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Tara Morice (born June 23rd, 1964) is an Australian actress, singer and dancer.

Born in Hobart Tasmania, Morice also lived in Sydney, Alice Springs and Adelaide as a child. She studied Australian history and English at the Australian Narional University and graduated from National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1987.
Her first film appearance was as Fran, the lead female role in the 1992 film Strictly Ballroom (directed by Baz Luhrmann), for which she was nominated for a BAFTA award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Australian Film Institute award. Morice also appeared on the film`s soundtrack, singing a duet of the Cyndi Lauper song "Time after Time" with Mark Williams. Morice has also appeared in the films Mental Skin, Hotel Sorrento, Hildegarde, Moulin Rouge!, Candy and Razzle Dazzle: A Journey Into Dance, as well as in many stage and television productions in Australia. She was a member of Baz Luhrmann`s "Six Years Old" Company in 1988 when "Strictly Ballroom" premiered as a stage play.
She wrote and directed the documentary My Biggest Fan, about her correspondence and friendship with an American grandmother, Mildred Levine, who wrote to her after seeing Strictly Ballroom. The film premiered at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, and was broadcast on the SBS network in Australia on November 7th, 2008.
Morice has one daughter, Ondine.