Taylor Iman Jones

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Taylor Iman Jones
Born (1992-03-06) March 6, 1992 (age 32)
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  • Actress
  • singer
Website taylorimanjones.com

Taylor Iman Jones (Born March 6, 1992) is an American actress and singer known for her work in musical theatre.

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Born in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, Jones moved to New York City and made her Broadway debut in 2017, in the ensemble of Groundhog Day . [2] The following year, she originated the role of Mopsa in Head Over Heels on Broadway. [3]

Jones has also performed off-Broadway—as Pat in Scotland, PA —and in national tours of American Idiot and Hamilton .

Theatre credits

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2013–2014 American Idiot Extraordinary GirlU.S. National Tour [4]
2016 Hamilton Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds U.S. National Tour [5]
2017 Groundhog Day Lady Storm Chaser/Nancy/Rita HansonBroadway [6]
2018–2019 Head Over Heels MopsaBroadway [7]
2019 Scotland, PA Pat McBethOff-Broadway [1]
2020 Emojiland PrincessOff-Broadway [8]
2021 Hamilton Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds Los Angeles [9]
2022 The Devil Wears Prada Andy Sachs Chicago Pre-Broadway Tryout [10]
2022 Six Catherine Parr Broadway [11]

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