Phone home, Tamara

According to Charter/Spectrum, Henry Thomas stars with Tamara De Treaux in "E.T. The Extraterrestrial," which is running on a Showtime sub-channel.

Whoever does Charter's on-screen guide has deep sources. Tamara De Treaux, 1959-1990, was 2 feet 7 inches tall, and spent time inside the animatronic E.T.

She's not in IMDB's entry on the movie, and the movie's not listed among the actress's few credits in IMDB's short entry. Sorry, brief entry.

Wikipedia's more-detailed article, with photos, says she was the world's shortest actress. Her original name: Tamara Detro.

Wiki wins this month's obscure-actress award. Congrats.

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