Tara Cardinal is the daughter of a psychic and a musician. Tara grew up on a small farm in Indiana. Cardinal moved out on her own at age 16 and worked three jobs in order to initially support herself. She was discovered in a shopping mall and acted in her first movie in 2006. Tara frequently appears in horror and fantasy films and likes to perform her own stunts. Moreover, Cardinal has not only acted on stage, but also has modeled for various comic book characters, performed at Renaissance Festivals, and even done live shows as a professional wrestler. A dedicated humanitarian and staunch advocate for children's rights, Tara co-founded the non-profit peer counseling organization C.L.U.B. (Children Living Under Blindness) at age 12 and has toured middle schools in both America and Canada educating children on their rights and resources since the age of 15. Cardinal has a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology. In addition, Cardinal writes poetry as well as writes for the websites the IndependentCritic.com and NerdRemix.com. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

Voted top 100 Sexiest Women in TV and Film, 2010 (Monster Island News).Participated in the 2010 AIDS Walk.Did her first live performance when she was in the 3rd grade.Has been drawn by a number of artists, including comic book Legend George Perez.Has been the subject of several comic book characters, including the short run "Life Behind the Mask: Amazonia", The title character "Heroine", and the Red Reaper, in "Legend of the Red Reaper".Has a Bachelors of Science degree in Psychology.Frequently wears Don the Dragon's personal "Traditionz" t-shirt line to the gym and to her fight choreography sessions.Is sponsored by the exclusive makeup line "Just for Redheads".Took the WAIS III as part of her university internship. Her IQ was scored 129, just one point below genius.Co-Founded an organization for abused children at the age of 12.Never intended to direct or produce Legend of the Red Reaper or Scarlet Samurai. She took over these positions at the request of the original production team. In doing so she completely revamped both projects, turning them into beacons of female empowerment.After a string of natural disasters, organized a blood drive in Hollywood to refill the blood banks in 2009, in between filming 3 films.Raised over $4000 and public awareness for Victoria Burrow's "Star Paws" dog rescue mission.Raised over $3,000 for Tsunami victims in Japan in 2011, just weeks after the crisis.Co-authored a novel with award winning fantasy author Alex Bledsoe.Learned Final Cut Pro and re-edited Legend of the Red Reaper when the sales agent of her choice passed on the cut done by her hired editor. After seeing her cut, the sales agent agreed to represent the title, and presold the unfinished move to a quarter of the world.