- Tahlia was initially enrolled to study her graduate diploma of education after completing her bachelor of fine arts, enabling her to become a drama teacher. After her first twelve months of study, she unenrolled from the education diploma because acting was her plan A and she didn't want a plan B. Her only option from then on was to succeed as an actress.
- At the 2014 Screen It Film Festival, Tahlia won 'Best Actress' for her role in Australian short film 'Heart of a Thousand Souls'. Her character in the film struggles with aphasia after suffering from a stroke at an early age. Both the Australian Aphasia Association Inc. and the National Stroke Foundation went on to use the film for educational purposes.
- Carlin Sterritt and Tahlia had been friends for years prior to being cast as the lead roles in 'Out of the Woods'. The pair first met in 2013 at the New York Film Academy graduate film screening night on the Gold Coast.
- Tahlia has one younger sister, Maddison Lee Holt. The sisters both made cameo appearances at the ages of four and six in short film 'Vroom' as part of the 1998 Newcastle Shootout Film Festival. The film starred Australian comedienne and TV personality Julia Zemiro.
- Tahlia was in Los Angeles during the first round of auditions for 'Out of the Woods' in Australia. The production company held a special audition for her when she returned to the country during the callback period for the role of Robyn.
- Tahlia was hand picked to play the role of Olivia Blessing in 2017 short film trilogy 'The Devil May Care' after she posted a selfie on Instagram. A producer who had sat in on an audition of Tahlia's three years prior, saw the picture and commented 'Email me. We have a role for you'. Within two weeks, Tahlia had officially landed the role.
- Before her family moved to Queensland, she studied for one year at Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts. Entry was auditioned based and Tahlia was accepted into the school under the dance program, as prior to this year she had never taken a drama class.
- She has played the love interest of fellow actor Daniel Goodwin in three separate projects.
- She is the niece of Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist, Olympia.
- She worked as a barista for 12.5 years before she reached the point in her career where she could rely solely on acting jobs to make ends meet.
- Tahlia named her first car 'Milly' after the first film she was ever cast in. Tahlia played the title character in Australian horror short film 'Milly', but due to audio problems the film was never completed.
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