Tamara Dhia is an Editorial Producer/ News Anchor at Complex (dba Complex Media, Inc.). ^[1]

Tamara was born in Baghdad, Iraq and grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. Her parents fled for the United States in the early 1980s. After completing her studies in Washington, she moved to New York to pursue her acting career.

In 2003 she received Bachelor's degree in Broadcast journalism from the American University. ^[1]

Since May 2015 she has been an Editorial Producer at COMPLEX (dba Complex Media, Inc.) in Greater Los Angeles Area. She is 1 of 6 news anchors for Complex News. She writes scripts and appears in 3 videos/day, which have approximately 1.5 million views per week on average on YouTube alone. Scripts are based on news stories which center around music, sneakers, style, sports, pop culture and current events. She c onducts celebrity interviews, pitch story ideas and works with the team to create content to help shape the voice of pop culture. Complex currently boasts over 1 million subscribers on YouTube and is growing daily. ^[1]

From August 2012 to April 2015 she was a Writer / Producer / Content creator at HeyUglyBaby Productions in Greater Los Angeles Area. She was a Co-founder of full-service production company that specializes in original web content. Her videos have garnered over 1 million YouTube views. Personal brand has a strong fan base and following. Content focuses on comedy. ^[1]

In 2013 she was an On-air Host at SpinMedia, Inc. in Greater Los Angeles Area. She was a Host for the web show “Hot Coffee” which focused on delivering gaming news for a predominately male-based audience, demographic ages 18-35. She reported on upcoming news within the gaming world, and gave a hip, female perspective for a mostly male dominated platform. ^[1]

Between April 2011 and 2013 she was a Blogger at Backstage in Greater Los Angeles Area. She was o ne of the top visited bloggers for Backstage’s “Unscripted” series, a site dedicated to a behind- the-scenes look into the life of an up-and-coming young talent. Using WordPress, articles were posted weekly. Backstage receives over 5 million unique visitors monthly. ^[1]

From December 2010 to December 2012 she was a Social media Consultant at Playa Restaurant in Greater Los Angeles Area. She was i n charge of building and maintaining the social media platform for Playa Restaurant, which won Best New Restaurant & Best Chef (Esquire magazine) 2011. She increased web presence and accrued a 700% spike in followers, created a constant online presence, and was the “voice” of the brand across all social media outlets. ^[1]

Between April 2009 and December 2012 she was a Freelance Event Contractor at BNP Paribas in Greater New York City. She f lown in to assist the Events Team on various Off-site jobs around the country. Her duties included being a direct link to high profile Investment Banking clientele, managing the timing and flow of the events themselves, check-in duties, and essentially being the right-hand to the Event Director. ^[1]

She has appeared in numerous short films, and have also co-founded the production company Welcome UpsideDown Productions, in which she writes and produces short films and plays.

She is most known for her a lead role in Santa Claus in Baghdad, a SAG short film and The Sting .

In 2015 she starred inThe Party Is Overin the role of Sana.

In2014 she played the role of Tamar inThe Audition Room (TV Series short).

In 2013 she starred inThe Coasters (TV Series) in the role of Raven. She was also the writer and producer.

- #FML [6]

- Hug Life [6]

- Bra-Mance (she was also the director)

- The Ex-Factor [6]

- That Dude Part II [6]

In2012 starred inShit White Girls Say... To Arab Girls (Video short). She was also the writer and producer.

In 2011 she played the role of Fatima inCellular (Short).

In 2011 she she starred inII Transient** (Short) in the role of Nisreen.

In 2008 she played the role of Saveta inSaveta's Gift (Short).

In 2008 she starred inSanta Claus in Baghdad (Short) in the role of Amal.

In 2005 she played the role of Frightened Onlooker inSuperdude & Friend (Video short).