Acting
Sep 15, 1993
Dallas, Texas, USA
Tayla Parx
Acting
Biography
Taylor Monét Parks, known as Tayla Parx (born September 16, 1993) is an American singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, and actor. A Grammy nominee in the Album of the Year category, songs she has written and co-written have exceeded 16 billion streams on Spotify and appeared on the pop, hip hop, R & B, K-pop, country, and Latin charts. She has released four albums, an EP, and a mixtape as a solo artist. Born in Dallas, Texas, Parx took singing, dance, and classical piano lessons growing up and wrote her first songs as a child. At 9, she was enrolled at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, where, at Allen's urging, she began to act. Her family moved to Los Angeles in 2005, and in 2006 she was cast in her first television show. In 2007, she appeared as Little Inez Stubbs in the film Hairspray.
Feature Films (5)
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Through her newfound fame, she becomes determined to help her friends and end the racial segregation that has been a staple of the show.
Hairspray
In an alternate universe, very different versions of DC's Trinity fight against the government after they are framed for an embassy bombing.
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
As Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour expands around the globe and onto the silver screen, CNN’s investigation into the copyright lawsuit brought by songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler against Swift for her hit song “Shake it Off.”
Taking On Taylor Swift
Set at the dawn of the fourteenth century, a revisionist adaptation of history's most celebrated star-crossed lovers rejects classical iambic pentameter in favor of a contemporary pop music score, charting their efforts to alter the course of their tragic destiny and expose a political truth crucial to the future of the Empire.
Juliet & Romeo
Television & Series (8)
Four guys who carpool to work every day come to savor their commute as the only safe time to commiserate about jobs, families - and secrets. Even though "what happens in the carpool stays in the carpool," they'll go beyond the boundaries of this fast-moving commuter confessional to get involved in each other's lives and develop friendships.
Carpoolers
A 15-year-old fashionista lands the opportunity of a lifetime when the CEO of Mad Style hires her as the vice president of its youth apparel division.
True Jackson, VP
A 15-year-old fashionista lands the opportunity of a lifetime when the CEO of Mad Style hires her as the vice president of its youth apparel division.
True Jackson, VP
The best Sims players in the world compete to show off their creations. A dozen contestants tackle several timed creative tasks, with the aim of forging the most unique characters, worlds and stories. A panel of three experts will judge their creations, with $100,000 in prize money on the line.
The Sims Spark’d
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
