Tara Rafferty

Tara Rafferty
Striking Out character
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First appearanceSeries 1, Episode 1
1 January 2017
Created byJames Phelan
Based onAlicia Florrick
by Robert and Michelle King
Portrayed byAmy Huberman
In-universe information
OccupationSolicitor
AffiliationVincent Pike
George Cusack
Ray Lamont
FamilyIrene Rafferty (mother)
Conrad Rafferty (father)
Significant othersEric Dunbar
Sam Dunbar
NationalityIrish

Tara Rafferty is the lead character in Irish legal drama Striking Out, based on The Good Wife and its lead character Alicia Florrick, created by Robert and Michelle King. Tara is shown as a solicitor who goes out on her own after breaking up with her fiancée. Tara is the central character of the show. Tara is played by actress Amy Huberman. Huberman was nominated and won an IFTA award for her role as Tara in 2017. Tara's main storylines within the show have centred around her establishing herself as a lawyer on her own after she leaves the inner circle of Dunbar and Calloway solicitors due to end her engagement with her fiancée Eric.