Taylour Paige

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Paige at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival
Born
Taylour Dominique Paige

(1990-10-05) October 5, 1990 (age 33)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Education St. Bernard Catholic High School
Alma mater Loyola Marymount University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
Years active2001–present
Spouse
Gary "Rivington Starchild" Angulo
​
​
(m. 2022)​

Taylour Dominique Paige-Angulo (born October 5, 1990) is an American actress and dancer. She is best known for her role as Aziah "Zola" King in the film Zola (2020) which won her the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. Other notable performances include her role as Ahsha Hayes in the VH1 sports drama series Hit the Floor , Jean of the Joneses (2016), White Boy Rick (2018), Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020), and Boogie (2021).

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In 2022, Paige ventured into music, collaborating with Kendrick Lamar on the song "We Cry Together", which reached the top twenty on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned her a Grammy Award nomination.

Early life and education

Taylour Dominique Paige [1] was born on October 5, 1990, in Santa Monica, California to Reginald Paige and Cheryl Williams. [2] [3] She grew up in Inglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, with her older brother Travis. [4] Paige began dancing at the age of 2 and trained 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 choreographer Debbie Allen, and auditioned for her musical Pearl. [5] [6]

Paige attended St. Bernard Catholic High School in Playa del Rey where she graduated in 2008. She became a Los Angeles Laker Girl in 2010 [5] 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. [7] She is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University. [8]

Career

Paige has been featured in commercials and advertising campaigns for Transamerica, Best Buy, McDonald's, Adidas and Just Dance 3 following her stint as a Laker Girl. Her first film role was in High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008), where she was a featured dancer. After appearing in small roles in several short films, Paige starred as Ahsha Hayes in the sports drama television series Hit the Floor (2013–2018). [9] [10] She left the show in 2016 after three seasons. [11]

In 2016, Paige starred as the eponymous character in Canadian filmmaker Stella Meghie's directorial debut Jean of the Joneses . [8] The film was met with positive reviews. [12] She had a supporting role as Cathy Volsan-Curry in the crime drama film White Boy Rick (2018), which was met with mixed reviews. [13] Paige has made guest appearances in the thirteenth season of Grey's Anatomy and Ballers . [14]

Paige had her breakthrough role as the titular character in the black comedy crime film Zola (2020). [15] The film and her performance earned rave reviews, and earned Paige the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. [16] [17] That same year, Paige had a supporting role as Dussie Mae in the drama film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom , which was met with critical acclaim and earned her an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture. [18] [19] In May 2022, Paige made her music debut by contributing to rapper Kendrick Lamar's fifth studio album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers on the critically-acclaimed track "We Cry Together", earning a Grammy Award nomination. [20] [21] [22] She then co-starred alongside Lamar on its short film adaptation in September. [23] [24] In November, Paige was featured in Barbadian singer Rihanna's fourth installment of her Savage X Fenty Show . [25] [26]

Upcoming projects

In May 2021, Paige landed the female lead opposite Peter Dinklage and Jacob Tremblay in the upcoming superhero film The Toxic Avenger for Legendary Entertainment. [27] On August 23, Deadline Hollywood reported that she closed another deal with Legendary to star in the upcoming comedy film Brothers . [28] In March 2022, Paige signed on to star alongside Vito Schnabel in the upcoming dark comedy film The Trainer. In September, she joined the cast of the upcoming action comedy film Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley , where she will star alongside Eddie Murphy and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. [29] [30]

Personal life

From May 2019 to August 2021, Paige was in a relationship with actor Jesse Williams. [31] [32] On October 5, 2022, she married fashion designer Gary "Rivington Starchild" Angulo after sharing their engagement two weeks prior. [33] [34]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 High School Musical 3: Senior Year Featured dancer"I Want It All" song
2010Alex in Wonderland: Rehearsing WonderlandSchool GirlVideo short
2010Alex in Wonderland: Interview with Debbie AllenSchool GirlVideo short
2011MousetrapMousetrap Keeper #4Short
2015TouchedGina
2016 Jean of the Joneses Jean Jones
2018 White Boy Rick Cathy Volsan
2020 Zola Aziah "Zola" King
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Dussie Mae
2021 Boogie Eleanor
2022 Sharp Stick Treina
Another CountryMotherShort
Mack & Rita Carla
We Cry TogetherGirlfriendShort film
2023 Magazine Dreams Pink Coat
The Toxic Avenger J.J. Doherty
TBA Brothers TBACompleted
The TrainerTBAFilming
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley JanePost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 That’s So Raven As An Extra (dancer)Season 2: Episode 18
2010Making of the Laker Girls Calendar 2011HerselfTelevision documentary
20132013 Do Something AwardsHerselfTelevision special
2013–2016 Hit the Floor Ahsha HayesSeries regular (seasons 1–3)
2013Hit the Floor AfterBuzz TVPanelistUnknown episodes
2015 Ballers Theresa2 episodes
2016 Grey's Anatomy EmmaEpisode: "Falling Slowly"
2025 Welcome to Derry TBA [35]

Music videos

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014"She Came to Give It to You"Dancer Usher ft. Nicki Minaj
2022"We Cry Together"Girlfriend Kendrick Lamar ft. Paige

Discography

Charted songs

List of charted songs, with year released, selected chart positions, and album name shown
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
[36] 		AUS
[37] 		CAN
[38] 		SWE
[39] 		WW
[40]
"We Cry Together"
(with Kendrick Lamar)		20221619229620 Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitleResultRef.
2021 Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Acting Ensemble Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Nominated [41]
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Nominated [42]
[43]
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion PictureWon
Gotham Awards Outstanding Lead Performance Zola Nominated [44]
2022 Black Reel Awards Outstanding Actress Nominated [45]
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards Best Female Lead Won [46]
2023 Grammy Awards Album of the Year (as featured artist) Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers Nominated [22]

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