Tamara Knausz is a Hungarian American actress and model. Born and raised in Gyor, Hungary.



She was discovered at 16 when she got into the finals of Elite's Look of the Year Modeling competition in Hungary and received a contract with Elite Modeling Agency.



In the summer of 1999, Tamara emigrated to the United States. After spending a couple of years in San Francisco, she moved to New York City and continued her modeling career. She shot covers and editorials for magazines such as Men's Fitness, Cosmopolitan and Shape Magazine and international print campaigns for brands such as Samsung, BudLight and Avon.



She soon discovered her true passion is acting and started studiyng with New York's finest acting and speech coaches. Including The Neighborhood playhouse and The Sam Chwat Speech Center.



Her hard work and tenacity paid off in 2007, when she landed a lead role on the feature film Able Danger. It was after that when she bid farewell to New York and set out for the bright lights of L.A..

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Since moving to LA in the beginning of 2008 she appeared in several national commercials (Kay Jewelers, Vault Energy Drink, Chevrolet, Orbitz Travel etc.), appeared as a model on NBC's hit game show Deal or no Deal and had the honor to work on TV shows such as The Mentalist and Two and a Half Men alongside Charlie Sheen.