Starring in “Spring Break”
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Blonde and hazel-eyed, she had started modeling in beauty pageants at the age of 4. By the age of 16, she had competed in almost 300 beauty pageants and won most of them, 280 in total. In 1982, she has begun taking roles in movies. In July 1982, Tammy got a part in the teen exploitation movie “Spring Break” which was directed by Sean S. Cunningham. In the movie, she appeared as a boxing match participant. Her legs, hips, and torso were reportedly used as the cover for the movie.
In the 1983 film “Scarface”, she acted the role of a female distraction at the lookout car, during the bloody chainsaw shower scene. Tammy had also got a lead role to play herself in a movie called “Cover Girl Behind the Scenes” before her disappearance.