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Tamara Lee Bailey is a multi-disciplinary Australian-Filipina artist.
Tamara will make her debut with Ensemble Theatre in the world premiere of David Williamson’s new play, ARIA, directed by Janine Watson, with performances beginning in January 2025.
This year, Tamara made a striking debut with Bell Shakespeare as Regan in King Lear, directed by Peter Evans. Critics praised her nuanced portrayal, with many naming her one of their favourites. Time Out Sydney described her as making "a femme fatale of Regan," while Stage Whispers also noted her "seductive charm." Playwave's Jemma Ryan praised her as one of the "standouts" of the production, noting she added "energy and charisma" to each scene and felt like one of the more "fleshed-out characters." Christopher Gollis of Emotional Intelligence remarked, "My favourite was Tamara Lee Bailey who played Regan to perfection. She has real presence, and I am sure we will be hearing more about her in the future." The Saturday Paper noted that Tamara Lee Bailey’s approach to Regan "blends high-bred politesse and scheming manipulation," capturing the character's complexity.
Earlier this year, Tamara played Lady Anne in Richard III and Poins/Lady Mortimer in Henry IV at the Seymour Centre with Sport For Jove. Both productions were critically acclaimed and will return in 2025. While she won’t reprise her roles due to her commitment to ARIA, she is thrilled to see the productions continue their success.
Her breakout stage role was in the immersive production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: The Reimagining, where she showcased her versatility by playing a wide range of characters, including Delphi Diggory, Moaning Myrtle, Rose Granger-Weasley, Lily Potter, Trolley Witch, Madam Hooch, and Polly Chapman at the Princess Theatre, Melbourne from May 2022 to July 2023.
In 2022, Tamara played a variety of characters in Mikki Vs The World (Season 2) with ABC, a show that highlights mental health awareness for young people.
Tamara’s journey also includes an award-winning director’s mentorship with Sport For Jove, where she was able to apply her skills in directing and acting to the company’s production of As You Like It, directed by Damien Ryan, in January 2022.
Tamara is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), University of Melbourne, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Acting. At VCA, she played lead roles such as Desdemona in Othello (dir. Budi Miller), Canary Mary in Fucking A (dir. Candy Bowers), Varya in The Cherry Orchard (dir. Helen Trenos) and Cindy in Fefu and Her Friends (dir. Sapidah Kian).
As a versatile performer, Tamara has graced stages across Sydney and Melbourne, including Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP), Sport For Jove, Victorian College of The Arts (VCA), Melbourne Fringe Festival, Theatre Works, Genesian Theatre and Riverside Theatre.
With a fervor for film, Tamara has worked on a range of projects, notably with Bus Stop Films on Olan, Earthbound (2023) and The Tide Turns (2024). Other credits include Death and Wildflowers (2022), Crickey! (2022), Unseen (2022), Small World (2021), Lillium (2020), Crow (2020), Idle (2019), and Coming of Age (2019). Andrew Garfield praised her performance in Idle, calling her an “outstanding actor” and comparing her grace and depth to the finest in the industry.
“Tamara's an outstanding actor: intelligent, naturally graceful, talented, expressive, dedicated, hard-working and thoroughly professional. Her Desdemona in Othello was one of the best I've seen. Beyond her acting, she's athletic and agile, trained in dance and martial arts, a "Lara Croft" or Michelle Yeoh. Kind, funny, authentic and ridiculously humble, Tamara is ready to take the world by storm.”
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