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Born | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
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Years active | 2000–present |
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Paige Hurd is an American actress of mixed African American and Puerto Rican heritage. She is best known for her recurring role as Tasha Clarkson on the CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris , Samantha Grover in Hawaii Five-O (2013-2020), Gayle Franklin in The Oval (2019-2021), and Lauren Baldwin in Power Book II: Ghost (2020-2023).
Hurd was born in Dallas, Texas. She was born to an African American father and a Puerto Rican mother and moved to Los Angeles in 2000. The late rapper DMX was her godfather. [1]
Hurd portrayed Tasha, next-door neighbor of Chris (Tyler James Williams), in the Chris Rock-produced TV show Everybody Hates Chris . Hurd played DMX's daughter in Cradle 2 the Grave , [2] a 2003 film starring Jet Li. Paige appeared as Denise in The Cat in the Hat , a 2003 family-comedy film loosely based on the 1957 book of the same name, by Dr. Seuss.
Hurd was featured in the 2005 comedy Beauty Shop , which starred Queen Latifah. [3]
Hurd appeared in Jasmine Villegas's music video for "I Own This" and Steph Jones's music video for "Beautiful." She was Justin Bieber's love interest in the music video of "Never Let You Go." She was featured in Romeo Miller's music video "Mistletoe". Hurd started her acting career training with Dallas Young Actors Studio, directed by Linda Seto. She is starring in a new movie called "Crosstown" with well-known actors and actresses such as Vivica A. Fox. She was also featured in two of singer Trevante's music videos "Be Your First" and "Forever." In 2014, Paige starred in G-Eazy's music video for the single "I Mean It." And in 2012, she participated in the music video of Nas titled "Daughters".
In 2019, she began starring as one of the lead roles in the hit show Tyler Perry's The Oval , where she played as the first daughter "Gayle Franklin", who is rebellious and a wild child she left during season 2. From 2020 to 2023, she starred as Lauren Baldwin in Power Book II: Ghost , which serves as a sequel and spin off to the original series Power .
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Cradle 2 the Grave | Vanessa | |
2003 | The Cat in the Hat | Denise | |
2004 | Time Out | Lauren Martin | |
2004 | Never Die Alone | Young Ella | |
2005 | Virginia | Ginny | |
2005 | The Adventures of Tango McNorton: Licensed Hero | Sudserella | |
2005 | Beauty Shop | Vanessa | |
2007 | Ben 10: Race Against Time | Stephanie | TV movie |
2008 | Pick or Press | Unknown | Video short |
2009 | Surviving Brotherhood | Ashley | Video short |
2010 | Peep Game | Tresse Hart | |
2013 | Greencard Warriors | Jazmine | |
2015 | A Girl Like Grace | Andrea | |
2016 | Grandma’s House | Maryland | |
2018 | Thriller | Gina Brown |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Felicity | Natasha | Episode: "True Colors" |
2002 | Boomtown | Grace Adams | Episode: "Pilot" |
2002 | George Lopez | Little Girl | Episode: "Halloween Cheer" |
2003 | The Division | Chloe | Episode: "Extreme Action Figures" |
2005 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Tiffany | Episode: "The Fairest of Them All" |
2005 | Medium | Ashley | Episode: "The Reckoning" |
2006 | ER | Danielle Davis | Episode: "Tell Me No Secrets" |
2006–2009 | Everybody Hates Chris | Tasha | Recurring role |
2007–2011 | City 17 | Vanessa | Recurring role |
2013–2020 | Hawaii Five-0 | Samantha Grover | Recurring role |
2019–2021 | Tyler Perry's The Oval | First Daughter Gayle Franklin | Main role |
2020–2023 | Power Book II: Ghost | Lauren Baldwin | Main role |
2022 | Mr Snuggles | Vanessa | Guest role |
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