Holly Taylor


Holly Taylor is a Canadian and American actress and dancer. She began her career in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot at the age of eleven as Sharon Percy and continued in the role for almost two years. She played the role of Paige Jennings in the FX television series The Americans for its entire run, for which she received a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2019. In addition, she portrays Angelina Meyer, a maniacal false prophet in the NBC/Netflix science fiction series Manifest.

Early life and education

Born in Middleton, Nova Scotia, Taylor has lived in Wayne, New Jersey, since she was two years old. She graduated from Wayne Hills High School in 2016.
She studied graphic design at Kean University in Union, New Jersey and graduated in spring 2021 with Bachelor of Fine Arts.

Career

By the time she was eleven years old, Taylor was dancing eight shows a week as a member of the cast of Billy Elliot at the Imperial Theatre in New York City.
Taylor attended middle school in her hometown in New Jersey as much as the Billy Elliot schedule would allow and kept up her academics. She was invited to attend the Johns Hopkins program for Gifted and Talented Children, and the following year was invited to the International Student Exchange program for Gifted Children.
Billy Elliot lasted 22 months. After that, she started looking into acting more, although she was so shy it was difficult at first. "But then, the more I started to do it, the more I came out of my shell and the more I enjoyed it", she said.
She did an audition tape for the spy thriller television series The Americans in Los Angeles and booked the show after having a chance to meet the producers in New York.
In 2021, Taylor joined the third season of Manifest as Angelina Meyer.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Celebrity Nightmares DecodedDaughterunknown episode
2013–2018The AmericansPaige JenningsMain role
2018The Good DoctorMaddie Glassman2 episodes
2018BullChloe NewhouseEpisode: "A Higher Law"
2019HeartstringsDelilah CovernEpisode: "Down from Dover"
2019The UnsettlingBeccaMain role
2021–2023ManifestAngelina MeyerMain role

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResult
2015Saturn AwardsBest Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television SeriesThe AmericansNomitated
2015Young Artist AwardsBest Supporting Younger Actress in a Television SeriesThe AmericansWon
2019Critics' Choice Television AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesThe AmericansNomitated
2019Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesThe AmericansNomitated