Tami Gingold is an Israeli-American therapist, comedian, actress, and the mother of Julia Garner, the Emmy-winning actress of the Ozark fame.
As an actress, Julia Garner’s Mother is known mostly for the movies—The 17th Bride (1985), House Committee Rivalry (1986), Morning Star (1980), and Anashim BeMil (1984).
Summary of Tami Gingold’s Bio
- Full Name: Tami Gingold
- Gender: Female
- Ethnicity: Jewish
- Nationality: Israeli-American
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
- Religion: Judaism
- Marital Status: Married
- Tami Gingold’s Husband: Thomas Garner
- Tami Gingold’s Children: Julia Garner and Anna Garner (daughters)
- Tami Gingold’s Height in Inches: 68 Inches
- Tami Gingold’s Height in Centimetres: 172 cm
- Tami Gingold’s Weight: 62 kg (137)
- Tami Gingold’s Net Worth: $1 million
- Famous for: Being Julia Garner’s mother
Tami Gingold Was Born in the 1960s, But Her Exact Age Is Unknown
Tami Gingold’s true age is not publicly available at the moment. The former actress was born in Israel during what is believed to be the mid-sixties. However, a lack of clarity on her exact date of birth makes it difficult to publicly determine her actual age.
Tami was to middle-class Jewish parents whom she rarely mentions; thus, we have little information on the identities of her parents. Tami herself is Jewish and practices Judaism. Along with her Jewish roots, Tami Gingold has dual nationality—Israeli and American.
Moving on, Tami hasn’t revealed whether she has any siblings while growing up. Information about Tami Gingold’s familial background is not the only missing aspect of the actress’s life. Tami’s educational background is obscure, and the actress prefers to keep it that way.
It would make sense that she had some form of formal education in her home country, Israel, but not much has been revealed about that. And because she began her showbiz career at a very young age, actress Tami Gingold may have no college degree.
She Is Married To An Art Teacher Named Thomas Garner
The lovely actress decided to get married not too long after she came to the United States. She married an American man named Thomas Garner. While there is little information about Garner and his family background, it is well known that Thomas is a painter and art teacher. Originally from Shaker Heights in Ohio, Thomas moved to New York to find a better life for himself.
Actress Julia Garner describes her parents as academics and her mother as “very Jewish.” There is no information about when and where Tami and Thomas got married. It isn’t hard to deduce that they met each other as strangers in New York and bonded over their lack of knowledge about the city. The two have been married for over 32 years and still seem to be very much in love in 2022.
Their daughter, Julia, says her parents’ home is packed full of artwork, antiques, books, rugs, philosophical paraphernalia, and even a silver-framed Matisse poster from the Metropolitan Museum. Many have mistaken Thomas to be the actor Thomas Garner, mainly because of his relationship with Julia, but Tami’s husband has never been an actor in his life.
They Have Two Daughters Together
The retired actress and her husband have two adult daughters—Anna Garner and Julia Garner. Anna is the couple’s first daughter; she was born in 1991. Anna is known as a painter and special education instructor. She works at a Manhattan-based high school where she teaches English as a second language. Like her two parents, Anna is creative and loves making art. However, she prefers to keep most of her activities under the public radar.
She Became Julia Garner’s Mother on February 1, 1994
On the other hand, Julia Garner, the second child of Tami and Thomas, is a pretty big Hollywood star in America. Born on February 1, 1994, in The Bronx, New York, Julia Garner is publicly recognized for her appearances in over 32 films and television series. However, she is best known for her roles in the Ozark series.
The 30-year-old actress made her acting debut at the age of 15 and hasn’t slowed down since then. Julia Garner appeared in the FX drama series, The Americans from 2015 to 2018, Maniac in 2018, and Inventing Anna in 2022, in which she played the titular character.
She appeared in the movies Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011), The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), Electrick Children (2012), Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2012), We Are What We Are (2013), Grandma’ (2015), and The Assistant (2019).
As a 2-time Emmy nominee, a one-time Golden Globe nominee, and an Emmy winner, there is no doubt that Julia is the most famous and commercially successful member of her family. She is married to boy band singer Mark Foster and is very active on Instagram with the handle @juliagarner, where she currently has over 1.3 million followers.
Tami Gingold Used to be A Popular Actress and Comedian
As has been severally mentioned, Tami Gingold used to be an actress in Hollywood during the eighties. The celebrity mother initially began her journey into the entertainment industry from her home country in Israel.
She worked as a popular comedian on a late-night television show that was Israel’s equivalent of the American comedy show, ‘Saturday Night Live.’ According to the actress, she relocated to the United States as a young working-class woman seeking better employment conditions.
However, Tami Gingold is mostly remembered as an actress. She did some acting in Israel and a few in Hollywood after her migration. However, Tami Gingold didn’t gain much fame as an actress and only took up supporting actress roles.
Her entire filmography comprises only four movies: Anashim BeMil in 1984 as a random sergeant, The 17th Bride in 1985, House Committee Rivalry the following year in 1986 as Yardena Shoresh, and finally, Morning Star in 1980. Of all these movies, her best-known one was The 17th Bride.
The 17th Bride is a war drama set in the Czechoslovakian Republic that focuses on a 30-year-old Jewish woman who was forced to marry a man she didn’t like to avoid being sent to a war camp. Ultimately, the woman (Lisa Hartman) developed a mental illness due to the immense stress caused by WWII.
The movie featured actors like Lisa Hartman, who played Liza, Rosemary Leach, who played Esther, and Gingold, who played a passing character named Magda. The other movies in Gingold’s credits were made between 1980 and 1986, which were Tami’s most active on-screen years.
The actress then decided to make one last career change, this time to become a therapist. Very little is known about Tami Gingold’s therapy practice, but she is licensed and qualified to practice in the United States.
Julia Garner’s Mother Has Now Retired from Acting
A blonde-haired, svelte beauty in her heyday, Tami Gingold’s acting career lasted for about a decade. Her brief filmography showed that Tami acted mostly between 1980 and 1986. Her career never really took off, though, and soon after, she decided to retire from acting.
The beautiful wife and mother-of-two then switched careers and took up Therapy and Counseling. Ironically, Tami Gingold’s second daughter, Julia Garner, is a well-known actress among her peers, thanks to television shows like Ozark and Inventing Anna.
There is no doubt that Julia inherited her creativity and talent from her gifted mother. Currently, there have been very few public appearances made by Tami Gingold which could be linked to work of any kind. She does sometimes appear on heart-warming Instagram with her daughters from time to time.
