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'''Patricia J. Tallman''' {{born|4|September|1957}} (also known as '''Pat Tallman''') is a stuntwoman and actress who appeared in several episodes of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', and ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'', and in the seventh feature film {{film|7}}. For most of her appearances, she received no credit.
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| Name = Patricia Tallman
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| Birth name = Patricia J. Tallman
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| Gender = Female
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| Date of birth = {{d|4|September|1957}}
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| Place of birth = Saugatuck, Michigan
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'''Patricia J. Tallman''' {{born|4|September|1957}}, also known as '''Pat Tallman''', is a stuntwoman and actress who appeared in several episodes of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'', and in the seventh feature film {{film|7}}. For most of her appearances, she received no credit.
   
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Outside the ''Star Trek'' universe she is best known for her role as {{w|Lyta Alexander}}, a telepath, on the science fiction television series ''{{w|Babylon 5}}''.
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Outside the ''Star Trek'' universe she is best known for her role as [[babylon5:Lyta Alexander|Lyta Alexander]], a telepath, on the science fiction television series ''[[Babylon 5]]'' where she became romantically involved with the future ''Star Trek'' voice actor [[Robin Atkin Downes]].
   
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==Early life and career==
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== Early life and career ==
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Tallman was [[Star Trek birthdays|born]] in {{y|1957}} to director Jerry Tallman and actress Alice Tallman. She grew up with her sister Mary, and at the early age of two she appeared with her father on his radio show "Bicycle Built for Two". Tallman attended the Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and graduated in 1975. During her time in high school she joined the cast of several musicals and stage plays and performed at the Red Barn Theatre in Saugatuck, Michigan. After her graduation she knew she wanted to be an actress and enrolled at the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, studying for a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theater Arts. During her course she starred in over eighteen musicals, took part of the show fight class under B.H. Barry, and was given an award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting.
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Tallman was [[Star Trek birthdays|born]] in {{y|1957}} and grew up with two sisters and a brother. At the early age of two she appeared with her father in a radio show, singing "Bicycle Built for Two". Tallman attended the Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and graduated in 1975. During her time in high school she joined the cast of several musicals and stage plays and performed at the Red Barn Theatre in Saugatuck, Michigan. After her graduation she knew she wanted to be an actress and enrolled at the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, studying for a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theater Arts. She worked in musical theater at the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, where she performed in over eighteen musicals. At Carnegie Mellon University she was given an award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting.
   
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After graduation in 1979, Tallman moved to New York where she continued her stage career, winning lead roles in musicals and Broadway plays including the award-winning "Big, Bad Burlesque" show, appearing as Rosalind in the Riverside Shakespeare Company production "As You Like It", and becoming a member of the show fight group "Fights'R'us". Tallman was cast in a recurring role on the soap opera ''Guiding Light'', followed by several appearances in series such as ''Texas''. One day the stunt coordinator for the daytime series ''One Life to Live'' needed a stuntwoman who doubled an actress for a stair fall and cast Tallman, who earned $1200 for this job.
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After graduation in 1979, Tallman moved to New York where she continued her stage career, winning lead roles in musicals and Broadway plays including the award-winning ''Big, Bad Burlesque'' show, appearing as Rosalind in the Riverside Shakespeare Company production ''As You Like It'', and becoming a member of the show fight group "Fights'R'us". Tallman was cast in a recurring role on the soap opera ''Guiding Light'', followed by several appearances in series such as ''Texas''. One day the stunt coordinator for the daytime series ''One Life to Live'' needed a stuntwoman who doubled an actress for a stair fall and cast Tallman, who earned $1200 for this job.
   
 
She auditioned for a role in the 1981 adventure drama ''Knightriders'', produced and directed by {{w|George A. Romero}}. Tallman landed the featured part as Julie and was soon cast in other productions by Romero and {{w|Tom Savini}}, who also graduated from the Carnegie Mellon University, taught a make-up class there, and performed in ''Knightriders''. She appeared in the comedy ''Stuck on You!'' (1983, with [[Richard Rothenberg]]), doubled for Savini actress Roberta Weiss in the ''Tales from the Darkside'' episode ''Inside the Closet'' (1984, with guest star [[Fritz Weaver]]), and for Romero actress Page Hannah in the ''Creepshow 2'' segment ''The Raft'' (1987).
  
She auditioned for a role in the 1981 adventure drama ''Knightriders'', produced and directed by {{w|George A. Romero}}. Tallman landed the featured part as Julie and was soon cast in other productions by Romero and {{w|Tom Savini}}, who also graduated from the Carnegie Mellon University, taught a make-up class there, and performed in ''Knightriders''. She appeared in the comedy ''Stuck on You!'' (1983, with [[Richard Rothenberg]]), doubled for Savini actress Roberta Weiss in the ''Tales from the Darkside'' episode ''Inside the Closet'' (1984, with guest star [[Fritz Weaver]]), and for Romero actress Page Hannah in the ''Creepshow 2'' segment ''The Raft'' (1987).
   
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==Stunt career, ''Star Trek'', and Babylon 5==
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== Stunt career, ''Star Trek'', and ''Babylon 5'' ==
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Tallman expanded her career and played parts in the ''Tales from the Darkside'' episode ''Family Reunion'' (1988, with [[Stephen McHattie]] and [[Marilyn Rockafellow]]) and Romero's horror film ''Monkey Shines'' (1988, with [[Kate McNeil]], [[Stephen Root]], and [[Eric Stuart]]). She moved to Los Angeles, where she continued her stunt work in films such as {{w|Wes Craven}}'s horror film ''Shocker'' (1989, with [[John Tesh]], [[Dendrie Taylor]], [[Stephen R. Hudis]], [[Brent Spiner]], and stunts by [[Charlie Brewer]], [[Tony Cecere]], [[Dennis Madalone]], [[Dennis Scott]], and [[Tim Trella]]), as the beaten redhead bandstand babe in ''Road House'' (1989, with [[Kevin Tighe]] and [[Anthony DeLongis]]), and the sequel ''Another 48 Hrs.'' (1990). She was cast as underwear model Billie in the soap ''Generations'', impressed the producers with her performance and was recast as undercover cop Christy Russell for more episodes, until she landed the lead part as Barbara in Savini's remake of Romero's cult film ''Night of the Living Dead'' (1990, with [[Tony Todd]], [[Tom Towles]], and [[Stacie Foster]]).
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Tallman expanded her career and played parts in the ''Tales from the Darkside'' episode ''Family Reunion'' (1988, with [[Stephen McHattie]] and [[Marilyn Rockafellow]]) and Romero's horror film ''Monkey Shines'' (1988, with [[Kate McNeil]], [[Stephen Root]], and [[Eric Stuart]]). She moved to Los Angeles, where she continued her stunt work in films such as {{w|Wes Craven}}'s horror film ''Shocker'' (1989, with [[John Tesh]], [[Dendrie Taylor]], [[Stephen R. Hudis]], [[Brent Spiner]], and stunts by [[Charlie Brewer]], [[Tony Cecere]], [[Dennis Madalone]], [[Dennis Scott]], and [[Tim Trella]]), as the beaten redhead bandstand babe in ''Road House'' (1989, with [[Kevin Tighe]] and [[Anthony De Longis]]), and the sequel ''Another 48 Hrs.'' (1990). She was cast as underwear model Billie in the soap ''Generations'', impressed the producers with her performance and was recast as undercover cop Christy Russell for more episodes, until she landed the lead part as Barbara in Savini's remake of Romero's cult film ''Night of the Living Dead'' (1990, with [[Tony Todd]], [[Tom Towles]], and [[Stacie Foster]]).
   
