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My Take
I find Tara Reid genuinely compelling, not despite her bumpy career arc but because of it. She bottled the spirit of late-nineties teen cinema as Vicky in American Pie, became a tabloid fixture, and then did something quietly remarkable: she kept working. The shark-movie years could have been a punchline, but she leaned into them with a self-awareness that turned camp into longevity. There is a stubborn Jersey toughness in that choice. Hollywood discards its It Girls on a schedule; Reid simply refused to vanish on cue, and I respect anyone who outlasts the narrative that was written for them.
Overview
Tara Donna Reid (; born November 8, 1975) is an American actress. Her film roles established her status as a sex symbol in the late 1990s. In film, Reid was the lead ensemble role as Vicky Lathum in the American Pie film series (1999–2001; 2012).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tara Reid
- Name (Japanese)
- タラ・リード
- Reading
- たら・りーど
- Born
- November 8, 1975 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rabbit
- Origin
- Wyckoff, New Jersey, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / television actor / Playboy Playmate
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.