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Mary Tamm (born 22 March 1950) is an English actress. She is best known for being the first actress to play the character of Romana in the science fiction television series Doctor Who, opposite Tom Baker as the Doctor, from the 1978–1979 season known collectively as The Key to Time. Mary Tamm was born in Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, and is of Estonian descent. She is a graduate and an associate member of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Tamm began her acting career on the stage with the Birmingham Repertory Company in 1971, moving to London in 1972 and appearing in the musical... MORE

Mary Tamm (born 22 March 1950) is an English actress. She is best known for being the first actress to play the character of Romana in the science fiction television series Doctor Who, opposite Tom Baker as the Doctor, from the 1978–1979 season known collectively as The Key to Time. Mary Tamm was born in Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, and is of Estonian descent. She is a graduate and an associate member of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Tamm began her acting career on the stage with the Birmingham Repertory Company in 1971, moving to London in 1972 and appearing in the musical Mother Earth. Before her association with Doctor Who, Tamm acted in several films, most notably The Odessa File (1974) and The Likely Lads (1976). In 1981 she took the part of Rhoda Dawes in Agatha Christie's Cards on the Table at London's Vaudeville Theatre. Tamm was not initially interested in playing a companion to the Doctor as she believed that the role was merely that of the "damsel in distress". However, she changed her mind when assured by the producers that Romana would be different. Romana was a Time Lady, a member of the Doctor's own people and therefore as capable as the Doctor. She left LESS