Paige, Tarah 1982-

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Paige, Tarah 1982-

PERSONAL

Born July 8, 1982, in Phoenix, AZ; daughter of Duane (a farrier and blacksmith) and Hertha (maiden name, Chellevold) Paige. Education: Attended Mesa Community College and Arizona State University; University of Central Oklahoma, B.S. (summa cum laude).

Career:

Actress. Also works as stunt performer, contortionist, and stunt double; performed for several years as a competitive gymnast. Worked as fashion and runway model; appeared in commercials and exercise "infomericals".

Member:

Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Young Alexis, Darkfury, New Phoenix Filmworks, 1995.

(Uncredited) Girl of the past, The Postman, Warner Bros., 1997.

(Uncredited) Featured dancer, A Cinderella Story (also known as Une aventure de Cendrillon), Warner Bros., 2004.

Rachel, Left in Darkness, Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2006.

Pacific Vista cheerleader, Bring It On: All or Nothing, Universal Studios Home Video, 2006.

Dancer, Zombie Prom, 2006.

Tricia Skilken, Stick It (also known as Rebell in Turnschuhen), Buena Vista, 2006.

Jenny, She Wore a Yellow Scrunchy (short film), University of Southern California, 2007.

Cheerleader Heidi, The Comebacks, Fox Atomic, 2007.

Kim, Otis, Warner Home Video, 2008.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Sara, Mortuary, Sci-Fi Channel, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Guest star, U.S. Gymnasts Go for the Gold, Fox Family Channel, 2000.

Xyz'd, ABC Family Channel, 2003.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Kelly, Business Class, NBC, 2007.

Appeared as choir soloist in the pilot for The Middle, ABC.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Guest artist, "El Club de los tigritos," Sabado gigante, 1994.

First pedophile victim, "San Saba," U.S. Customs Classified, syndicated, 1995.

Guest artist, NBC Nightly News, NBC, 2000.

Semifinalist, Dance Fever, ABC Family Channel, 2003.

Finalist, All American Girl, 2003.

Daughter, "Castaway," What Should You Do?, Lifetime, 2004.

Contortionist, "Ida Loses a Leg," Malcolm in the Middle, Fox, 2005.

Carrie, "The Show Must Go On," ER, NBC, 2005.

(Uncredited) Cindy, "Hello Deli," Related, The WB, 2005.

"Ashlee Simpson: Boyfriend," Making the Video, MTV, 2005.

Emma's competitor, "The Drama," Unfabulous, Nickelodeon, 2006.

Jenny, "Body in the Trunk," Just Legal, The WB, 2006.

Helen Majors, "The Blonde in the Game," Bones, Fox, 2006.

Party girl Polly, "Living Legend," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as C.S.I., CSI: Las Vegas, CSI Weekends, and Les experts), CBS, 2006.

Aerialist, Celebrity Duets, Fox, 2006.

Entertainment Tonight (also known as Entertainment This Week, E.T., ET Weekend, and This Week in Entertainment), syndicated, 2006.

Birdie, "Christian Singles Mixer," Reno 911!, Comedy Central, 2007.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared in The Naked Eye, John Paul Theatre, Phoenix, AZ; Pipe Dreams, Arizona State University Kerr Cultural Theatre, Scottsdale, AZ; Pirates of Penzance, Outback Theatre; Plain Days, Stagebrush Theatre; and Texas, Palo Duro Amphitheatre, Canyon, TX.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Appeared in the music videos "Almost," 2005; "Boyfriend " by Ashlee Simpson; and "Illegal Alien," Red Rock Productions.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Accent West, July, 2002.

Fangoria, January, 2005.

Tiger Beat, January, 2005.

TV Guide, March, 2006, pp. 83-84.

Electronic:

Tarah Paige Official Site,http://www.tarahpaige.com, June 10, 2008.