Taylor Polidore
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.
Life and career
Polidore was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She attended Seven Lakes High School in Katy, Texas, and graduated from the Clark Atlanta University with Bachelor of Arts in filmmaking. Polidore made her big screen debut playing a minor role in the 2008 comedy film, Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins. 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.From 2021 to 2023, Polidore played the role of hitman Dallas Ali in the FX crime drama series, Snowfall. From 2022 to 2023 she had the recurring role in the CW sports drama series, All American: Homecoming. Later in 2022, Polidore was cast as one of leads in the Allblk supernatural drama series, Wicked City. In 2023 she was cast in the drama-thriller film Divorce in the Black by Tyler Perry. In 2024, Perry cast Polidore as one of leads alongside Crystle Stewart in his Netflix drama series, Beauty in Black.