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It was on the set of ''Shocker'' that Tallman first worked with Dennis Madalone, and in 1991, Madalone brought her onto ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' for the episode {{e|Power Play}}, where she played a security officer. This single appearance was followed by a long-term relationship with ''Star Trek'', as Tallman became part of the core stunt group. Because of her height and resemblance she doubled lead actresses [[Gates McFadden]] and [[Nana Visitor]] - as well as several guest actresses - for the next eight years, played stunt acting parts as a [[Romulan]], [[Bajoran]], and several other aliens, and coordinated fight scenes in such episodes as {{e|Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places}}. In {{film|7}} she doubled once again for McFadden, as well as for [[Gwynyth Walsh]], and also performed stunt duties. During the filming of the ''Enterprise'' crash sequence, Tallman acted as stunt coordinator, filling in for [[Bud Davis]].
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It was on the set of ''Shocker'' that Tallman first worked with Dennis Madalone, and in 1991, Madalone brought her onto ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' for the episode {{e|Power Play}}, where she played a security officer. She filmed her scenes for this episode along fellow stuntmen [[Lincoln Simonds]] and [[Rusty McClennon]] on Tuesday {{d|3|December|1991}}, Thursday {{d|5|December|1991}}, and Monday {{d|9|December|1991}} on [[Paramount Stage 8]] and [[Paramount Stage 9|9]]. This single appearance was followed by a long-term relationship with ''Star Trek'', as Tallman became part of the core stunt group. Because of her height and resemblance she doubled lead actresses [[Gates McFadden]] and [[Nana Visitor]] – as well as several guest actresses – for the next eight years, played stunt acting parts as a [[Romulan]], [[Bajoran]], and several other aliens, and coordinated fight scenes in such episodes as {{e|Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places}}. In {{film|7}} she doubled once again for McFadden, as well as for [[Gwynyth Walsh]]. During the filming of the ''Enterprise'' crash sequence, Tallman filled in as stunt coordinator for [[Bud Davis]].
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For her second ''Star Trek'' episode "The Outcast", Tallman filmed her scene as stunt double for guest actress [[Melinda Culea]] on Friday {{d|21|February|1992}} on [[Paramount Stage 9]] during second unit filming.
   
 
Beside her work on ''Star Trek'', Tallman doubled {{w|Elizabeth McGovern}} in the 1993 drama ''Me and Veronica'', {{w|Joan Severance}} in the television thriller ''Lake Consequence'' (1993), {{w|Laura Dern}}'s skeleton fall in the blockbuster ''Jurassic Park'' (1993), {{w|Joan Cusack}}'s car crash in ''Addams Family Values'' (1993, with [[Christopher Lloyd]], [[Carel Struycken]], [[Andreana Weiner]], [[Ian Abercrombie]], [[Camille Saviola]], and stunts by [[Joni Avery]] and [[Pat Romano]]), {{w|Daryl Hannah}}'s falls in ''Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman'' (1993), and played the evil witch in {{w|Sam Raimi}}'s fantasy film ''Army of Darkness'' (1992).
  
Beside her work on ''Star Trek'', Tallman doubled {{w|Elizabeth McGovern}} in the 1993 drama ''Me and Veronica'', {{w|Joan Severance}} in the television thriller ''Lake Consequence'' (1993), {{w|Laura Dern}}'s skeleton fall in the blockbuster ''Jurassic Park'' (1993), {{w|Joan Cusack}}'s car crash in ''Addams Family Values'' (1993, with [[Christopher Lloyd]], [[Carel Struycken]], [[Andreana Weiner]], [[Ian Abercrombie]], [[Camille Saviola]], and stunts by [[Joni Avery]] and [[Pat Romano]]), {{w|Daryl Hannah}}'s falls in ''Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman'' (1993), and played the evil witch in {{w|Sam Raimi}}'s fantasy film ''Army of Darkness'' (1992).
   
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In 1993, {{w|J. Michael Straczynski}} cast Tallman as Lyta Alexander, a telepath and member of the Psi Corps, in the ''Babylon 5'' pilot ''The Gathering'', in which she appeared alongside [[Andreas Katsulas]], [[Bill Mumy]], and [[John Fleck]], and was directed by [[Richard Compton]]. When the series was picked up, Tallman's contract was not extended and her character replaced on the station. After this experience she joined an acting class and was guided by mentor and coach {{w|Charles Nelson Reilly}}. But Straczynski liked her performance and brought Lyta back in the second season, this time as a guest actress, followed by two more appearances in the third season. With the beginning of the fourth season, Tallman joined the cast as a regular and remained until the end of the series in 1998, appearing in 21 episodes alongside [[Walter Koenig]], [[John Vickery]], [[Harlan Ellison]], [[Marjorie Monaghan]], [[Musetta Vander]], [[Tracy Scoggins]], [[Julie Caitlin Brown]], [[Carolyn Seymour]], [[Brad Dourif]], ''Star Trek'' stunt partner [[Tom Morga]], and director [[Adam Nimoy]]. Tallman also appeared in the ''Babylon 5'' TV movie ''Thirdspace'', with [[Clyde Kusatsu]] and stunts by [[Steve Rizzo]] and [[Jimmy Ortega]]. [[Spice Williams-Crosby]], her former ''DS9'' stunt partner, was among the stunt doubles for Tallman on this series.
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In 1993, {{w|J. Michael Straczynski}} cast Tallman as Lyta Alexander, a telepath and member of the Psi Corps, in the ''Babylon 5'' pilot "[[babylon5:The Gathering|The Gathering]]", in which she appeared alongside [[Andreas Katsulas]] and [[John Fleck]], and was directed by [[Richard Compton]]. When the series was picked up, Tallman's contract was not extended and her character replaced on the station. After this experience she joined an acting class and was guided by mentor and coach {{w|Charles Nelson Reilly}}. But Straczynski liked her performance and brought Lyta back in the second season, this time as a guest actress, followed by two more appearances in the third season. With the beginning of the fourth season, Tallman joined the cast as a regular and remained until the end of the series in 1998, appearing in 21 episodes alongside [[Walter Koenig]], [[John Vickery]], [[Harlan Ellison]], [[Marjorie Monaghan]], [[Musetta Vander]], [[Tracy Scoggins]], [[Julie Caitlin Brown]], [[Carolyn Seymour]], [[Brad Dourif]], [[Bill Mumy]], ''Star Trek'' stunt partner [[Tom Morga]], and director [[Adam Nimoy]]. Tallman also appeared in the ''Babylon 5'' TV movie ''Thirdspace'', with [[Clyde Kusatsu]] and stunts by [[Steve Rizzo]] and [[Jimmy Ortega]]. [[Spice Williams-Crosby]], her former DS9 stunt partner, was among the stunt doubles for Tallman on this series.
   
 
Other projects she participated in are the comedy sequel ''Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult'' (1994), {{w|Stephen King}}'s miniseries ''The Stand'' (1994, with [[Matt Frewer]], [[Ray Walston]], and [[Miguel Ferrer]]), the action film ''Speed'' (1994), and {{w|Roland Emmerich}}'s ''Independence Day'' (1996). She doubled {{w|Geena Davis}}' cliff fall in ''The Long Kiss Goodnight'' (1996), played the beaten Electric Psychedelic Pussycat club waitress in ''Austin Powers: International Man of Mysteries'' (1997), and a flying waitress in the 1998 blockbuster ''Godzilla''.
  
