Tara Emad (Arabic: تارا عماد) (born 11 May 1993) is an Egyptian actress and model.
Career
Emad was born in Cairo, Egypt to an Egyptian father and a Montenegrin mother.[3] Around the age of 14, she had her first photo shoot with the Lebanese magazine Layalina, this also lead to her first runway show.[4] Emad participated in Miss Teen Egypt and won the award in 2010.[5] As a result, she entered the Miss Global Teen pageant in the same year in Brasil; Emad was the 1st runner-up and given the title of Teen Queen of Africa.[6][7] She is studying at the German University in Cairo- Applied Arts & Science.[3]
She started acting when she was 15 years old:
* 2009 – role in 'Al Jamaa" ("the University") Egyptian TV serial
Directed by: Hani Khalifa & Amr Koura
* 2011 "Queen of the kitchen" TV program (15 TV serials about young famous Egyptian girls cooking)
Directed by: Sameh Zein
* 2012 role in first Egyptian TV Soap-Opera "Zay el Ward" screened during Ramadan 2012 (60 episodes)
Directed by: Saad Hindawy
* 2014 main woman role in TV Series along Egyptian legend Adel Emam – “Saheb Sada” Ramadan 2014
Directed by: Ramy Emam
* 2014 Role in TV Series “ Circle of Love” – Filmed in Jordan and UAE.
Directed by: ايـاد الخـزوز
* 2014 Presenter in “ Leilit Ounce” 13 Episodes of musical program about Arab musical legends filmed in Lebanon
* 2015 Role in “ Bein El Sarayat” TV series, Ramadan 2015
Directed by: Sameh Abdelaziz
* 2015 Role in TV series “El Salook” (The Wretched) with Khaled El Sawy, Ramadan 2015
Directed by: Abdelaziz Hashad
* 2015 Guest actress in TV series “ Haret El Yahood” (Jews' Alley) Ramadan 2015
Directed by: Mohamed Gamal El-Adl
* 2016 Main woman role in film : “The 4th Pyramid” released in cinemas in Egypt, February 2016
Directed by: Peter Mimi
* 2017 "Mufida" in TV Series "Lam'ee Al Qit" Ramadan 2017
Directed by: Amr Arafa
She has been on the cover more than 50 magazines in Egypt, Lebanon, Montenegro, France and four times on cover of Elle while in Dubai.[4][7]
Philanthropy
Emad is involved with her own charity organization Help From Your Heart Foundation; she has been a part of the organization since 2013. The project distributes donations to families and children in orphanages in Cairo.[3]