[4] Tammys stepfather, Victor Hanson, had two master's degrees from UCLA for Theater Arts and Cinematography and she learned about cameras and got the interest in acting from him at an early age.

[7] She was also selected to perform for Playboy's Girls of Rock in Roll in Las Vegas, Reno and Monte Carlo.

Later, studied with legendary acting coach, Susan Batson Tammy did extensive study on the character work to play the 1940s star, Frances Farmer for Drop-In a theatre piece developed and produced by Susan Batson, Corey Parker and Carl Ford.

Following up with the character, Zola Taylor in the one -act play, Why do Fools fall in love about Frankie Lymon at The Stella Adler Theater in Hollywood.

Meanwhile, Hollywood, major casting director Billy Hopkins auditioned Tammy and called her back considering her for two pinnacle roles, one in a film called, The Perez Family (Marisa Tomei,Alfred Molina and Anjelica Huston) and the other an untitled, Oliver Stone picture to play opposite Al Pacino.