Tamara De Treaux
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Tamara Detro known by the stage name Tamara De Treaux, was an American
actress. She stood 31 inches tall. She was one of the performers who played ET in Steven Spielberg
's film E. T.
(1982
), squatting inside the animatronic puppet, but was not credited.
She was a friend of the American writer Armistead Maupin
. Her diaries supplied the main influence for the heroine "Cadence Roth" in his novel Maybe the Moon
.
, San Leandro, California
. In 1990 she died at age 31 from respiratory and heart problems at the North Hollywood Medical Center. She was survived by her mother, Barbara Detro, and two siblings.
United States
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actress. She stood 31 inches tall. She was one of the performers who played ET in Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
's film E. T.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Melissa Mathison and starring Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore, and Peter Coyote...
(1982
1982 in film
-Events:* March 26 = I Ought to Be in Pictures, starring Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret and Dinah Manoff is released. Manoff would not appear in another movie until 1987's Backfire.* June = PG-rated film E.T...
), squatting inside the animatronic puppet, but was not credited.
She was a friend of the American writer Armistead Maupin
Armistead Maupin
Armistead Jones Maupin, Jr. is an American writer, best known for his Tales of the City series of novels, based in San Francisco.-Early life:...
. Her diaries supplied the main influence for the heroine "Cadence Roth" in his novel Maybe the Moon
Maybe the Moon
Maybe the Moon is a novel written by San Francisco novelist Armistead Maupin.The story Maupin describes as 'partly autobiographical', despite the main character being a female heterosexual Jewish dwarf...
.
Personal life
She was a 1978 graduate of San Leandro High SchoolSan Leandro High School
San Leandro High School is an American four-year public high school in San Leandro, California. The school is a member of the San Leandro Unified School District...
, San Leandro, California
San Leandro, California
San Leandro is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is considered a suburb of Oakland and San Francisco. The population was 84,950 as of 2010 census. The climate of the city is mild throughout the year.-Geography and water resources:...
. In 1990 she died at age 31 from respiratory and heart problems at the North Hollywood Medical Center. She was survived by her mother, Barbara Detro, and two siblings.