Tara Reid (born November 8, 1975) is an American actress. She has acted on television shows such as
Saved by the Bell: The New Class,
Days of Our Lives,
California Dreams, and
Scrubs. Her film debut came in
A Return to Salem's Lot (1987), followed by
The Big Lebowski (1998),
Urban Legend (1998), and
American Pie. She has since portrayed supporting as well as lead roles in several films, including
Dr. T & the Women (2000),
Josie and the Pussycats (2001),
Van Wilder (2002),
My Boss's Daughter (2003), and
Alone in the Dark (2005). She reprised her character Vicky in sequel films
American Pie 2 and
American Reunion. In 2005, she had her own reality travel show on the
E! network called
Taradise, and in 2011, she was a housemate contestant in
Celebrity Big Brother 8 which aired in the UK. In 2013, she starred alongside
Ian Ziering in the SyFy television movie
Sharknado, and continued in its two sequels:
Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014) and
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015).