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| Born | Mary Tamm March 22, 1950  Dewsbury, West Yorkshire |
| Years active | 1971 - 2005 |
| Spouse(s) | Marcus Ringrose (1978-present) |
Mary Tamm (born 22 March 1950 in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire) is an English actress of Estonian descent, perhaps best known for being the first actress to play the character of Romana in the science fiction television series Doctor Who, opposite Tom Baker as the Doctor, from the 1978 - 1979 season known collectively as The Key to Time. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dewsbury is a Market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dewsbury is a Market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Romana, short for Romanadvoratrelundar, is a Fictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Science fiction first appeared on Television during the Golden age of science fiction, first in Britain (UK and then in the United States Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Thomas Stewart "Tom" Baker (born 20 January 1934 is an English Actor. The Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also features in In both the original run and since the 2005 revival long-running British science fiction television programme Doctor Who has featured a number She is a graduate and an associate member of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ( RADA) in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as one of the most prestigious Drama schools in the world
She began her acting career on the stage with the Birmingham Repertory Company in 1971, moving to London in 1972 and appearing in the musical Mother Earth. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um Before her association with Doctor Who, Tamm acted in several motion pictures, most notably The Odessa File (1974) and The Likely Lads (1976). The ODESSA File is a 1974 film adaptation of the thriller novel by Frederick Forsyth, about a struggle between a young German reporter The Likely Lads was a hit British sitcom created and written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.
Tamm was not initially interested in playing a companion to the Doctor as she believed that the role was merely that of the "damsel in distress". The subject of the damsel in distress, or persecuted maiden is a classic theme in world literature art and film However, she changed her mind when assured by the producers that Romana would be different. Romana was supposed to be a Time Lady, a member of the Doctor's own people and therefore as capable as the Doctor. The Time Lords are a fictional race and civilization in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, of which the series' She left the programme after only one season due to her late discovered pregnancy. The role of Romana was assumed by Lalla Ward. Lalla Ward (born Sarah Ward 28 June 1951) also known as The Honourable Sarah Ward, is an English actress author and illustrator
Since then, Tamm has acted in both film and television, playing the characters of Penny Crosbie in the soap opera Brookside from 1993 to 1995, Yvonne Edwards in the BBC drama Paradise Heights (2002), as well as guest roles in many other television programmes. A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Brookside, commonly referred to as "Brookie" was a Soap opera set in Liverpool, England, introduced with the then new British The Eustace Bros was a BBC drama series starring Charles Dale, Neil Morrissey and Ralf Little as three brothers from Nottingham Tamm returned to the role of Romana in the second series of Gallifrey audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions. Gallifrey is a fictional planet in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who and is the homeworld Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to Compact disc and Her first appearance in these was in Gallifrey: Lies (2005). Gallifrey Lies is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series
She married Marcus Ringrose in 1978. They have one daughter called Claire and a grandson called Edward.
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