Tammy has been immersed in the arts in one form or another since she was 5 years old. Starting off with the piano and gradually picking up the flute and piccolo, she won 1st and 2nd place in state contests for piano solos, flute solos, and flute ensemble. Once in high school, Tammy stopped entering the state contests, but continued musically in the symphonic and marching bands. It was in high school that she had to finally make a choice between athletics and the arts, so she gave up competitive volleyball, track, and swimming and joined the theatre group as a techie. Tammy worked tech for 4 years, never stepping on stage as a performer until the last 2 years there, as a dancer.

Tammy had no theatre association throughout college where she earned her undergraduate and graduate degree, but upon moving to the East coast after graduation, she ventured back in, this time as an Assistant Stage Manager. After that first show, Tammy began auditioning as an actor, and it's been ongoing and nonstop ever since.

In early 2007, Tammy joined the Screen Actors Guild after filming opposite Shea Whigham on Pride and Glory (starring Edward Norton/Colin Farrell) and has been focusing more on film lately, though she’s always keeping an eye out for a good theatre production to do. She’s had the opportunity to work with major distributors as Walt Disney Pictures, New Line Cinema, and 20th Century Fox. Tammy is also an EMC candidate, steadily working her way towards Equity.