16 Facts About Taylour Paige

Taylour Paige received recognition for starring in the VH1 sports drama series Hit the Floor and the comedy drama film Jean of the Joneses.

Taylour Paige was born on October 5,1990, in Santa Monica, California to Reginald Paige and Cheryl Williams.

Taylour Paige grew up in Inglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, with her older brother Travis.

Taylour 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.

Taylour Paige attended St Bernard Catholic High School in Playa del Rey where she graduated in 2008.

Taylour Paige became a Los Angeles Laker Girl in 2010 and spent three months with the professional cheerleading squad before leaving to finish college and pursue her acting career.

Taylour 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.

Taylour Paige's first film role was in High School Musical 3: Senior Year, where she was a featured dancer.

Taylour Paige left the show in 2016 after three seasons.

Also in 2016, Taylour Paige starred as the eponymous character in Canadian filmmaker Stella Meghie's directorial debut Jean of the Joneses, which was met with positive reviews.

Taylour Paige had a supporting role as Cathy Volsan-Curry in the crime drama film White Boy Rick, which was met with mixed reviews.

Taylour Paige had her breakthrough role as the titular character in the black comedy crime film Zola.

That same year, Taylour 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.

Taylour Paige landed the female lead opposite Peter Dinklage and Jacob Tremblay in the superhero film The Toxic Avenger for Legendary Entertainment, released in 2023.

Taylour Paige joined the cast of the action comedy film Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, starring alongside Eddie Murphy and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, which was released in 2024.

From May 2019 to August 2021, Taylour Paige was in a relationship with actor Jesse Williams.