Born on the day she was due, Christmas Day, to parents who were both
Stunt people. Raised in Mammoth Lakes, California, Tawny was a ski
racer from a very young age. She then returned to the LA area and moved
in with her father in Malibu, took up volleyball and had more hair
colours than
Dennis Rodman.
After graduating from high school, she tried a year of junior
college....and just wasn't interested in it at all. She then worked a
little on
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
with her father...who was now a Director. Her father,
David R. Ellis, asked her to join his
crew for his next film,
Final Destination 2 (2003),
in the Executive Assistant capacity. She left for her first location to
Vancover, Canada. Working a year on that picture fueled an interest in
the creative world of film-making for her. With David's next picture,
she was given a promotion to Associate Producer and is now beginning
what she hopes will be a very long, creative and lucrative career.