Other projects she participated in are the comedy sequel ''Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult'' (1994), {{w|Stephen King}}'s miniseries ''The Stand'' (1994, with [[Matt Frewer]], [[Ray Walston]], and [[Miguel Ferrer]]), the action film ''Speed'' (1994), and {{w|Roland Emmerich}}'s ''Independence Day'' (1996). She doubled {{w|Geena Davis}}' cliff fall in ''The Long Kiss Goodnight'' (1996), played the beaten Electric Psychedelic Pussycat club waitress in ''Austin Powers: International Man of Mysteries'' (1997), and a flying waitress in the 1998 blockbuster ''Godzilla''.
   
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== Later career ==
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Tallman earned a certification from the British Society of Fight Directors and continued to perform stunts in productions such as the second installment ''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' (1999) as one of {{w|Jerry Springer}}'s talk show guests, as stunt double in the crime drama ''The General's Daughter'' (1999, with [[James Cromwell]] and [[Clarence Williams III]]), as stunt double for [[Performers approached for Star Trek roles#Hudson Leick|Hudson Leick]] in the action film ''The Chill Factor'' (1999), and as stunt double for Katie Finneran in the 2005 remake ''Bewitched''. She was the evil mistress Caroline Dula in the ''Sheena'' episode ''The Darkness'' (2001), Alisa Fox in the drama ''For Pete's Wake'' (2004), in the stage play "Waiting" (2004) directed by [[Chip Chalmers]], and reprised her role as Lyta Alexander in the two animated ''Babylon Park'' spoofs ''Frightspace'' and ''Grudgematch''. She voiced the lead character of Lt. Richmond in the audio plays "Lives of the Cat" and "Anne Manx" and narrated the ''Better Sex'' video series from the Sinclair Intimacy Institute. Tallman was interviewed or had pictorials in every major science fiction magazine, including ''Starlog'', ''SFX'', ''Cinefantastique'', and ''Celebrity Sleuth''.
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Tallman earned a certification from the British Society of Fight Directors, studying with B.H. Barry and tested by Patrick Crean. She continued to perform stunts in productions such as a Talk Show Stunt Guest in ''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' (1999), as a stunt double in the crime drama ''The General's Daughter'' (1999, with [[James Cromwell]] and [[Clarence Williams III]]), as a stunt double for [[Hudson Leick]] in the action film ''The Chill Factor'' (1999), and as a stunt double for Katie Finneran in the 2005 remake ''Bewitched''. She was the evil mistress Caroline Dula in the ''Sheena'' episode ''The Darkness'' (2001), Alisa Fox in the drama ''For Pete's Wake'' (2004), in the stage play "Waiting" (2004) directed by [[Chip Chalmers]], and reprised her role as Lyta Alexander in the two animated ''Babylon Park'' spoofs "Frightspace" and "Grudgematch". She voiced the lead character of Lt. Richmond in the audio plays "Lives of the Cat" and "Anne Manx" and narrated the ''Better Sex'' video series from the Sinclair Intimacy Institute. Tallman was interviewed or had pictorials in every major science fiction magazine, including ''Starlog'', ''SFX'', ''Cinefantastique'', and ''Celebrity Sleuth''.
   
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Her connection to Dennis Madalone gave her the chance to appear as Ms. Peters in the horror short ''Jennifer is Dead'' (2002, with Tom Morga, [[Lynn Salvatori]], and stunt coordinator Madalone), as a mother at a cemetery in Madalone's music video "America We Stand as One" in 2001, as a stunt double for Laura Prepon in the thriller ''Karla'' (2006, with [[George Colucci]]), and in at least three episodes of the television series ''Without a Trace'' (2004, 2006, and 2007, under stunt coordinator Madalone, starring [[Enrique Murciano]]).
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Her connection to Dennis Madalone gave her the chance to appear as Ms. Peters in the horror short ''Jennifer is Dead'' (2002, with Tom Morga, [[Lynn Salvatori]], and stunt coordinator Madalone), as a mother at a cemetery in Madalone's music video "America We Stand as One" in 2001, as stunt double for {{w|Angela Lansbury}} in the television movie ''Murder She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle'' (2003, with [[Fionnula Flanagan]], [[Cyril O'Reilly]], [[W. Morgan Sheppard]], her "Starship Mine" co-star [[Tim de Zarn]], and Justin Sundquist), as a stunt double for Laura Prepon in the thriller ''Karla'' (2006, with [[George Colucci]]), and in at least three episodes of the television series ''Without a Trace'' (2004, 2006, and 2007, under stunt coordinator Madalone, starring [[Enrique Murciano]]).
   
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Among her recent projects are the role of Dr. Klein in the science fiction film ''InAlienable'' (2008), written by and starring Walter Koenig, and with [[Courtney Peldon]], [[Erick Avari]], [[Marina Sirtis]], [[Andrew Koenig]], [[Judy Levitt]], [[Alan Ruck]], [[Richard Herd]], [[Gary Graham]], [[J.G. Hertzler]], [[Lisa LoCicero]], [[Jeff Rector]], and stunt coordinator [[Justin Sundquist]], and the role of Lucy in [[Corbin Bernsen]]'s science fiction thriller ''Dead Air'' (2008, stunts coordinated by Tom Morga).
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Among her more recent projects are the role of Dr. Klein in the science fiction film ''InAlienable'' (2008), written by and starring Walter Koenig, and with [[Courtney Peldon]], [[Erick Avari]], [[Marina Sirtis]], [[Andrew Koenig]], [[Judy Levitt]], [[Alan Ruck]], [[Richard Herd]], [[Gary Graham]], [[J.G. Hertzler]], [[Lisa LoCicero]], [[Jeff Rector]], and stunt coordinator [[Justin Sundquist]], the starring role as Lucy in [[Corbin Bernsen]]'s science fiction thriller ''Dead Air'' (2008, stunt coordinated by Tom Morga), and a guest role as lawyer Liz in the ''Valentine'' episode ''Act Naturally'' (2008, alongside [[Autumn Reeser]] and directed by [[John Putch]]).
   
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==Personal life and interests==
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She co-founded and is heading, along with fellow actress Judy Kain, the company Talent To Go, a marketing and auditioning service for actors in Los Angeles.
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On the set of ''Babylon 5'', Tallman met co-star {{w|Jeffrey Willerth}} and the two fell in love. The couple married in 1999 and had a son, Julian.
  
