Patricia Tallman

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 talents, Carnegie Mellon University presented her with an award for Outstanding Achievement In Acting.

Immediately after college, Pat moved to New York City, where she landed 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. An opportunity to audition for George Romero for a lead in his new feature, Knightriders, starring Ed Harris, arose and Pat was on her way back to Pittsburgh, acting in her first film. This led to a long working relationship with George Romero, who subsequently cast her in Monkeyshines and Creepshow II. Horror effects wizard Tom Savini cast her in the series Tales from the Darkside twice. He must have liked her work, for he then cast Pat in the film for which she is perhaps best known: Romero's 1990 remake of the 1968 cult classic, Night of the Living Dead, which Savini directed.

Moving to L.A., Pat was soon cast as an underwear model, Billie, on the NBC soap, Generations. They loved her and created a new character for her, undercover cop "Christy Russell," which she played for several months. Her fencing skills landed her the role of an evil, sexy swashbuckler in the film, Ring of the Musketeers. Other films include Bewitched, Sweet Justice, Benefit of the Doubt, Army of Darkness, and both Austin Powers films.TV showsinclude Valentine,With Out A Trace, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space 9 and Voyager, Star Runners (a USA Network pilot), Dark Skies, Babylon 5 and, most recently, the female lead in the horror film Dead Air starring Bill Moseley and directed by Corbin Bernsen.

Pat's latest voice over projects include playing one of the leads, Lieutenant Richmond, in three audio plays in the Lives of the Cat series. One reviewer wrote that Richmond is "... brilliantly portrayed by Patricia Tallman" (Reviewers Bookwatch, June 2000). In addition, Pat's voice can be heard in the cartoon Babylon 5 parodies Frightspace and Grudgematch, and the Better Sex Videos!

In real life, she’s a mom of a teen age son, and the co-owner of Talent To Go. Pat has raised over $200,000 for the kids of Penny Lane, and created and runs the Be A Santa program for them. Political activism has it’s place in her life as well and Pat will be lobbying in Washington DC in March for the campaign for a US Dept of Peace. Her newest endeavor is working as the Los Angeles Regional Manager for Living Green, helping homes and businesses achieve their greenest potential.

Patricia will be at Starfest April 17-19. You can meet her on Friday at the Kick Off Party & Concert. She'll be available for autographs and photo sessions daily and her Q&A session in our Main Events Room will take place on Sunday.