Taylour Paige
Biography
Taylour Paige is an American actress who was born in Santa Monica, grew up in Inglewood, California, and trained in ballet before moving into acting. She danced in High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008) and then played Ahsha Hayes in the sports drama series Hit the Floor, which she left in 2016. That year she starred in Jean of the Joneses, and she took a supporting part in White Boy Rick (2018). Her breakthrough came as the lead in Zola (2020), a role that won her the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. She also appeared in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020), earning an NAACP Image Award nomination, and later in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024), Brothers and The Toxic Avenger. She featured on Kendrick Lamar's We Cry Together, which brought a Grammy nomination, and plays Charlotte Hanlon in the HBO series It: Welcome to Derry.
35years old
Turns 36 on October 5in 1 day
- Born Santa Monica
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Taylour Dominique Paige
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 8 years2018 to 2026
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Beyond film
Though she is not a musician, Paige appeared in 2022 on Kendrick Lamar's spoken word song "We Cry Together". The track entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 16 and brought Paige a Grammy Award nomination.
First role
In 2008, Taylour Paige made her movie debut with a featured dancer part in High School Musical 3: Senior Year.
A change of course
Before acting, Paige spent three months as a Los Angeles Laker Girl in 2010, leaving the professional cheerleading squad to finish college and pursue acting.
Early training
Paige started dancing when she was 2 and trained at Katnap in Venice and Westside Ballet Academy. She also attended the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, DC, for two summers in a row.
Big break
Paige's breakthrough came as the titular character in Zola, a 2020 black comedy crime film. Both the movie and her work in it received rave reviews, and she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead.
Taylour Paige movies on Netflix
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Online
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