--- name: "Tara Morice" canonical: "https://film.one/person/tara-morice" fi1m_id: "tara-morice" imdb_id: "nm0605388" tmdb_id: 65010 wikidata_id: "Q528580" roles: ["Actor"] born: "23 June 1964" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 79 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-23T20:18:59.966085+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Tara Morice ## Identity Tara Morice - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tara-morice - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** tara-morice - **IMDb ID:** nm0605388 - **TMDB ID:** 65010 - **Wikidata ID:** Q528580 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Morice, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q528580, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0605388/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65010 Actor. Born 23 June 1964 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 23 June 1964, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia - **Active:** 1992–present - **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as actor, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 83 (1), 2000s 75 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Morice, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q528580, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0605388/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65010 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Strictly Ballroom*](https://film.one/film/strictly-ballroom.md) (83) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Tara Morice > Tara Morice makes a familiar romantic heroine seem to be thinking for herself. We rate the uncertainty she brings to *Strictly Ballroom* as highly as the dancing: it gives a predictable courtship something worth caring about. When Tara Morice’s Fran dances with Paul Mercurio’s Scott in *Strictly Ballroom* (1992), she pays attention to the person in front of her. That sounds a modest achievement until the surrounding comedy starts demanding attention of its own. Baz Luhrmann’s romance needs the pair’s conviction, because its fairy-tale plotting leaves little room for surprise. Morice makes Fran seem to be working things out for herself even when the script is doing the arranging. We were moved by their dancing because both actors made the growing attachment feel like something they were discovering together. Morice had originated Fran in Luhrmann’s 1988 stage production before making her film debut in the adaptation. Her background in dance and musical theatre helps explain the physical assurance; the acting allows Fran to remain unsure. Mercurio gives Scott enough confidence to challenge the ballroom old guard, while Morice supplies the uncertainty that makes their courtship worth following. The broad comedy can grate, and the story is familiar, but we would not ask these performances to be quieter just because the film around them is loud. Typecasting after *Strictly Ballroom* limited her opportunities for different kinds of leading role. The career that followed spread across supporting film parts, television and ensemble theatre with Sydney Theatre Company and Bell Shakespeare. She played Pauline in *Oranges and Sunshine* (2010), while Miss Raine in *Dance Academy* (2010–2013) and its 2017 film kept dance prominent in her screen work. The musical *The Deb* (2024), in which she plays Shell, continues that connection with musical theatre. We would also welcome more substantial film roles that give her time to hesitate, respond and make up her own mind. Start with *Strictly Ballroom*, and be prepared to forgive some noisy comedy for the dancers. ## Biography Tara Morice is an Australian actress, singer and dancer. She graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1987 and originated the role of Fran in the stage production of Strictly Ballroom in 1988 as part of Baz Luhrmann's Six Years Old Company. Her first film role was as Fran in the 1992 adaptation of Strictly Ballroom, for which she received BAFTA and Australian Film Institute award nominations. She has appeared in films including Moulin Rouge! (2001), Candy (2006), Oranges and Sunshine (2010) and Carmen (2022), and played Miss Raine in the television series Dance Academy (2010–2013) and its 2017 film sequel. Morice has also worked extensively in Australian theatre and wrote and directed the 2008 documentary My Biggest Fan. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *Moulin Rouge!* (2001), Fi1m 75, as Prostitute — [page](https://film.one/film/moulin-rouge.md) - *Strictly Ballroom* (1992), Fi1m 83, as Fran — [page](https://film.one/film/strictly-ballroom.md) ## Complete filmography (46) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Deb* (2026), as Shell - *Sandtrap* (2025), as Anne - *Nugget Is Dead?: A Christmas Story* (2024), Actor - *The Moogai* (2024), as Annette - *Return to Paradise* (2024), series, as Helen Haddon - *Ten Pound Poms* (2023), series, as Ward Sister Mulligan - *Carmen* (2023), as Marie - *The Home Team* (2022), as Glenrose Rose - *The Butter Scene* (2021), as Maria Schneider - *Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway* (2021), as Officiant - *Reaching Distance* (2018), as Reader - *Let's See How Fast This Baby Will Go* (2017), as Carolyn - *Dance Academy: The Movie* (2017), as Miss Raine - *Like Breathing* (2014), as June - *Smithston* (2014), as Mrs. Smithston - *Oranges and Sunshine* (2010), as Pauline - *Dance Academy* (2010), series, as Miss Raine - *Miracle Fish* (2010), as Mum - *September* (2007), as Jennifer Hamilton - *Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance* (2007), as Marianne - *Answered by Fire* (2006), as Helen Waldman - *Candy* (2006), as Aunt Katherine - *Second Chance* (2005), as Edwinda - *Loot* (2004), as Karen Doakes - *Salem's Lot* (2004), series, as Joyce Petrie - *After the Deluge* (2003), series, as Dianne - *Ordinary People* (2002), as Narrator - *My Husband, My Killer* (2001), as Margaret Inkster - *Hildegarde* (2001), as Kim Powell - *McLeod's Daughters* (2001), series, as Michelle Hall-Smith - *Moulin Rouge!* (2001), as Prostitute — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/moulin-rouge.md) - *Dogwoman: The Legend of Dogwoman* (2001), as Pauline O'Halloran - *Grass Roots* (2000), series, as Julie Dunkley - *Dogwoman: Dead Dog Walking* (2000), as Pauline O'Halloran - *Something in the Air* (2000), series, as Candy Rogers - *Dogwoman: A Grrrl's Best Friend* (2000), as Pauline O'Halloran - *A Difficult Woman* (1999), as Susan Taylor - *A Difficult Woman* (1998), series, as Susan Taylor - *Wildside* (1997), series, as Rachel Duncan - *Water Rats* (1996), series, Actor - *Hotel Sorrento* (1995), as Pippa Moynihan - *Metal Skin* (1994), as Savina - *Blue Heelers* (1993), series, Actor - *Strictly Ballroom* (1992), as Fran — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/strictly-ballroom.md) - *Police Rescue* (1991), series, as Jenny - *Flow*, as Reiki Healer ## Gallery - ![Driving Miss Daisy at Theatre Royal, Sydney, Australia... This evening was opening night for Driving Miss Daisy at the Theatre Royal in King Street, Sydney. A t (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/81525/gallery-8f6362be23f3.jpg) Driving Miss Daisy at Theatre Royal, Sydney, Australia... This evening was opening night for Driving Miss Daisy at the Theatre Royal in King Street, Sydney. A t (2013) — Eva Rinaldi from Sydney, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Dianne_Cohen%2C_Tara_Morice_%288520289521%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Spiegelworld Presents, for your amusement and entertainment: EMPIRE. (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/81525/gallery-d9c2380ec301.jpg) Spiegelworld Presents, for your amusement and entertainment: EMPIRE. (2013) — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Spiegelworld_Presents%2C_for_your_amusement_and_entertainment_EMPIRE_%288363390199%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Tara Morice](https://film.one/media/person/81525/gallery-1baf2cd611b9.jpg) Tara Morice — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Tara_Morice-2-Tropfest_2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/tara-morice