Tara Sundari was born in 1878. She joined The Star Theater, with the help of Binodini Dasi, where she began her acting career. Her first role was in Chaitanya Lila By Girish Chandra Ghosh where she played the role of a boy. She acted in the play Sarala where she played the role of Gopal. She would be recognized for her acting talent and soon be made the leading lady in plays. In 1894 her performance in the play Chandrashekhar in the role of Shaibalini earned her widespread acclaim. She learned acting under Amritalal Mitra. She studied dancing under Kashinath Chattopadhyay and singing under In 1897 she joined the Classic theater group. The Classic Theater was then run by Amarendranath Datta, well known actor and playwright of that time. She would take part in number of plays, where her acting would be widely acclaimed.

Tara Sundari retired from acting in 1922 after the death of her son. She moved to Bhuvaneshwar where she founded a monastery. She devoted her time to religious activities. At the request of Girish Chandra Ghosh she returned to Kolkata and started acting again. Her first play after returning from retirement was Ayesha in Durgeshnandini. She would go on to act in Harishchandra as Shaivya, she played the protagonist in Rizia and Saraswati in Balidan. She worked in the early days of theater in Bengal with Shishir Kumar Bhaduri. The pinnacle of her career was came while she worked at Mitra theatre. She acted in Jana as the titular character, and played the role of Durga in Shre Durga in 1926. She died in 1948.^[2]