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| Born | 21 October 1959 California |
| Died | 28 November 1990 |
Tamara Detro (21 October 1959 – 28 November 1990), known by the stage name Tamara De Treaux, was an American actress. She was 79 cm (2' 7") tall.
De Treaux played ET in Steven Spielberg's film E. T. (1982), squatting inside the doll. She is uncredited for the performance. De Treaux 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. The book was described by Maupin as 'partly autobiographical', despite the main character being a female heterosexual Jewish dwarf.[1][2]
She was a 1978 graduate of San Leandro High School in San Leandro, California. In 1990 she passed away at the age of 31 years due to heart failure.
References
- ^ Behind the scenes: THE OUTSIDER - San Francisco Focus Magazine], October 1992. Interview with Maupin about his friendship with Tamara De Treaux.
- ^ Reviews of Maybe the Moon and synopsis
External links
- New York Times obituary
- Tamara De Treaux at the Internet Movie Database
- Tamara De Treaux at Find A Grave
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