74 Facts About Tara Knowles

Dr Tara Grace Knowles-Teller is a fictional character on the FX drama Sons of Anarchy, played by Maggie Siff.

Tara Knowles's mother died when Tara was nine and, according to ATF Agent Stahl, Tara had a "drunk daddy", whom Tara described as a "bit of a packrat".

Tara Knowles was arrested in Jax's company at least three times in 1996.

Tara Knowles left town when Jax was 19, in order to get away from small-town life and the influence of the club.

Tara Knowles then attended medical school in Chicago where she was at the top of her class, then she completed an internship at Chicago Presbyterian.

Afraid for her life, Tara Knowles seeks Jax's help in driving off Kohn.

Tara Knowles spends more time with Jax at the clubhouse, plays nice with Gemma, and works to heal wounded club associate Cameron Hayes.

Tara Knowles officially becomes Jax's "old lady" and is integrated into the club's world.

Tara Knowles encourages Gemma to seek out counseling to deal with the psychological repercussions of the attack but Gemma is reluctant.

Tara Knowles's help with Gemma combined with her efforts at raising Abel begins to heal the rift between Tara Knowles and Gemma.

Margaret accuses Tara Knowles of coaching Chibs with his symptoms and has Tara Knowles's privileges suspended.

When Jax decides that he wanted to go nomad, Tara Knowles is upset that he made the decision without consulting her.

Gemma lets Tara Knowles know that as Jax's "old lady", Tara Knowles has considerable prestige and respect in the club when other women in the club defer to her, and that she shouldn't "take any shit" from anyone.

The altercation turns violent and Tara Knowles then chokes and punches her.

Tara Knowles tells Margaret, "I know where you live, I know where your kids go to school" and informs her that the cops are on SAMCRO's payroll and that the club runs Charming.

Tara Knowles advises Margaret to keep her mouth shut and retract her complaint.

Tara Knowles is present at Jax's home when Cameron Hayes appears, and is tied to a chair by him before he kidnaps Abel Teller.

Tara Knowles is untied by Jax and tells him what has happened to his son.

Jax and the rest of the club unsuccessfully try to save Abel while Tara Knowles is later seen being consoled by Deputy David Hale.

Tara Knowles feels Jax is pushing her away because he blames her for not preventing Abel's kidnapping.

Tara Knowles later reveals to Gemma that she is six weeks pregnant.

Tara Knowles apologizes for what she saw earlier, but she feels he wanted her to see it, because he wants her gone and knew it was the one thing that would drive her away.

Tara Knowles expresses that she thinks he is doing this because he hates her for what happened to Abel.

Jax says that it is to protect her, but Tara Knowles doesn't believe him.

Tara Knowles considers having an abortion, as she believes Jax is not ready for another child.

Gemma tries to convince Tara Knowles to wait until Jax gets back from Belfast and look into Abel's eyes before she does anything.

Gemma wants Tara Knowles to try to mend the relationship, because Jax hasn't been thinking clearly since Abel's abduction.

Tara Knowles ultimately helps Gemma escape police custody so Gemma can go with Clay and Jax to Belfast.

Later, Tara Knowles reveals to Margaret Murphy that she is going to have an abortion; Margaret agrees it is a good idea and offers to drive Tara Knowles to the clinic.

Tara Knowles tries to persuade him not to and when he doesn't listen to her, she causes a distraction.

Tara Knowles goes to kick her a second time but stops when Tara tells him that she is pregnant.

When Tara Knowles gets a chance to go to the bathroom, she breaks off a piece of a mirror to use as a weapon.

Tara Knowles says she will keep his girlfriend alive if he lets Margaret go.

Tara Knowles sees Salazar pull out a knife, and he tells her he plans to kill her while Jax watches and then kill Jax.

Jax wrestles the gun from Salazar, gives it to Tara Knowles, and tells her to kill anyone who is not a cop.

The baby is healthy and Jax and Tara Knowles hear the heartbeat and see the baby on the ultrasound.

Jax and Tara Knowles then go to Gemma's house where Gemma hugs her.