   
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During her early career, Tallman worked in a bakery and the Little Girl department at {{w|Macy's}} to make ends meet.
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In 2010 Tallman finished the short drama ''Waitin''', written and directed by Victor Warren. She portrayed Sally, one of the people in the hospital waiting room and her son Julian had a part in the film. Fellow ''Star Trek'' performers [[Brad Blaisdell]] and [[Jay Caputo]] also have roles in this short film. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1i3j6W9MDA] She also appeared as Eric's wife in the short drama ''Thoughts of Suicide on an Otherwise Lovely Day'' (2010), written, produced, and starring [[Julie Caitlin Brown]]. Her sister Judie Tallman worked as makeup and hair stylist on this film and ''Trek'' actress [[Iona Morris]] had a supporting role.
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Tallman can be seen as the female murder victim Vivian Marchand in the second episode of the third season of ''Castle'', titled "He's Dead, She's Dead" (2010) on which [[Dennis Madalone]] worked as stunt coordinator and [[Rob Bowman]] as producer. [http://abc.go.com/shows/castle/photo-details/hes-dead-shes-dead/565806/564467] She also portrayed the murder victim in the ''Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service'' episode "Power" (2010, with [[Ryan Honey]], stunt coordinator [[Diamond Farnsworth]], and stunt double [[Tom McComas]]).
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More recently she also worked on a book titled "Pleasure Thresholds", a personal collection of behind the scenes pictures and stories during her time on ''Babylon 5'' as well as from other projects during 1993 and 1999. This scrapbook was released in September 2011. [http://www.cafepress.de/pat_tallman_book]
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In 2012 Tallman worked as producer for J. Michael Straczynski's upcoming television series ''The Adventures of Apocalypse Al''. More recently she reunited with director [[John Putch]] and worked for him on the science fiction mystery drama ''Atlas Shrugged: Part 2 - Either-Or'' (2012) on which fellow ''Trek'' performers [[Patrick Fabian]], [[Kim Rhodes]], [[John Rubinstein]], [[Robert Picardo]], [[Ray Wise]], [[Diedrich Bader]], [[Jeff Yagher]], [[Stephen Macht]], and [[Dana Sparks]] also appeared. Tallman also appeared as Casey in the ''My Gimpy Life'' episode "The Commercial" (2012).
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== Personal life and interests ==
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During her early career, Tallman worked in a bakery and the little girl's department at {{w|Macy's}} to make ends meet. She is also able to play the viola and sings mezzo.
 
 
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Tallman is a leading fundraiser for Penny Lane, a center for abused children in California.
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Tallman is a leading fundraiser for Penny Lane, a center for abused children in California.
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She gave birth to a son in 1994.
   
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Tallman is also able to play the viola and sings mezzo.
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On the set of ''Babylon 5'', Tallman met co-star {{w|Jeffrey Willerth}} and married him in 1999. They divorced several years later.
   
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==''Star Trek'' appearances==
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== ''Star Trek'' appearances ==
 
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Image:Patricia Tallman Generations.jpg|[[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) personnel#Security/ Bridge Officer|''Enterprise''-D officer]]<br>{{TNG|Power Play}}<br>{{film|7}}<br>(uncredited)
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File:Patricia Tallman Generations.jpg|[[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) personnel#Security/ Bridge Officer|''Enterprise''-D officer]]<br>{{TNG|Power Play}}<br>{{film|7}}<br>(uncredited)
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Image:Kiros.jpg|[[Kiros]]<br>{{TNG|Starship Mine}}
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File:Kiros.jpg|[[Kiros]]<br>{{TNG|Starship Mine}}
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Image:Female Romulan Alien.jpg|[[Quantum singularity lifeforms#Female in Romulan form|Alien in Romulan form]]<br>{{TNG|Timescape}}<br>(uncredited)
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File:Nima.jpg|[[Nima]]<br>{{DS9|Battle Lines}}<br>(uncredited)
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File:Female Romulan Alien.jpg|[[Quantum singularity lifeforms#Female in Romulan form|Alien in Romulan form]]<br>{{TNG|Timescape}}<br>(uncredited)
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File:Defiant weapons officer.jpg|[[Unnamed Deep Space 9 personnel#Defiant Weapons Officer|''Defiant'' weapons officer]]<br>{{DS9|The Way of the Warrior}}
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Image:Nima.jpg|[[Nima]]<br>{{DS9|Battle Lines}}<br>(uncredited)
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File:Tagana.jpg|[[Nurse]] [[Tagana]]<br>{{DS9|The Muse}}<br>(uncredited)
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Image:Defiant weapons officer.jpg|[[Unnamed Deep Space 9 personnel#Defiant Weapons Officer|''Defiant'' weapons officer]]<br>{{DS9|The Way of the Warrior}}
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File:Female Voyager casualty, 2372.jpg|[[Unnamed USS Voyager personnel#Female operations bridge officer (2372)|''Voyager'' officer]]<br>{{VOY|Basics, Part I}}<br>(uncredited)
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Image:Tagana.JPG|[[Tagana|Nurse Tagana]]<br>{{DS9|The Muse}}<br>(uncredited)
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File:Taresian Woman.jpg|[[Unnamed Taresians#Taresian woman #9|Taresian woman]]<br>{{VOY|Favorite Son}}<br>(uncredited)
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Image:Taresian Woman.jpg|[[Unnamed Taresians#Taresian woman #9|Taresian woman]]<br>{{VOY|Favorite Son}}<br>(uncredited)
  
 
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Image:Stunt double Melinda Culea.jpg|Stunt double for<br>[[Melinda Culea]]<br>{{TNG|The Outcast}}<br>(uncredited)
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File:Patricia Tallman, The Outcast.jpg|Stunt double for<br>[[Melinda Culea]]<br>{{TNG|The Outcast}}<br>(uncredited)
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Image:Stunt double Michelle Forbes.jpg|Stunt double for<br>[[Michelle Forbes]]<br>{{TNG|The Next Phase}}<br>(uncredited)
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File:Patricia Tallman, The Next Phase.jpg|Stunt double for<br>[[Michelle Forbes]]<br>{{TNG|The Next Phase}}<br>(uncredited)
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Image:Stunt double Gates McFadden Suspicions.jpg|Stunt double for<br>[[Gates McFadden]]<br>{{TNG|Suspicions}}<br>(uncredited)
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File:Patricia Tallman, Past Prologue.jpg|Stunt double for<br />[[Nana Visitor]]<br />{{DS9|Past Prologue}}<br />(uncredited)
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Image:Pat Tallman double for Neela.jpg|Stunt double for<br>[[Robin Christopher]]<br>{{DS9|In the Hands of the Prophets}}<br>(uncredited)
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File:Patricia Tallman, Move Along Home.jpg|Stunt double for<br />[[Nana Visitor]]<br />{{DS9|Move Along Home}}<br />(uncredited)
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Image:Meloras stunt-double.jpg|Stunt double for<br>[[Daphne Ashbrook]]<br>{{DS9|Melora}}<br>(uncredited)
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File:Patricia Tallman, Suspicions.jpg|Stunt double for<br>[[Gates McFadden]]<br>{{TNG|Suspicions}}<br>(uncredited)
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Image:Pat Tallman doubling Gates McFadden.jpg|Stunt double for<br>[[Gates McFadden]]<br>{{film|7}}
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File:Stunt double Neela.jpg|Stunt double for<br />[[Robin Christopher]]<br />{{DS9|In the Hands of the Prophets}}<br />(uncredited)
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Image:Stunt double Gwynyth Walsh.jpg|Stunt double for<br>[[Gwynyth Walsh]]<br>{{film|7}}
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File:Patricia Tallman, Invasive Procedures.jpg|Stunt double for<br />[[Nana Visitor]]<br />{{DS9|Invasive Procedures}}<br />(uncredited)
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Image:Pat Tallman Heroes and Demons.jpg|Stunt double for<br>[[Marjorie Monaghan]]<br>{{VOY|Heroes and Demons}}<br>(uncredited)
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File:Meloras stunt-double.jpg|Stunt double for<br />[[Daphne Ashbrook]]<br />{{DS9|Melora}}<br />(uncredited)
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Image:Stunt double Carolyn Seymour.jpg|Stunt double for<br>[[Carolyn Seymour]]<br>{{VOY|Persistence of Vision}}<br>(uncredited)
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File:Pat Tallman doubling Gates McFadden.jpg|Stunt double for<br />[[Gates McFadden]]<br />{{film|7}}
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Image:Tallman What you leave behind.jpg|Stunt double for<br>[[Louise Fletcher]]<br>{{DS9|What You Leave Behind}}<br>(uncredited)
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File:Stunt double Gwynyth Walsh.jpg|Stunt double for<br />[[Gwynyth Walsh]]<br />{{film|7}}
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File:Pat Tallman Heroes and Demons.jpg|Stunt double for<br />[[Marjorie Monaghan]]<br />{{VOY|Heroes and Demons}}<br />(uncredited)
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File:Stunt double Carolyn Seymour.jpg|Stunt double for<br />[[Carolyn Seymour]]<br />{{VOY|Persistence of Vision}}<br />(uncredited)
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File:Patricia Tallman, Future's End II.jpg|Stunt double for<br>[[Sarah Silverman]]<br>{{VOY|Future's End, Part II}}<br>(uncredited)
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File:Patricia Tallman, A Simple Investigation.jpg|Stunt double for<br />[[Dey Young]]<br />{{DS9|A Simple Investigation}}<br />(uncredited)
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File:Patricia Tallman, The Siege of AR-558.jpg|Stunt double for<br />[[Annette Helde]]<br />{{DS9|The Siege of AR-558}}<br />(uncredited)
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File:Tallman What you leave behind.jpg|Stunt double for<br />[[Louise Fletcher]]<br />{{DS9|What You Leave Behind}}<br />(uncredited)
 
