Tate made her film debut in 1961 as an extra in "Barabbas" with Anthony Quinn. She next appeared in the horror film "Eye of the Devil" (1966). Her most remembered performance was as Jennifer North in the 1967 cult classic film "Valley of the Dolls", which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination. That year she also performed in the film "The Fearless Vampire Killers," directed by her future husband Roman Polanski. Tate's last completed film, "12+1", was released posthumously in 1969.