1. Tamara Janice Dobson was an American actress and fashion model.
13 Facts About Tamara Dobson
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Tamara Dobson attended Western High School, an academically demanding all-girls institution.
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Tamara Dobson's father sold tickets for the Pennsylvania Railroad and her mother was a beautician.
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The family was poor, but Tamara Dobson had the full complement of piano, tap and ballet lessons.
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Tamara Dobson's parents sent her on to the Baltimore Institute of Art, and after she got her degree, she went on to qualify as a beautician, like her mother.
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Tamara Dobson started her modeling career doing fashion shows at her school, Maryland Institute College of Art, where she received her degree in fashion illustration.
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Tamara Dobson modeled for Jet Magazine sometime during her early modeling career.
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Tamara Dobson eventually became a fashion model for Vogue Magazine, in addition to modeling for Essence magazine.
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Tamara Dobson was in TV commercials for Revlon, Faberge, and Chanel.
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Tamara Dobson is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the "Tallest Leading Lady in Film", standing at 6 feet 2 inches.
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Tamara Dobson starred in episode 13 of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Doctor Delora Bayliss and in Season 2 of Jason of Star Command.
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Tamara Dobson experienced racial discrimination during her time working on films.
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Tamara Dobson died on October 2,2006, at Keswick Multi-Care Center in Baltimore, Maryland, of complications from pneumonia and multiple sclerosis, at age 59.