Tara Mallen

Tara Mallen is an American actress, director, and producer based in Chicago. She is a founding member and Producing Artistic Director of the Rivendell Theatre Ensemble and has appeared extensively in Chicago theater as well as in film and television.

Career

Theater Mallen is a founding member and Producing Artistic Director of the Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, a Chicago-based theater company focused on new work and women driven storytelling. She has both produced and performed in numerous Rivendell productions, including Wrens, My Simple City, Holy Days, The Clink, and Faulkner's Bicycle.

She has also appeared in productions associated with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, including the Jeff nominated world premiere productions of The Walls and Self Defense, or, The Death of Some Salesmen, which were presented as part of Steppenwolf's Visiting Theater Initiative. which premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2011 Contagion Minnesota Health #4 2016 Fools Vera 2020 The Last Shift Angry Customer 2024 Ghostlight Sharon Mueller 2026 Mouse Barbara Dunn Via Negativa Secretary Completed TBA Winter Hymns Bonnie Post-production

Television Year Title Role Notes 2011 Boss Hospital Administrator 1 episode 2014 Chicago P.D. Renee Evans 1 episode 2015 Sense8 Day Nurse 1 episode 2018 Empire Dr. Stein 1 episode 2024 Dark Matter Alesia Cheney 1 episode The Emperor of Ocean Park Yvonne 1 episode

Education Mallen graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Brooklyn College.

Personal life Mallen is married to actor Keith Kupferer. The couple has one child, Katherine Mallen Kupferer.