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Patricia Tallman
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Born: Sep 4, 1957
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When she portrayed "Lyta Alexander" in the Hugo Award-winning
sci-fi series Babylon 5, Patricia Tallman was the most powerful
telepath in the universe. Seems fitting, considering that the
actress knew she was going to be in show business at the early age
of two. It was then that she first appeared with her father, Jerry,
on his midwest radio show, soloing on "Bicycle Built for Two." By
age fifteen, Pat was performing in summer stock at the Red Barn
Theatre in Saugatuck, Michigan, doing ten shows in eleven weeks.
She soon spent all of her high school vacations in professional
summer stock, and eventually chose Carnegie Mellon University to
earn her BFA in its prestigious theater arts program. While other
theater majors waited tables, Pat worked her way through college
performing in eighteen musicals at the Pittsburgh Civic Light
Opera. Recognizing Pat's formidable talents, CMU presented her with
an award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting. Immediately after
college, Pat moved to New York City, where she landed a role in the
long running off-Broadway hit, Big, Bad Burlesque. She went on to
score other parts on the New York stage, including her favorite,
"Rosalind" in the Riverside Shakespeare Company's production of As
You Like It. Television roles began shortly thereafter, when Pat
was cast in a recurring role on the CBS soap opera, Guiding Light.
This led to roles on virtually every New York-based daytime serial.
Film roles were not far behind. CMU alum Tom Savini contacted Pat
to play a role in his new feature, Knightriders, starring Ed
Harris. This led to a long working relationship with George Romero,
who subsequently cast her in Monkeyshines and the cult favorite,
Tales from the Dark Side. Pat relocated to Los Angeles in 1989,
where she again worked with Romero on Creepshow II. The film she is
perhaps best...[MORE]
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Patricia Tallman Nude and Sexy
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