Taral Hicks (born on 21, September 1974 in Queens, New York) is an African American R&B singer and actress, sister of singer D'Atra Hicks. She began her film career with a role alongside Robert De Niro in the 1993 film "A Bronx Tale." Her subsequent film roles were small, 1995's "Just Cause" with Sean Connery and Laurence Fishburne, 1996's "Educating Matt Waters" and "The Preacher's Wife" with Whitney Houston. It wasn't until 1997 in the HBO original film "Subway Stories" that audiences began to take notice. As the "Woman with Flowers" who sang to her mother on the payphone, her performance was widely deemed to be one of the best in the film. In 1997, Hicks signed a deal with Motown Records and released an album entitled "This Time." The single "Ooh, Ooh Baby," produced and written by, and featuring Missy Elliott, charted on the Billboard R&B singles chart. However, the lead single intended to debut her singing career was "Distant Lover," an uptempo track produced by Teddy Riley. The album didn't take off until the second single, "Silly," a remake of the classic R&B hit by Deniece Williams was released. Featuring a black-and-white video directed by Hype Williams, the single charted well on the R&B chart. After collaborating on the video for "Silly," Hype Williams cast Hicks in his directorial film debut (and in her largest role to date), 1998's "Belly" as Kisha, DMX's girlfriend. The video for "Silly" appeared in one of the film's scenes. Following the film's release in 1998, Hicks was absent from film and music until 2000, when she appeared on screen in the short film "Are You Cinderella?" with actor Wood Harris. Two television guest roles followed: 2002's "100 Centre Street" in the episode titled "Fathers", and in a 2003 episode of "Soul Food: The Series" titled "The New Math". Her later film roles were in independent films such as 2005's "The Salon," with Vivica A. Fox, Dondre Whitfield and Darrin Henson, 2006's "Forbidden Fruits" with Ella Joyce, Fredro Starr and R&B singer Keith Sweat, 2007's "Humenetomy," and 2008's "Ex$pendable."
Taran Bajaj is known for Holiday (2014), Thuppakki (2012) and The Tashkent Files (2019).
Taran Balwant is known for Ishqaa (2019).
Taran Braxton is an actor, known for Cru (2014).
Taran Dunn is an actor and writer, known for Todd (2014), Grid (2013) and Hunting Ground (2014).
Taran started out as an extra on One Tree Hill (2003) where he met Rachel St. Gelais. Rachel's mom convinced Taran's mom that he could be more than an extra. His first role in The Devil's Tramping Ground (2007) was very exciting and the short film won an award for Most Artistic at the Final Cut Film Festival in Wilmington, NC. He caught the bug for sure and is always ready to perform. When not on set he is on stage. Which is possible because he is home-schooled and never has to miss school. He loves to sing and has grown up at the Wilmington Community Art Center where he participates in TACT (Thalian Assoc. Children's Theater), both in workshops and shows. Taran has two older sisters, Meagan Hall and Caitlin Alexa Hall, who are also actors.
Taran Killam was born on April 1, 1982 in Culver City, California, USA as Taran Hourie Killam. He is an actor, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), The Heat (2013) and 12 Years a Slave (2013). He has been married to Cobie Smulders, since September 8, 2012. They have two children.
Taran Knowles is known for I Wanna Be a Criminal (2023).
Taran Kootenhayoo was born on September 18, 1993 in Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada. He was an actor and director, known for Bella Ciao! (2018), D.I.Y (2019) and Outside (2014). He died on December 31, 2020 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Taran Marshall is an actor, known for Oloibiri (2015), Nine Days (2020) and Youth & Consequences (2018).