1. Tara Rae Moss was born on 2 October 1973 and is a Canadian-Australian author, documentary maker and presenter, journalist and UNICEF national ambassador for child survival.
14 Facts About Tara Moss
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Tara Moss began modelling at age 14, but did not stay long in the profession.
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Tara Moss gave birth to a daughter, Sapphira, on 22 February 2011.
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Tara Moss is a UNICEF Ambassador for Child Survival, and has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2007.
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Tara Moss has private investigator credentials from the Australian Security Academy and as of 2019 is undertaking a Doctorate of Social Sciences in the Department of Gender and Cultural studies at the University of Sydney.
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Tara Moss's books are published in 18 countries in 13 languages and include the internationally best-selling and critically acclaimed series of six crime novels featuring a feminist heroine, Makedde "Mak" Vanderwall: Fetish, Split, Covet, Hit, Siren and Assassin.
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The book has received critical acclaim, with Dr Clare Wright writing, 'Tara Moss is a serious thinker.
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Tara Moss's writing has appeared in Ms Magazine, Crime Reads, the Australian Literary Review, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Sun-Herald, The Daily Telegraph, TheHoopla and more.
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Tara Moss is an advocate for the rights of women and children.
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Tara Moss has been an ambassador for the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children since 2000 and has hosted their annual charity flight for over a decade.
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Tara Moss has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2007 and as of 2013 has taken on a larger role as UNICEF's National Ambassador for Child Survival.
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Tara Moss is known for her novel research, which has included touring the FBI and LAPD, shooting firearms, being set on fire, being choked unconscious by Ultimate Fighter 'Big' John McCarthy, flying with the Royal Australian Air Force, spending time in morgues and courtrooms and obtaining a licence as a private investigator.
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Tara Moss previously hosted the crime documentary series Tara Moss Investigates on the National Geographic Channel.
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In May 2021, Tara Moss gave an autobiographical interview and had her portrait painted on Anh's Brush with Fame on the ABC.