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** {{e|Past Prologue}} as stunt double for [[Nana Visitor]] (uncredited)
  
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** {{e|Move Along Home}} as stunt double for Nana Visitor (uncredited)
  
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** {{e|Invasive Procedures}} as stunt double for Nana Visitor (uncredited)
  
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** {{e|The Adversary}} as stunt double for Nana Visitor (uncredited)
  
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** {{e|For the Cause}} as stunt double for Nana Visitor (uncredited)
  
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** {{e|Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places}} as stunt double for [[Terry Farrell]] (uncredited)
  
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*''The Pool'' (1987) - stunt double for Tina Louise
  
*''The Pool'' (1987) - stunt double for Tina Louise
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*''Last Rites'' (1988) - stunts
  
*''Last Rites'' (1988) - stunts
 
**with [[Paul Dooley]] and stunts by [[John Cade]], [[Doug Coleman]], and [[Diamond Farnsworth]]
  
**with [[Paul Dooley]] and stunts by [[John Cade]], [[Doug Coleman]], and [[Diamond Farnsworth]]
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*''One Life to Live'' (1988) - stunt double for Jill Larson
 
*''After Midnight'' (1989) - stunt actress
  
*''After Midnight'' (1989) - stunt actress
 
**with [[Pamela Segall]] and stunts by [[Sandy Berumen]], [[Simone Boisseree]], Linda Fetters, [[Paula Moody]], Pat Romano, and Dennis Scott
  
**with [[Pamela Segall]] and stunts by [[Sandy Berumen]], [[Simone Boisseree]], Linda Fetters, [[Paula Moody]], Pat Romano, and Dennis Scott
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*''Criminal Passion'' (1994) - stunts
  
*''Criminal Passion'' (1994) - stunts
 
**with [[Henry Darrow]], [[Carlos Palomino]], [[Tom Nibley]], and stunts by [[Cole McKay]]
  
**with [[Henry Darrow]], [[Carlos Palomino]], [[Tom Nibley]], and stunts by [[Cole McKay]]
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*''Forrest Gump'' (1994) - stunts
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**with [[Sam Anderson]], [[Don Fischer]], [[Michael McFall]], [[Michael Jace]], [[Geoffrey Blake]], [[Timothy McNeil]], [[Steve DeRelian]], [[Jim Boeke]], and stunts by [[Keith Campbell]], [[Jay Caputo]], [[Bud Davis]], [[Kim Koscki]], [[Denise Lynne Roberts]], [[Erik Stabenau]], [[Joey Anaya]], [[Joey Box]], [[Denney Pierce]], and [[Allen Robinson]]
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*''The Flintstones'' (1994) - stunts
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**with [[Kevin Grevioux]], [[Grace Harrell]], and stunts by [[Rosine "Ace" Hatem]], [[Jeff Jensen]], Pat Romano, and Kim Koscki
 
*''Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult'' (1994) - stunts
  
*''Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult'' (1994) - stunts
 
**with [[Raye Birk]], [[Matt Roe]], [[Earl Boen]], [[Rosalind Allen]], [[Marc Alaimo]], [[Marcy Goldman]], [[Bill Erwin]], [[Bill Zuckert]], [[Joyce Robinson]], [[Kevin Grevioux]], [[Symba Smith]], and stunts by Phil Adams, [[Chris Antonucci]], Ed Anders, [[Jane Austin]], [[LaFaye Baker]], Richard L. Blackwell, Simone Boisseree, [[Dave Cadente]], [[Eugene Collier]], [[John Dixon]], Andy Gill, Al Goto, Chuck Hicks, [[Jeff Imada]], Maria R. Kelly, Hubie Kerns, [[Wayne King, Jr.]], Gene LeBell, [[Bob McGovern]], [[Pat McGroarty]], [[Mary Peters]], [[Charles Picerni, Jr.]], [[Peewee Piemonte]], Don Pulford, [[Denise Lynne Roberts]], Sharon Schaffer, [[Paul E. Short]], Jerry Spicer, [[Mike Washlake]], [[Gary Wayton]], and [[Brian J. Williams]]
  
**with [[Raye Birk]], [[Matt Roe]], [[Earl Boen]], [[Rosalind Allen]], [[Marc Alaimo]], [[Marcy Goldman]], [[Bill Erwin]], [[Bill Zuckert]], [[Joyce Robinson]], [[Kevin Grevioux]], [[Symba Smith]], and stunts by Phil Adams, [[Chris Antonucci]], Ed Anders, [[Jane Austin]], [[LaFaye Baker]], Richard L. Blackwell, Simone Boisseree, [[Dave Cadente]], [[Eugene Collier]], [[John Dixon]], Andy Gill, Al Goto, Chuck Hicks, [[Jeff Imada]], Maria R. Kelly, Hubie Kerns, [[Wayne King, Jr.]], Gene LeBell, [[Bob McGovern]], [[Pat McGroarty]], [[Mary Peters]], [[Charles Picerni, Jr.]], [[Peewee Piemonte]], Don Pulford, [[Denise Lynne Roberts]], Sharon Schaffer, [[Paul E. Short]], Jerry Spicer, [[Mike Washlake]], [[Gary Wayton]], and [[Brian J. Williams]]
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**with Miguel Ferrer, Matt Frewer, Ray Walston, [[Patrick Kilpatrick]], [[Sam Anderson]], [[Steven Anderson]], [[Sherman Howard]], [[Ken Jenkins]], [[Richard Lineback]], [[Jordan Lund]], [[William Newman]], and stunts by Charlie Brewer, Doug Coleman, Eddie Matthews, Gene LeBell, and [[Denney Pierce]]
  
**with Miguel Ferrer, Matt Frewer, Ray Walston, [[Patrick Kilpatrick]], [[Sam Anderson]], [[Steven Anderson]], [[Sherman Howard]], [[Ken Jenkins]], [[Richard Lineback]], [[Jordan Lund]], [[William Newman]], and stunts by Charlie Brewer, Doug Coleman, Eddie Matthews, Gene LeBell, and [[Denney Pierce]]
 
