMDb rating 3.357K votes

  6. American Pie 22001as Vicky

    IMDb rating 6.5289K votes

  7. Alone in the Dark2005as Aline Cedrac

    IMDb rating 2.446K votes

  8. My Boss's Daughter2003as Lisa Taylor

    IMDb rating 4.732K votes

Most often with

Anthony C. Ferrante directed six of these films, Rolfe Kanefsky two. Ian Ziering appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Tara Reid's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.1 billion

14 of the 41 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 41 films: 14 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 15 never in cinemas; 11 figure not found.

  • 14Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 15Never in cinemas
  • 11Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 96% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    American Pie 22001as Vicky
    $288M27.1% of the total
  2. 2
    American Pie1999as Victoria 'Vicky' Lathum
    $235M22.2% of the total
  3. 3
    American Reunion2012as Vicky
    $235M22.2% of the total
  4. 4
    Cruel Intentions1999as Marci Greenbaum
    $76M7.2% of the total
  5. 5
    Urban Legend1998as Sasha Thomas
    $73M6.8% of the total
  6. 6
    The Big Lebowski1998as Bunny Lebowski
    $47M4.4% of the total
  7. 7
    Van Wilder: Party Liaison2002as Gwen Pearson
    $39M3.7% of the total
  8. 8
    Dr. T and the Women2000as Connie
    $23M2.2% of the total
Just Visiting (2001), $16.2 millionJosie and the Pussycats (2001), $14.9 millionAlone in the Dark (2005), $12.7 millionThe Fields (2011), $444,682Body Shots (1999), $239,894Devil's Pond (2003), $15,027

$44.5 millionfrom the other 6 films with a worldwide figure, 4% of the total