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Tara Subkoff

Tara Subkoff

Actor and producer, also director and writer · Born December 10, 1972 (53) · Westport, Connecticut, USA

Tara Lyn Subkoff (born December 10, 1972) is an American actress, conceptual artist, director, and fashion designer. Subkoff made her film debut in the thriller When the Bough Breaks (1994) opposite Martin Sheen, and has had supporting roles in As Good as It Gets (1997), The Last Days of Disco (1998), The Cell (2000), and The Notorious Bettie Page (2005). In 2015, she made her feature film directorial debut with the horror film #Horror (2015), which was picked up for distribution by IFC Midnight.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 10, 1972 (53)
From
Westport, Connecticut, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also director and writer
Titles
21 on Motif · 32 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 28% in 30 days

What are Tara Subkoff's films like?

Across their 11 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Bonds
24%
Survival
19%
Morality
15%
Power
7%
Society
5%
Coming of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 4

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

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 4
Herald
1 of 4
Trickster
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
6
Dread
4
Bittersweet
3
Warm
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous3

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 Tara Subkoff's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 21 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tara Subkoff's titles on Motif; 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

32 credits, 21 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Grace and Grit(2021)

    as Linda

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Cook Off!(2007)

    as Mayor's Assistant

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • #Horror(2015)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Tatiana (voice)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Tyrolean Riviera (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Magic Hour (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Costume Design · Producer · Writer

  • Sugar (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    as Woman at accident

  • Tanner Hall(2009)

    as Gwen

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • For Lovers Only (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Yves' Wife (voice)

  • How Do You Know(2010)

    as Subpoena Woman

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Abandoned(2010)

    as Nurse Anna

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Killer Inside Me(2010)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Notorious Bettie Page(2005)

    as June

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Wake Up, Ron Burgundy(2004)

    as Mouse

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Blondie: Good Boys (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    as Tara Subkoff

  • Undermind (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    as Anya

  • Looking for Jimmy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Teenage Caveman(2002)

    as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Cell(2000)

    as Julia Hickson

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • American Pie(1999)

    as College Girl

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Mascara(1999)

    as Daphne Jarvis

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Last Days of Disco(1998)

    as Holly

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • As Good as It Gets(1997)

    as Cafe 24 Waitress

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Lover Girl (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    as Jake Ferrari / 'Candy'

  • All Over Me(1997)

    as Ellen

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Black Circle Boys (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    as Chloe

  • Freeway(1996)

    as Sharon

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Kindred: The Embraced (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Cash's Girl

  • True Crime(1995)

    as Liz McConnell

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Point Dume (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    as Angela Wallis

  • When the Bough Breaks(1994)

    as Jordan Thomas

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Jennifer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Northern Exposure(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary-Margaret (Maggie at 15)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 32 titles from 1990 to 2021; peak year 1998.

Biggest box office

The Killer Inside Me (2010)

$4.1M worldwide

Highest rated

The Last Days of Disco (1998)

Midcredits 74th

Most popular right now

The Killer Inside Me (2010)

Film career

19902021

Peak 1998 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting30 of 32: 29 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndDirecting2 of 32: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 32: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing3 of 32: 1 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 32: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s14 · acting2000s7 · acting2010s10 · 8 acting · 3 crew2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 17 roles
949909

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 Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Tara Subkoff's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 21 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Grace and Grit (2021)

83rd percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

As Good as It Gets (1997)

Midcredits 95th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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.

Is Tara Subkoff's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 Motif titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles44–77 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Tara Subkoff work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tara Subkoff's Motif titles; Chloë Sevigny shares the most, 2.