Tara Knowles sees Abel and happily holds him and welcomes him back home.

Bridge between end of Season 3 and beginning of Season 4: By the end of season 3 when Jax and the other Samcro members were hauled off to prison, Tara Knowles is a little over 8 weeks pregnant.

However, in a special feature "appisode" - that took place day 85 of Jax's incarceration; a pregnant Tara Knowles is shown about 5 months along.

Tara Knowles has just given birth to baby Thomas, and she brings the baby to meet Jax for the first time.

Tara Knowles apologizes for missing the delivery and promises he wouldn't miss anything important ever again.

When Jax arrives he and Tara Knowles spend a little time with Abel and Thomas before Jax has to go inside the clubhouse for a meeting.

Jax then proposes to Tara Knowles by putting a ring on their son Thomas's finger.

Tara Knowles does assure her that as soon as Clay retires and once he has saved enough money to avoid living off his wife he will leave SAMCRO and they will start fresh as a normal family.

Later, at Opie and Lyla's wedding, Jax is the best man and Tara Knowles is the maid of honor.

Tara Knowles asks Jax to tell her all he knows about it.

Tara Knowles tells her it was retaliation for him getting stabbed in prison.

Later on she encounters Gemma in her office who asks why Tara Knowles is not wearing her engagement ring.

Tara Knowles simply tells Gemma that she and Jax are just waiting for the right time to tell everyone.

Later at the clubhouse a distraught Tara Knowles is reunited with Jax after he is rescued from the Russians.

Piney shows interest in them as a way to blackmail Clay, but Tara Knowles keeps them protected.

Tara Knowles survives thanks to Jax, however during the fight her right hand gets smashed in a van door.

Tara Knowles's hand is repaired, but the nerves are terribly damaged.

Tara Knowles's doctor affirms it is unknown if it is permanent but she feels otherwise and believes her career to be over.

Jax, extremely upset himself, tries to comfort her, but Tara Knowles has become distant and asks him to leave her alone.

Tara Knowles feels that now their future is set and they will never get out of Charming.

Tara Knowles reveals later to Gemma that she was fully aware of her plan to have Clay killed by Jax and hide the letters that involve her and Unser, to prompt Jax to stay as President.

Tara Knowles gives Jax a blood thinner to inject into Clay, who is recuperating at St Thomas.

Tara Knowles then tells Jax, in front of Gemma, that he will kill Clay and come get her and the boys, so they can leave Charming forever.

Understanding that Jax has to become President, Tara Knowles decides to remain with him.

Tara Knowles's hand is still in a cast, meaning that she's unable to perform surgeries.

Gemma tries to hurt Tara Knowles by using Wendy to threaten a custody suit.

Tara Knowles extends an olive branch to Gemma by placing her on daycare visitor's list and allowing her to watch the boys.

Tara Knowles's fears intensify over the increasing threats to her family; she starts to defend and protect them in Gemma-like ways.

Tara Knowles receives good prognosis for her hand and gets recruited for a surgical job in Oregon.

Tara Knowles is pressed to reply to the offer and internally struggles with moving on as it is the "last chance" for her and Jax to get out of Charming.

Tara Knowles has no permanent nerve damage and will be able to operate again.

Tara Knowles brutally beats an inmate who stole her blanket while minding her own business.

Tara Knowles is later released, however her medical license has been revoked and she lost her job offer from Oregon.

Tara Knowles tells Chibs and Bobby he will most likely be sentenced to 25 years, with parole in 10,7 if he's lucky.

Tara Knowles gets home earlier than expected and the house is empty, save for Eli Roosevelt, the sheriff, who entered the house with her so they could talk in private and he could help her bring her suitcases into the house, as she decided not to run away and do what Jax asked of her; raise their sons.

When Roosevelt leaves, stating he'll be outside, Tara Knowles calls for Wayne, assuming his truck outside meant he was in the house.

Tara Knowles sees Roosevelt's legs on the kitchen floor, draws his gun, and then enters the kitchen, where he finds both Roosevelt and Tara dead on the floor.