*''Speed'' (1994) - stunts
  
*''Speed'' (1994) - stunts
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**with Alan Ruck, Richard Lineback, [[Carlos Carrasco]], Jordan Lund, [[Patrick Fischler]], [[Bruce Wright]], [[Robin McKee]], and stunts by [[Scott Wilder]], [[Eddie Yansick]], [[Janet Brady]], Jophery C. Brown, [[Gilbert B. Combs]], Gary Epper, Tommy J. Huff, [[Jeffrey S. Jensen]], Eddie Matthews, Pat Romano, Ronald R. Rondell, [[Brian Stewart]], John Cade, [[Frankie Garbutt]], Chuck Hicks, [[John Hugh McKnight]], and Jimmy Ortega
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**with Alan Ruck, Richard Lineback, [[Carlos Carrasco]], Jordan Lund, [[Patrick Fischler]], [[Bruce Wright]], [[Robin McKee]], and stunts by [[Scott Wilder]], [[Eddie Yansick]], [[Janet Brady]], Jophery C. Brown, [[Gilbert Combs]], Gary Epper, Tommy J. Huff, [[Jeffrey S. Jensen]], Eddie Matthews, Pat Romano, Ronald R. Rondell, [[Brian Stewart]], John Cade, [[Frankie Garbutt]], Chuck Hicks, [[John Hugh McKnight]], and Jimmy Ortega
 
*''Ice'' (1994) - stunts
  
*''Ice'' (1994) - stunts
 
**with [[Zach Galligan]], [[Michael Bailey Smith]], and stunts by [[Chino Binamo]], Chuck Borden, [[Nick Dimitri]], [[Vincent J. Mazzella]], [[Joe Murphy]], [[Mark Riccardi]], Paul E. Short, [[Warren A. Stevens]], and [[Chester E. Tripp III]]
  
**with [[Zach Galligan]], [[Michael Bailey Smith]], and stunts by [[Chino Binamo]], Chuck Borden, [[Nick Dimitri]], [[Vincent J. Mazzella]], [[Joe Murphy]], [[Mark Riccardi]], Paul E. Short, [[Warren A. Stevens]], and [[Chester E. Tripp III]]
 
*''CIA II: Target Alexa'' (1994) - stunts
  
*''CIA II: Target Alexa'' (1994) - stunts
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**with [[John Savage]], [[Branscombe Richmond]], Anthony DeLongis, and stunts by Chuck Borden, George Colucci, Christopher Doyle, Kim Koscki, Lane Leavitt, Gene LeBell, Vincent J. Mazella, Joe Murphy, [[Rick New]], Chester E. Tripp III, Spice Williams-Crosby, and [[Jennifer Watson]]
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**with [[John Savage]], [[Branscombe Richmond]], Anthony De Longis, and stunts by Chuck Borden, George Colucci, Christopher Doyle, Kim Koscki, Lane Leavitt, Gene LeBell, Vincent J. Mazella, Joe Murphy, [[Rick New]], Chester E. Tripp III, Spice Williams-Crosby, and [[Jennifer Watson]]
 
*''Cobb'' (1994) - stunts
  
*''Cobb'' (1994) - stunts
 
**with [[Scott Burkholder]], William Utay, [[George Wilbur]], [[Tom Todoroff]], and stunts by Tom Morga and [[Jeff Smolek]]
  
**with [[Scott Burkholder]], William Utay, [[George Wilbur]], [[Tom Todoroff]], and stunts by Tom Morga and [[Jeff Smolek]]
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**with stunts by [[Kiante Elam]], Dana Hee, Tommy J. Huff, and Tim Trella
  
**with stunts by [[Kiante Elam]], Dana Hee, Tommy J. Huff, and Tim Trella
 
*''Independence Day'' (1996) - stunt actress: Leaving pedestrian
  
*''Independence Day'' (1996) - stunt actress: Leaving pedestrian
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**with Brent Spiner, [[Bill Smitrovich]], [[Frank Novak]], [[Leland Orser]], [[Mirron E. Willis]], [[Raphael Sbarge]], [[Carlos Lacamara]], [[Tim Kelleher]], [[Jana Marie Hupp]], [[Robert Pine]], [[Derek Webster]], [[Anthony Crivello]], [[Randy Oglesby]], [[Frank Welker]], Erick Avari, [[Tracey Walter]], and stunts by [[Doug Coleman]], [[Eliza Coleman]], Allan Graf, [[Dana Hee]], Gilbert B. Combs, Lane Leavitt, [[Frank Lloyd]], Eddie Matthews, Tom Morga, [[Mary Peters]], [[Scott Rogers]], Rick Avery, Chuck Borden, [[Jennifer Caputo]], [[Mark Donaldson]], [[John Escobar]], [[Christian Fletcher]], [[Andy Gill]], [[Hubie Kerns]], Kim Koscki, Gene LeBell, Lynn Salvatori, [[Michael J. Sarna]], and [[Mike Smith]]
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**with Brent Spiner, [[Bill Smitrovich]], [[Frank Novak]], [[Leland Orser]], [[Mirron E. Willis]], [[Raphael Sbarge]], [[Carlos Lacamara]], [[Tim Kelleher]], [[Jana Marie Hupp]], [[Robert Pine]], [[Derek Webster]], [[Anthony Crivello]], [[Randy Oglesby]], [[Frank Welker]], Erick Avari, [[Tracey Walter]], and stunts by [[Doug Coleman]], [[Eliza Coleman]], Allan Graf, [[Dana Hee]], Gilbert Combs, Lane Leavitt, [[Frank Lloyd]], Eddie Matthews, Tom Morga, [[Mary Peters]], [[Scott Rogers]], Rick Avery, Chuck Borden, [[Jennifer Caputo]], [[Mark Donaldson]], [[John Escobar]], [[Christian Fletcher]], [[Andy Gill]], [[Hubie Kerns]], Kim Koscki, Gene LeBell, Lynn Salvatori, [[Michael J. Sarna]], and [[Mike Smith]]
 
*''High Tide'' episode ''A Stitch in Time''(1997) - stunt double for Tracy Scoggins
  
*''High Tide'' episode ''A Stitch in Time''(1997) - stunt double for Tracy Scoggins
 
**with [[David Graf]], [[James Horan]], and Tracy Scoggins
  
**with [[David Graf]], [[James Horan]], and Tracy Scoggins
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**with Charles Napier, Clint Howard, [[Brian George]], [[Robin Gammell]], [[Christian Slater]], and stunts by Jay Caputo, Bud Davis, [[Anita Hart]], Edward Conna, Gary Guercio, Kim Koscki, and [[Michael Owen]]
  
**with Charles Napier, Clint Howard, [[Brian George]], [[Robin Gammell]], [[Christian Slater]], and stunts by Jay Caputo, Bud Davis, [[Anita Hart]], Edward Conna, Gary Guercio, Kim Koscki, and [[Michael Owen]]
 
