Tara Erica Moore is of East Indian and English decent. She had a multi-continental upbringing - born in South Africa and raised bouncing between a transitional post-apartheid South Africa and a small college town in Connecticut. In addition she has lived in Korea, Singapore and France. She comes from a family of academics, her parents are Professors of Economics and Political Science. She graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in Psychology. And holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson. In the short time she has been in Los Angeles, she has guest-starred in multiple TV shows and has modeled in national campaigns for Nike, Coke and Target.