Upon returning to Indonesia after completion of her studies, she participated in many auditions for films but struggled to be cast. She earned a nomination for Best Female Newcomer at the
Indonesian Movie Awards. The same year, she also starred in
Rumah dan Musim Hujan, but released in 2018 under the title
Hoax. In 2013, she played as the materialistic girlfriend of
Pandji Pragiwaksono's character in the film
Make Money. Tara had four film releases in 2014. Her first appearance was in a historical
silat film
The Golden Cane Warrior, where she starred as Gerhana. Then, she played a small part in Japanese-Indonesian
action film Killers. She starred as a
marine biologist in a romantic drama
The Right One. Tara next starred in an anthology family film titled
Princess, Bajak Laut & Alien. Tara starred in the role as Asa, the leading role of a
surrealist film Another Trip to the Moon directed by Ismail Basbeth. The film premiered at the 2015
International Film Festival Rotterdam competing for
Hivos Tiger Award. She also starred as a
guerrilla gardener in a documentary
Flutter Echoes and Notes Concerning Nature. Tara next starred in
A Copy of My Mind, a film directed by
Joko Anwar. It featured her in the role Sari, a cheap salon worker who falls in love with a
pirated DVDs subtitle maker. It was screened at the
2015 Toronto International Film Festival and
72nd Venice International Film Festival. She won the
Citra Award for Best Leading Actress. In 2015, she also starred in two television series,
HBO's
Halfworlds and
NET.'s
The East. In the former, also written and directed by Joko Anwar, she played as a
demit or demon named Ros. In
The East, she was cast as Mutia, the executive producer of a real life-inspired program
Entertainment News. Following the success of
A Copy of My Mind, Tara portrayed
Kusuma Wardhani in
3 Srikandi, which reunited her with
Reza Rahadian. It tells the story of Indonesian archer team at the
1988 Summer Olympics. She starred in
musical drama film Three Sassy Sisters, inspired by
Usmar Ismail's
Tiga Dara (1956). She portrays the middle sister Ella. The same year, she was appointed as the host of
The Amazing Race Asia 5 along with
Allan Wu. In 2017, Tara starred in Joko Anwar's horror ''
Satan's Slaves. It is a loose remake-cum-prequel to the 1980 film of the same name directed by Sisworo Gautama Putra. She starred as Rini, the oldest of four. The film has been watched by 4.2 million moviegoers, making it as the best-selling domestic Indonesian film of 2017. She was cast in Perempuan-Perempuan Chairil'', a
play inspired by the life of poet
Chairil Anwar. She played as Sumirat, one of Anwar's partner. In 2018, she was cast in the role as Kanti, a successful banker in
Viu's drama series
Halustik. In 2019, she was cast in two of Anwar's directed films,
Impetigore and
Gundala. == Music career ==