Tamara Maria Duarte was born in Toronto Canada She caught the acting bug at the tender age of five by watching, and later starring in, Folklore plays at the Vitoria Setubal Community Club of Toronto. She has three sisters that all live in MIlton Ontario. Tamara started to pursue acting professionally at 18 While obtaining at Guelph Humber university for Business Marketing. Tamara is perhaps best known for her recurring role as Charlie Lima in the hit Nickelodeon television series Degrassi: The Next Generation (Nickelodeon). Currently she is working on several projects. She is the Lead on a Medical Drama Hard Rock Medical, a recurring role on Stephen King's Haven and on Longmire on Netflix. She just finished shooting a film in Malta called Overdue and Bottom of The World with Jena Malone and Doug Smith and starring in LifeTime's Dead on Campus. Tamara also made her first debut at TIFF in The F-Word staring Daniel Radcliffe. She was Associate Producer of her first film, Verona, directed by Laurie Lynd. The short film ran the festival circuit in the US and won "Viewers Choice Award" at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. When Tamara isn't busy working in film or TV in all capacities. she spends her time practicing yoga. This past January, she traveled to Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam to work with underprivileged children through Krama Yoga. - IMDb Mini Biography By: alessa V