*''Godzilla'' (1998) - stunt actress: waitress
  
*''Godzilla'' (1998) - stunt actress: waitress
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**with [[Lloyd Kino]], Clyde Kusatsu, [[Glenn Morshower]], Derek Webster, [[Jamison Yang]], [[Nathan Anderson]], [[James Black]], [[Stoney Westmoreland]], Frank Welker, and stunts by Phil Chong, [[Steve M. Davison]], [[Eddy Donno]], [[Kenny Endoso]], Al Goto, [[Jim Halty]], [[Tom Harper]], Tommy J. Huff, Kurt D. Lott, [[Johnny Martin]], [[Dustin Meier]], [[John Meier]], [[Alan Oliney]], [[Chuck Picerni, Jr.]], [[Steve Picerni]], [[Mic Rodgers]], [[Danny Rogers]], Pat Romano, [[Gregg Sargeant]], [[Paul Sklar]], and [[Scott Workman]]
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**with [[Lloyd Kino]], Clyde Kusatsu, [[Glenn Morshower]], Derek Webster, [[Jamison Yang]], [[Nathan Anderson]], [[James Black]], [[Stoney Westmoreland]], Frank Welker, and stunts by Phil Chong, [[Steve M. Davison]], [[Eddy Donno]], [[Kenny Endoso]], Al Goto, [[Jim Halty]], [[Tom Harper]], Tommy J. Huff, Kurt D. Lott, [[Johnny Martin]], [[Dustin Meier]], [[John Meier]], [[Alan Oliney]], Charles Picerni, Jr., [[Steve Picerni]], [[Mic Rodgers]], [[Danny Rogers]], Pat Romano, [[Gregg Sargeant]], [[Paul Sklar]], and [[Scott Workman]]
 
*''Chill Factor'' (1999) - stunt double for Hudson Leick
  
*''Chill Factor'' (1999) - stunt double for Hudson Leick
 
**with [[Daniel Hugh Kelly]] and stunts by Jophery C. Brown, David Burton, Tommy J. Huff, [[Rich Minga]], and [[Hugh Aodh O'Brien]]
  
**with [[Daniel Hugh Kelly]] and stunts by Jophery C. Brown, David Burton, Tommy J. Huff, [[Rich Minga]], and [[Hugh Aodh O'Brien]]
 
*''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' (1999) - stunt actress: Talk show guest
  
*''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' (1999) - stunt actress: Talk show guest
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**with [[Clint Howard]], [[Jack Kehler]], [[Jeanette Miller]], [[Charles Napier]], [[Tony Jay]], and stunts by [[Joey Box]], Jay Caputo, Jennifer Caputo, Bud Davis, [[Al Goto]], Michael Haynes, [[Lisa Hoyle]], [[Terry James]], Kim Koscki, Lynn Salvatori, Dennis Scott, [[Monica Staggs]], and Pat Romano
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**with [[Clint Howard]], [[Jack Kehler]], [[Jeanette Miller]], [[Charles Napier]], [[Tony Jay]], and stunts by [[Joey Box]], Jay Caputo, Jennifer Caputo, Bud Davis, [[Al Goto]], Michael Haynes, [[Lisa Hoyle]], [[Terry James]], [[Craig Jensen]], Kim Koscki, [[Dan Plum]], Lynn Salvatori, Dennis Scott, [[Monica Staggs]], and Pat Romano
 
*''The General's Daughter'' (1999) - stunt double
  
*''The General's Daughter'' (1999) - stunt double
 
**with James Cromwell, Clarence Williams III, and stunts by Joey Box, George Colucci, Edward Conna, Ken Lesco, Irving E. Lewis, Dennis Madalone, Mark Riccardi, Bob McGovern, Denney Pierce, Chester E. Tripp III, Lynn Salvatori, and [[Mickey Giacomazzi]]
  
**with James Cromwell, Clarence Williams III, and stunts by Joey Box, George Colucci, Edward Conna, Ken Lesco, Irving E. Lewis, Dennis Madalone, Mark Riccardi, Bob McGovern, Denney Pierce, Chester E. Tripp III, Lynn Salvatori, and [[Mickey Giacomazzi]]
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Latest revision as of 20:12, November 30, 2012

Real World article
(written from a Production point of view)
Patricia Tallman
Patricia Tallman in 1991, her first Star Trek appearance
Birth name: Patricia J. Tallman
Gender: Female
Date of birth: 4 September 1957
Place of birth: Saugatuck, Michigan
Character(s): Kiros, Nima, Tagana, stunt double

Patricia J. Tallman (born 4 September 1957; age 55), also known as Pat Tallman, is a stuntwoman and actress who appeared in several episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and in the seventh feature film Star Trek Generations. For most of her appearances, she received no credit.

Outside the Star Trek universe she is best known for her role as Lyta Alexander, a telepath, on the science fiction television series Babylon 5 where she became romantically involved with the future Star Trek voice actor Robin Atkin Downes.

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Early life and career Edit

Tallman was born in 1957 and grew up with two sisters and a brother. At the early age of two she appeared with her father in a radio show, singing "Bicycle Built for Two". Tallman attended the Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and graduated in 1975. During her time in high school she joined the cast of several musicals and stage plays and performed at the Red Barn Theatre in Saugatuck, Michigan. After her graduation she knew she wanted to be an actress and enrolled at the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, studying for a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theater Arts. She worked in musical theater at the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, where she performed in over eighteen musicals. At Carnegie Mellon University she was given an award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting.

After graduation in 1979, Tallman moved to New York where she continued her stage career, winning lead roles in musicals and Broadway plays including the award-winning Big, Bad Burlesque show, appearing as Rosalind in the Riverside Shakespeare Company production As You Like It, and becoming a member of the show fight group "Fights'R'us". Tallman was cast in a recurring role on the soap opera Guiding Light, followed by several appearances in series such as Texas. One day the stunt coordinator for the daytime series One Life to Live needed a stuntwoman who doubled an actress for a stair fall and cast Tallman, who earned $1200 for this job.

She auditioned for a role in the 1981 adventure drama Knightriders, produced and directed by George A. Romero. Tallman landed the featured part as Julie and was soon cast in other productions by Romero and Tom Savini, who also graduated from the Carnegie Mellon University, taught a make-up class there, and performed in Knightriders. She appeared in the comedy Stuck on You! (1983, with Richard Rothenberg), doubled for Savini actress Roberta Weiss in the Tales from the Darkside episode Inside the Closet (1984, with guest star Fritz Weaver), and for Romero actress Page Hannah in the Creepshow 2 segment The Raft (1987).

Stunt career, Star Trek, and Babylon 5 Edit

Tallman expanded her career and played parts in the Tales from the Darkside episode Family Reunion (1988, with Stephen McHattie and Marilyn Rockafellow) and Romero's horror film Monkey Shines (1988, with Kate McNeil, Stephen Root, and Eric Stuart). She moved to Los Angeles, where she continued her stunt work in films such as Wes Craven's horror film Shocker (1989, with John Tesh, Dendrie Taylor, Stephen R. Hudis, Brent Spiner, and stunts by Charlie Brewer, Tony Cecere, Dennis Madalone, Dennis Scott, and Tim Trella), as the beaten redhead bandstand babe in Road House (1989, with Kevin Tighe and Anthony De Longis), and the sequel Another 48 Hrs. (1990). She was cast as underwear model Billie in the soap Generations, impressed the producers with her performance and was recast as undercover cop Christy Russell for more episodes, until she landed the lead part as Barbara in Savini's remake of Romero's cult film Night of the Living Dead (1990, with Tony Todd, Tom Towles, and Stacie Foster).

It was on the set of Shocker that Tallman first worked with Dennis Madalone, and in 1991, Madalone brought her onto Star Trek: The Next Generation for the episode "Power Play", where she played a security officer. She filmed her scenes for this episode along fellow stuntmen Lincoln Simonds and Rusty McClennon on Tuesday 3 December 1991, Thursday 5 December 1991, and Monday 9 December 1991 on Paramount Stage 8 and 9. This single appearance was followed by a long-term relationship with Star Trek, as Tallman became part of the core stunt group. Because of her height and resemblance she doubled lead actresses Gates McFadden and Nana Visitor – as well as several guest actresses – for the next eight years, played stunt acting parts as a Romulan, Bajoran, and several other aliens, and coordinated fight scenes in such episodes as "Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places". In Star Trek Generations she doubled once again for McFadden, as well as for Gwynyth Walsh. During the filming of the Enterprise crash sequence, Tallman filled in as stunt coordinator for Bud Davis.

