Biography

Mary's art toured Europe twice in 1974 & 1975. At age 12 began earning college credit (School of the Art Institute Of Chicago and Oxbow Summer School of Art, Saugatuck, MI). Parents were actors June Campbell and A.H. "Jerry" Tallman. Both had radio shows on WGN/Tribune affiliate in Illinois. Great uncle Frank Tallman was a stunt pilot for feature film and television. Sister Patricia starred in George A. Romero films "Knightriders", "Night Of The Living Dead (1990), and Babylon 5 (1994)." While visiting her sister on the set of Knightriders" at age 16 Mary decided to change her major from art to film. Sister Judie Tallman is hair & makeup artist in New York.

1990 Studied script supervision and film continuity with Martha Pinson (was script supervisor for O. stone and M Scorsese).
- IMDb mini biography by: Scott Jenkins

Sisters Patricia (actress) and Judie Tallman-Deichtman (makeup & hair) are also in the film business.

Her sister Patricia is the actress from Star Trek - "Deep Space Nine" and "Generations", "Babalon 5", "Night Of The Living Dead.".

Mary's brother-in-law, David Marks wrote the hit song "Master Jack' which was voted the most popular and most covered song from South Africa. David was part of the sound crew at Woodstock.