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Post by 1inamill on Nov 13, 2005 17:21:38 GMT -5
 Correa-McMullen, Tara Born on May 24, 1989 in Westminster, Vermont and passed away on October 21, 2005. Survived by and greatly loved by her family, mother Mary Devra Correa-McMullen, father Thomas McMullen, sister Abigail Correa-McMullen, grandfather William H. Brown, and numerous uncles, aunts, cousins and friends. Tara loved music and acting from an early age. She sang in the Venice High School choir and danced in several dance troupes as a child. At 14 years old, she received her first starring role in a feature film- "Rebound", and soon after was given a significant role in a TV series - "Judging Amy". Tara will be tremendously missed for her talent, her tenacity, and her bright spirit. Memorial service for Tara will be held today, Friday, October 28, 2005, 12:30 p.m. at Forest Lawn Mortuary- Hollywood Hills, 6300 Forest Lawn Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90068, Old North Church. |
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Post by 1inamill on Nov 13, 2005 17:31:21 GMT -5
Teen actress Tara Correa-McMullen – who played Graciela, a former gang member, on TV's Judging Amy – was shot to death as a victim of gang violence, according to authorities.
Police in Inglewood, a suburb south of Los Angeles, said the 16-year-old was shot several times as she stood outside an apartment complex Oct. 21, the Associated Press reports. Two men with her were wounded. No suspects have been identified, but police believe the shooting was gang-related.
"She may have just been at the wrong place at the wrong time," said Sgt. Steve Overly.
At Friday's funeral for Correa-McMullen at Forest Lawn Memorial-Park Hollywood Hills, her parents, Devora Correa and Thomas McMullen, remembered their daughter as an energetic and unassuming person who made friends with everyone, "whether they were a grip or a caterer."
In a statement, Martin Lawrence, who co-starred in the comedy Rebound, with Correa-McMullen, had this to say: "I am shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the recent loss of Tara Correa-McMullen. She was a smart, sweet girl and a pleasure to work with, she will be missed. Her family is in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time."
But friends at the funeral said that Correa-McMullen – whose first movie, Rebound, came out this summer and then earned her the role on Amy – recently had been hanging out with a "bad crowd."
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Post by vickie on Nov 21, 2005 13:35:05 GMT -5
Wow how sad and unfortunate to die so young.  |
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Post by krazy4oldschool on Nov 23, 2005 0:05:51 GMT -5
How sad. She was a young buck.
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