Myra Lucretia Taylor | |
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![]() Taylor at the 2020 Tony Awards | |
Born | Fort Motte, South Carolina, U.S. | July 9, 1960
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1988–present |
Myra Lucretia Taylor (born July 9, 1960) [1] is an American actress and singer. She received Tony Awards nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Gran Georgeanna in the Broadway musical Tina (2019). [1] She also received Drama Desk Award and well as Outer Critics Circle Award and Lucille Lortel Awards nominations during her career. [2]
Taylor was born in Fort Motte, South Carolina. She made her Broadway debut in the 1988 production of A Streetcar Named Desire . [1] Also that year, she made her screen debut appearing in the comedy film Crossing Delancey . The following years, she appeared in small parts in films such as The Paper (1994), Everyone Says I Love You (1996), and Music of the Heart (1999). Her television credits including Law & Order , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , Law & Order: Criminal Intent , Girls , Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt , Hunters , Atlanta and Defending Jacob . [3]
On Broadway, Taylor performed in Mule Bone , Chronicle of a Death Foretold , Electra , Macbeth , Nine , and most notable Tina , receiving Tony Awards nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. [4] She performed in the national tours of South Pacific and Wicked . [5]