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Tamara Taylor
Tamara Taylor wearing Mark Belford – Heart and Stroke Foundation - The Heart Truth celebrity fashion show - Red Dress - Red Gown - Thursday February 8, 2012 - Creative Commons.jpg
Taylor in 2012
Born (1970-09-27) September 27, 1970 (age 54)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation Actress
Years active 1987–Present
Spouse(s)
Miles Cooley
(m. 2007; div. 2012)

Tamara Taylor (born September 27, 1970) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for playing Dr. Camille Saroyan, the head of the Forensic Division, in the popular crime show Bones.

More recently, she played the villain Sibyl in the seventh season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. She also had a main role in the first two seasons of the police drama Law & Order: Organized Crime.

Early Life and Acting Career

Tamara Taylor was born in Toronto, Canada. Her father is from Barbados and her mother is from Scotland. When she was a teenager, she decided to leave high school to try modeling and travel. Her mother supported her choice, saying that school would always be there for her.

Taylor began her acting career with guest appearances on many popular TV shows. These included NCIS, Lost, CSI: Miami, Party of Five, and Dawson's Creek.

Her first role in a movie was in the comedy Senseless, where she played the love interest of a character played by Marlon Wayans. She also appeared in the movie Diary of a Mad Black Woman in 2005.

Major Roles

Breakthrough with Bones

A small part in the movie Serenity led to a big opportunity for Taylor. Because of that role, she was able to audition for a new show starring David Boreanaz, who was also in Serenity. That show was Bones.

Taylor joined the cast of Bones in the second season as Dr. Camille "Cam" Saroyan. At first, she was only a guest star. The show's creator, Hart Hanson, planned for her character to be written out of the show after a few episodes. However, audiences loved her character so much that the writers decided to keep her. She became a main character for the rest of the series, appearing in 223 episodes.

Other TV and Film Work

After Bones ended, Taylor continued to act in television. She played a villain named Sibyl in the final season of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. From 2021 to 2022, she starred as Angela Wheatley in the crime drama Law & Order: Organized Crime.

In 2023, she joined the cast of the drama series Snowfall.

Personal Life

Taylor is a second cousin by marriage to actress Neve Campbell. The two acted together on the show Party of Five.

Taylor was married to attorney Miles Cooley from 2007 to 2012.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Senseless Janice Tyson
2005 Diary of a Mad Black Woman Debrah Simmons
Serenity Teacher
2007 Gordon Glass Karen
2011 Shuffle Linda
2015 Justice League: Gods and Monsters Bekka / Wonder Woman Voice, direct-to-video
Reluctant Nanny Andrea Moore
2017 August Falls Mina
2022 Diary of a Spy Anna

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1991 A Different World Roast Attendee Uncredited
Episode: "Never Can Say Goodbye"
1992 Freshman Dorm Carla Episode: "The Scarlett Letter"
1996–1997 Party of Five Grace Wilcox 16 episodes
1998 Dawson's Creek Laura Weston 2 episodes
1999 Early Edition Meredith Armstrong Episode: "Blowing Up is Hard to Do"
Providence Tracy Doyle Episode: "The Phantom Menace"
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Geri Nicholas Television film
2000 City of Angels Dr. Ana Syphax 14 episodes
2002–2003 Hidden Hills Sarah Timmerman 18 episodes
2003 Miracles Dr. Linda Qualey Episode: "The Ferguson Syndrome"
Everwood Dr. Lence Episode: "Daddy's Little Girl"
Becker Dana McCall Episode: "The Unbelievable Wrongness of Talking"
Without a Trace Tracy McAllister Episode: "Trip Box"
2004 The District Agent Midge Halpern Episode: "A.K.A."
Six Feet Under Inez Episode: "Bomb Shelter"
CSI: Miami Dr. Leslie Harrison Episode: "Crime Wave"
One on One Judy Episode: "Who Brought the Jive Turkey?"
2005 Lost Susan Porter 2 episodes
..., Love & Secrets Nina 8 episodes
2005–2006 NCIS Special Agent Cassie Yates Episode: S2 "SWAK” & S3 “Jeopardy”
2006 Numbers Olivia Rawlings Episode: "The O.G."
3 lbs Della Episode: "Lost for Words"
2006–2017 Bones Dr. Camille Saroyan 223 episodes
2015 Hell's Kitchen Herself Episode: "4 Chefs Compete"
Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles Bekka / Wonder Woman Voice
Episode: "Big"
2018 Altered Carbon Oumou Prescott 5 episodes
2019 The ... Word: Generation Q Maya Episode: "Lapse in Judgement"
2020 October Faction Deloris Allen 10 episodes
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Sibyl 5 episodes
2021–2022 Law & Order: Organized Crime Angela Wheatley 15 episodes
2021 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Angela Wheatley Episode: "The People v. Richard Wheatley"
2023 Snowfall Cassandra Turner 5 episodes

See also

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