For her second Star Trek episode "The Outcast", Tallman filmed her scene as stunt double for guest actress Melinda Culea on Friday 21 February 1992 on Paramount Stage 9 during second unit filming.

Beside her work on Star Trek, Tallman doubled Elizabeth McGovern in the 1993 drama Me and Veronica, Joan Severance in the television thriller Lake Consequence (1993), Laura Dern's skeleton fall in the blockbuster Jurassic Park (1993), Joan Cusack's car crash in Addams Family Values (1993, with Christopher Lloyd, Carel Struycken, Andreana Weiner, Ian Abercrombie, Camille Saviola, and stunts by Joni Avery and Pat Romano), Daryl Hannah's falls in Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1993), and played the evil witch in Sam Raimi's fantasy film Army of Darkness (1992).

In 1993, J. Michael Straczynski cast Tallman as Lyta Alexander, a telepath and member of the Psi Corps, in the Babylon 5 pilot "The Gathering", in which she appeared alongside Andreas Katsulas and John Fleck, and was directed by Richard Compton. When the series was picked up, Tallman's contract was not extended and her character replaced on the station. After this experience she joined an acting class and was guided by mentor and coach Charles Nelson Reilly. But Straczynski liked her performance and brought Lyta back in the second season, this time as a guest actress, followed by two more appearances in the third season. With the beginning of the fourth season, Tallman joined the cast as a regular and remained until the end of the series in 1998, appearing in 21 episodes alongside Walter Koenig, John Vickery, Harlan Ellison, Marjorie Monaghan, Musetta Vander, Tracy Scoggins, Julie Caitlin Brown, Carolyn Seymour, Brad Dourif, Bill Mumy, Star Trek stunt partner Tom Morga, and director Adam Nimoy. Tallman also appeared in the Babylon 5 TV movie Thirdspace, with Clyde Kusatsu and stunts by Steve Rizzo and Jimmy Ortega. Spice Williams-Crosby, her former DS9 stunt partner, was among the stunt doubles for Tallman on this series.

Other projects she participated in are the comedy sequel Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994), Stephen King's miniseries The Stand (1994, with Matt Frewer, Ray Walston, and Miguel Ferrer), the action film Speed (1994), and Roland Emmerich's Independence Day (1996). She doubled Geena Davis' cliff fall in The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), played the beaten Electric Psychedelic Pussycat club waitress in Austin Powers: International Man of Mysteries (1997), and a flying waitress in the 1998 blockbuster Godzilla.

Later career Edit

Tallman earned a certification from the British Society of Fight Directors, studying with B.H. Barry and tested by Patrick Crean. She continued to perform stunts in productions such as a Talk Show Stunt Guest in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), as a stunt double in the crime drama The General's Daughter (1999, with James Cromwell and Clarence Williams III), as a stunt double for Hudson Leick in the action film The Chill Factor (1999), and as a stunt double for Katie Finneran in the 2005 remake Bewitched. She was the evil mistress Caroline Dula in the Sheena episode The Darkness (2001), Alisa Fox in the drama For Pete's Wake (2004), in the stage play "Waiting" (2004) directed by Chip Chalmers, and reprised her role as Lyta Alexander in the two animated Babylon Park spoofs "Frightspace" and "Grudgematch". She voiced the lead character of Lt. Richmond in the audio plays "Lives of the Cat" and "Anne Manx" and narrated the Better Sex video series from the Sinclair Intimacy Institute. Tallman was interviewed or had pictorials in every major science fiction magazine, including Starlog, SFX, Cinefantastique, and Celebrity Sleuth.

Her connection to Dennis Madalone gave her the chance to appear as Ms. Peters in the horror short Jennifer is Dead (2002, with Tom Morga, Lynn Salvatori, and stunt coordinator Madalone), as a mother at a cemetery in Madalone's music video "America We Stand as One" in 2001, as stunt double for Angela Lansbury in the television movie Murder She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle (2003, with Fionnula Flanagan, Cyril O'Reilly, W. Morgan Sheppard, her "Starship Mine" co-star Tim de Zarn, and Justin Sundquist), as a stunt double for Laura Prepon in the thriller Karla (2006, with George Colucci), and in at least three episodes of the television series Without a Trace (2004, 2006, and 2007, under stunt coordinator Madalone, starring Enrique Murciano).

Among her more recent projects are the role of Dr. Klein in the science fiction film InAlienable (2008), written by and starring Walter Koenig, and with Courtney Peldon, Erick Avari, Marina Sirtis, Andrew Koenig, Judy Levitt, Alan Ruck, Richard Herd, Gary Graham, J.G. Hertzler, Lisa LoCicero, Jeff Rector, and stunt coordinator Justin Sundquist, the starring role as Lucy in Corbin Bernsen's science fiction thriller Dead Air (2008, stunt coordinated by Tom Morga), and a guest role as lawyer Liz in the Valentine episode Act Naturally (2008, alongside Autumn Reeser and directed by John Putch).

She co-founded and is heading, along with fellow actress Judy Kain, the company Talent To Go, a marketing and auditioning service for actors in Los Angeles.

In 2010 Tallman finished the short drama Waitin', written and directed by Victor Warren. She portrayed Sally, one of the people in the hospital waiting room and her son Julian had a part in the film. Fellow Star Trek performers Brad Blaisdell and Jay Caputo also have roles in this short film. [1] She also appeared as Eric's wife in the short drama Thoughts of Suicide on an Otherwise Lovely Day (2010), written, produced, and starring Julie Caitlin Brown. Her sister Judie Tallman worked as makeup and hair stylist on this film and Trek actress Iona Morris had a supporting role.

Tallman can be seen as the female murder victim Vivian Marchand in the second episode of the third season of Castle, titled "He's Dead, She's Dead" (2010) on which Dennis Madalone worked as stunt coordinator and Rob Bowman as producer. [2] She also portrayed the murder victim in the Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service episode "Power" (2010, with Ryan Honey, stunt coordinator Diamond Farnsworth, and stunt double Tom McComas).

More recently she also worked on a book titled "Pleasure Thresholds", a personal collection of behind the scenes pictures and stories during her time on Babylon 5 as well as from other projects during 1993 and 1999. This scrapbook was released in September 2011. [3]

In 2012 Tallman worked as producer for J. Michael Straczynski's upcoming television series The Adventures of Apocalypse Al. More recently she reunited with director John Putch and worked for him on the science fiction mystery drama Atlas Shrugged: Part 2 - Either-Or (2012) on which fellow Trek performers Patrick Fabian, Kim Rhodes, John Rubinstein, Robert Picardo, Ray Wise, Diedrich Bader, Jeff Yagher, Stephen Macht, and Dana Sparks also appeared. Tallman also appeared as Casey in the My Gimpy Life episode "The Commercial" (2012).

Personal life and interests Edit

During her early career, Tallman worked in a bakery and the little girl's department at Macy's to make ends meet. She is also able to play the viola and sings mezzo.

Tallman is a leading fundraiser for Penny Lane, a center for abused children in California.

She gave birth to a son in 1994.

On the set of Babylon 5, Tallman met co-star Jeffrey Willerth and married him in 1999. They divorced several years later.

Star Trek appearances Edit

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