Background
Stronach was born to Israeli and Scottish parents in Tehran. Her father, David Stronach, is a renowned archaeologist of ruins of Ancient Persia (modern-day Iran) and a professor at University of California Berkeley.
Stronach was born to Israeli and Scottish parents in Tehran. Her father, David Stronach, is a renowned archaeologist of ruins of Ancient Persia (modern-day Iran) and a professor at University of California Berkeley.
The family fled to Israel during the Iranian Revolution in 1978 where they lived for a few years until the family had to relocate again to America for work. David got a job as a professor of archaeology. Stronach made her acting debut as "The Childlike Empress" in The Neverending Story (1984), a film adaptation of the novel Die Unendliche Geschichte (The Neverending Story) by Michael Ende.
She has nevertheless since acted in the play "Chambre" at the Louisiana MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, and she has further studied acting with Laura Esterman.
She had a leading role in the Czechoslovakian fantasy film, Poslední z Aporveru, a tale of two children trying to save their world from destruction. She also released a 45 rpm single around the same time as The Neverending Story entitled Tami Stronach - Fairy Queen.
The songs on the album are called "Fairy Queen" and "Riding On a Rainbow." The tracks are of similar synthpop orientation as the Giorgio Moroder/Limahl Neverending Story theme, and may have been an attempt to capitalize on its success. Joining them in 1996, she performed with the company mostly in places like the United States., Israel and Europe.
She has also choreographed and performed her own works, including "The Maid and the Marmalade" and "Contain yourself, darling." While her own work has typically been performed in New York City, she has begun more recently to take this abroad, such as with a tour of Australia in July 2006.
She has been married to Greg Steinbruner since April 30, 2010. They have a daughter named Maya (born in January 2011). 1985 - Young Artist Award for Best Young Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama - Nominated
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Since the days of her childhood role, she has become a member of a well-respected Israeli dance troupe based in the United States. called the Neta Dance Company.