Taylor Polidore

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Taylor Polidore
Taylor Polidore at EssenceFest 2025 - cropped.jpg
Taylor Polidore at 2025 Essence Festival of Culture.
Born
Houston, Texas, U.S
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present
SpouseJero Williams (m. 2024)

Taylor Polidore is an American actress. She began her career playing the recurring roles on television series Snowfall and All American: Homecoming and in 2024 was cast in the leading role in the Netflix drama series, Beauty in Black .

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Life and career

Polidore was born and raised in Houston, Texas. [1] She attended Seven Lakes High School in Katy, Texas, and graduated from the Clark Atlanta University with Bachelor of Arts in filmmaking. [1] [2] Polidore made her big screen debut playing a minor role in the 2008 comedy film, Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins . [3] She later appeared in true crime television series Snapped: Killer Couples and Fatal Attraction , and guest-starred in The Resident , Step Up: High Water and Genius: Aretha . From 2018 to 2019 she had a recurring role in the CW superhero series, Black Lightning . [1]

From 2021 to 2023, Polidore played the role of hitman Dallas Ali in the FX crime drama series, Snowfall . [4] From 2022 to 2023 she had the recurring role in the CW sports drama series, All American: Homecoming . [2] Later in 2022, Polidore was cast as one of leads in the Allblk supernatural drama series, Wicked City . [5] In 2023 she was cast in the drama-thriller film Divorce in the Black by Tyler Perry. [6] In 2024, Perry cast Polidore as one of leads alongside Crystle Stewart in his Netflix drama series, Beauty in Black . [7] [8] [9]

Personal life

On May 4, 2024, Polidore married Jero Williams, a surgery resident from Atlanta, after getting engaged on Christmas Day in 2022. [10] [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins Homely Girl
2016All My Friends Are DeadLanaShort
Defending DaddyAdult JasmineShort
MosaicMara Anderson
2017Back to One: First PositionAlicia
Dirty South House ArrestZenobia
2018Not Your RibParisShort
2019With(out) YouBavetteShort
2020The RideIsabel 'Bell' KingShort
2024 Divorce in the Black Rona

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Snapped: Killer Couples Nikki HillEpisode: "Rachel Cumberland & John Williams"
Fatal Attraction Denita SmithEpisode: "Collegiate Killing"
2015 Fatal Attraction SharonEpisode: "A Lethal Love"
College Boyfriends: The Web SeriesCassie LatimoreEpisode: "Different Day, Same Ol Shit"
2018 The Resident TreenaEpisode: "Independence Day"
Step Up: High Water Student #1Episode: "Pilot"
The Pre-Quarter Life CrisisTheia LeRouxMain Cast
2018-19 Black Lightning LisaRecurring Cast: Season 1 & 3
2019-22 Curious George Vinnie (voice)Guest: Season 11-13, Recurring Cast: Season 15
2020-21 It's Pony Clara (voice)Recurring Cast
Rival SpeakLilianMain Cast
2021Black Kung Fu ChickTashaMain Cast
Genius: Aretha DarleneEpisode: "Aretha: Do Right Woman"
Nick Shorts ShowcaseClara (voice)Episode: "Hold My Spot/Screen Time"
The Loud House Shelby (voice)Episode: "Lori Days/In the Mick of Time"
2021-23 Snowfall DallasRecurring Cast: Season 4-6
2022-23 Wicked City CamilleMain Cast: Season 1, Recurring Cast: Season 2
2022-24 All American: Homecoming TootieRecurring Cast: Season 2-3
2023 Big City Greens Additional Voices (voice)Episode: "Truck Stopped/Jingled"
2024-25 Beauty in Black KimmieMain Cast

References

  1. 1 2 3 Walker, Aswad (January 24, 2022). "Spotlight: Taylor Polidore, hometown rising star". DefenderNetwork.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Clark Atlanta's 40 Under 40: Taylor Polidore, actress". rollingout.com. October 26, 2023.
  3. Gowdy, ShaCamree (19 May 2021). "From HTX to LAX: Houston's Taylor Polidore is ready for her big break, again".
  4. Oliveros, Beatriz (June 8, 2021). "Katy native Taylor Polidore makes it all the way to Hollywood". KPRC.
  5. Cordero, Rosy (June 8, 2022). "AllBlk Greenlights Supernatural Drama 'Wicked City' Starring Vanessa Bell Calloway, Taylor Polidore, More". Archived from the original on March 28, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  6. Rubin, Rebecca (June 28, 2023). "Tyler Perry to Direct 'Black, White & Blue' and 'Divorce in the Black' for Amazon".
  7. Rice, Lynette (April 4, 2024). "'Tyler Perry's Beauty in Black': Netflix Reveals Cast For New Series Under Creator's First Look Deal". Archived from the original on April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  8. Iannucci, Rebecca (April 4, 2024). "Beauty in Black: Tyler Perry's First Netflix Series Finds Its Leading Ladies — See Full Cast". Archived from the original on April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  9. Seitz, Loree (April 4, 2024). "Tyler Perry's Beauty in Black Casts Taylor Polidore Williams, Crystle Stewart". Archived from the original on April 15, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  10. "Meet the 'Beauty in Black' Cast's Real-Life Partners". People.com. Archived from the original on 2024-11-12. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  11. "'Beauty in Black' star Taylor Polidore Williams' husband: Who put the ring on her finger?". 24 October 2024.