Taylour Paige

Taylour Dominique Paige (born October 5, 1990) is an American actress and dancer. She is known for her roles as Ahsha Hayes in the VH1 series Hit the Floor, films Jean of the Joneses (2016), White Boy Rick (2018), Zola (2020), Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and Boogie (2021). She won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for Zola.

Taylour Paige
Born
Taylour Dominique Paige[1]

(1990-10-05) October 5, 1990
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
EducationSt. Bernard Catholic High School
Alma materLoyola Marymount University
OccupationActress, dancer
Years active2001–present

Early life and education

Paige was born to Reginald Paige and Cheryl Boutte,[2][3] and grew up in Inglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. She started training at Katnap in Venice, Westside Ballet Academy, and later spent two consecutive summers at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, DC. In 2001, she became a student of celebrity choreographer Debbie Allen. That same year, she auditioned for Allen's Pearl. In a rehearsal for Allen's Alex In Wonderland, Allen invited television producer Stan Rogow.

She attended St. Bernard Catholic High School in Playa del Rey where she graduated in 2008. She became a Los Angeles Laker Girl in 2010,[4] and spent three months with the professional cheerleading squad before leaving to finish college and pursue her acting career. As a Laker Girl, she was featured in a special by Fox Sports on the making of the 2011 Laker Girls Calendar.[5] She is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University.

Career

Paige has been featured in commercials for Transamerica, Best Buy, and McDonald's commercials as well as an Adidas printed advertisement, and in a Just Dance 3 interstitial. She has also starred in VH1s television show, “Hit the Floor”.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2008 High School Musical 3: Senior Year Featured Dancer I Want it All Song
2010 Alex in Wonderland: Rehearsing Wonderland School Girl Video Short
2010 Alex in Wonderland: Interview with Debbie Allen School Girl Video Short
2010 Making of the Laker Girls Calendar 2011 Herself Television Movie Documentary
2011 Mousetrap Mousetrapkeeper #4 Short
2013 2013 Do Something Awards Herself Television Special
2013 Hit the Floor AfterBuzz TV Panelist Unknown Episode
2013–2016 Hit the Floor Ahsha Hayes Series regular (seasons 1–3)[6]
2014 "She Came to Give It to You" by Usher ft. Nicki Minaj Dancer Music Video
2015 Touched Gina
2015 Ballers Theresa Guest: 2 Episodes
2016 Jean of the Joneses Jean Jones
2016 Grey's Anatomy Emma 1 Episode: #13.4
2018 White Boy Rick Cathy Volsan
2020 Zola Aziah “Zola” King Main role
2020 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Dussie Mae
2021 Boogie Eleanor
2021 Sharp Stick Post-production
TBA Mack & Rita Carla Post-production
The Toxic Avenger Filming
Brothers Filming
The Trainer

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
2021 Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Acting Ensemble Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Nominated [7]
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Nominated [8]
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Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture Won
Gotham Awards Outstanding Lead Performance Zola Nominated [10]
2022 Black Reel Awards Outstanding Actress Nominated [11]
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards Best Female Lead Won [12]

References
  1. "Taylour Paige". RottenTomatoes.com. Fandango.
  2. Paige, Taylour [@taylour] (June 16, 2019). "HAPPY FATHER'S DAY REGINALD PAIGE ❤️". Retrieved August 7, 2020 – via Instagram.
  3. Paige, Taylour [@taylour] (July 9, 2020). "This young ting turned 66 July 7th. Cheryl Boutte. Thankful for her love, her resilience. Thankful for healing. Thankful for understanding..." Retrieved August 7, 2020 – via Instagram.
  4. "From Laker Girl to Hit the Floor". HuffPost. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  5. "PHOTOS VIDEO Hit the Floor's Taylour Paige as a Laker Girl". Starcasm.net. May 30, 2013.
  6. Bartz, Sarah (October 3, 2017). "Fan Favorites Not Returning To Hit The Floor". MyFantasySportsTalk. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  7. "Critics Choice Awards 2021: See the full list of winners". CNN. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  8. Del Rosario, Alexandra (February 2, 2021). "NAACP Image Awards Nominations: Netflix Tops List With 'Bridgerton', 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' & 'Da 5 Bloods'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  9. Hipes, Patrick; Ramos, Dino-Ray (March 27, 2021). "NAACP Image Awards Winners: 'Bad Boys For Life' Best Picture, D-Nice Entertainer Of The Year; Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman Top Movie Acting Honors – Full List Of Winners". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  10. Lattanzio, Ryan (November 30, 2021). "Gotham Awards: 'The Lost Daughter' Wins Top Prize — See the Full List of Winners". IndieWire. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  11. Fraley, Jason (December 16, 2021). "'The Harder They Fall' leads Black Reel Awards with record 20 nominations". WTOP News. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  12. Nordyke, Kimberly (March 6, 2022). "Spirit Awards: Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
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