Tara-Anne Johnson

August 17, 2013 Originally from Philadelphia, and now a casting director with over 15 years experience, Tara-Anne started her entertainment career as a talent agent in Los Angeles. Realizing casting was her calling, she began working with the industry's leading casting companies on a multitude of award-winning projects. From "That '70s Show" to "3rd Rock From The Sun," Tara-Anne's resume currently spans all genres of film and television, including scripted comedies, feature films, commercials, reality television, celebrity booking, web series, and nationwide searches for new musical talent. With the formation of Bizzy Blondes Entertainment in 2005, Tara-Anne and her business partner naturally segued into creating and developing their own television projects around the countless new faces they've discovered throughout the years. Their first television series to air that they created, produced, and cast, was MTV's highly acclaimed, "Rock the Cradle." Tara-Anne's industry reputation and relationships with top directors, producers, studio executives, and talent, have led her to cast and consult on some of the most successful shows on television. From "The Biggest Loser" on NBC to "Big Time Rush" and "How to Rock" on Nickelodeon to "Stranded" on Syfy, Tara-Anne works with all the major network and cable outlets. With the desire to expand her business, Tara-Anne is now bi-coastal. As one of the Los Angeles area's premiere Casting Directors, Tara-Anne has now brought over 15 years of casting experience to the New York, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. areas. Tara-Anne is a member of the prestigious Casting Society of America (CSA), where she served as a Board member for two years.

In addition to Tara-Anne's casting career, she also has an extensive background in education and music. She possesses her Masters degree in Elementary Education and also has two Bachelor degrees --- a Bachelor of Arts in Music and a Bachelor of Media Arts in Audio Engineering. She was the owner of an international tutoring franchise as well as the owner of a foreign language school for children. In addition to teaching acting workshops for children all across the country, she also works as the Musical Director and Choreographer for various children's' theatre productions. Tara-Anne has been involved in the education of children in a multitude of capacities for the past 15 years.