Her sister, Trista Bernier Grant, was a professional athlete who won a bronze medal for pole-vaulting at The Commonwealth Games in 1998.
[1] Evans began her career by earning a coveted spot in The Stratford Shakespeare Festival's Young Company[1] where she spent four years playing such roles as Celia and Audrey in As You Like It,[2] Sylvia in The Two Gentlemen of Verona,[3] and Dunyasha in The Cherry Orchard.
[10] In Ottawa, she performed at The National Arts Centre in the world premiere of Allen Cole's jazz opera The Wrong Son.
[16] Her television credits include Republic of Doyle (CBC),[1] Flashpoint (CTV),[1] The Border (CBC),[1] Kung Fu The Legend Continues (Warner Bros)[17] as well as many recurring voice roles on animated series including Mystique on Wolverine and the X-Men,[1] Helen Spitz on Braceface[1] and Lady Illusion on Ace Lightning.
Tamara is a co-founder and co-owner of Awen Entertainment, a TV and film production company she started with Gregory Sheppard, set up to nurture Canadian television writers and their projects in order to attract international co-production.