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Tamara Dobson

Tamara Dobson

Actor · Died October 2, 2006, aged 59 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Tamara Dobson (May 14, 1944 - October 2, 2006) was an American actress and fashion model. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland and received her degree in fashion illustration from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Dobson, who stood 6 feet 2 inches (188 cm), eventually became a fashion model for Vogue Magazine. She made a few films in Hollywood but is best known for her roles in the Blaxploitation films, Cleopatra Jones (1973) and Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975). According to published reports, Dobson died on October 2, 2006 in Baltimore, Maryland of complications from pneumonia and multiple sclerosis, her brother, Peter Dobson, said. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tamara Dobson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 14, 1947
Died
October 2, 2006 (aged 59)
From
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 32% in 30 days

What are Tamara Dobson's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
24%
Society
20%
Bonds
19%
Self
15%
Survival
13%
Power
9%
Community3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 4
Ally
2 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Absurd
3
Thrilling
2
Cathartic
2
Contemplative
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Tamara Dobson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Tamara Dobson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

10 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Amazons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Rosalund Joseph

  • Chained Heat(1983)

    as Duchess

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Delora Bayliss

  • Jason of Star Command (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 28 episodes · Actor

  • Murder at the World Series(1977)

    as Lisa

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Norman... Is That You?(1976)

    as Audrey

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold(1975)

    as Cleopatra Jones

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Cleopatra Jones(1973)

    as Cleopatra Jones

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Fuzz(1972)

    as Rochelle

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Come Back, Charleston Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Model

Career shape

Star power in the 80th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 10 titles from 1972 to 1984; peak year 1974.

Biggest box office

Chained Heat (1983)

$6.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Baadasssss Cinema (2002)

Midcredits 68th

Most popular right now

Chained Heat (1983)

Film career

19721984

Peak 1974 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting10 of 10: 10 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score32nd

By decade

1970s8 · acting1980s2 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Tamara Dobson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Norman... Is That You? (1976)

69th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Norman... Is That You? (1976)

Midcredits 48th · 46% liked

Reviewers score the acting 51/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 26. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Tamara Dobson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tamara Dobson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Max Julien shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Producers