Taylor Kalupa was born and raised in San Dimas, CA. She began dancing at the age of 3 and became involved with competitive dancing at the age of 7. She danced and competed at Just Plain Dancin & Co which was named the Number 1 dance studio in North America. She was discovered by International Fashion and Editorial Photographer Kimberly Metz during a photo shoot for a specialized dance troupe called Team Rave L.A. which was designed to perform at non-competitive, non-profit venues in California. Shortly after she signed with a top children's agency for modeling and dance.She was cast as a principal actress in Dave Navarro's music video Rexall which was produced by Emmy Award winning Honey. She was picked by renowned fashion photographer, Robert Erdmann, for a Japanese Vogue photo shoot with actor Tobey Maguire. Taylor was then cast in the BBC's Drew Barrymore Story as one of Drew Barrymore's friends. Next Taylor worked on Lifetime's "Blush: The Search for America's Greatest Makeup Artist" in which she portrayed Marilyn Monroe. In 2015, Taylor along with actress Gabriela Lopez (Teen Spirit, The 5th Wave) wrote, produced, and acted in the film Unrelated which was welcomed by much success in the film festival market. She is the lead role in the feature film Dance in Flight, portraying an angelic Muse who orchestrates a circus out of a group of misfits. Taylor made her big screen debut in the recent Pure Flix feature film "I'm Not Ashamed" which is based on the life and journals of Rachel Scott who was the first victim of the Columbine shootings. Her character, Gabby, was one of Rachel's best friends. The film opened in theaters nationwide on October 21, 2016.[2017] Taylor is filming the lead female role in a movie from the producers of God's Not Dead, called "The Pastor" which also co-stars actors Kevin Sorbo, T.C. Stallings, and Hector Echavarria. Taylor will also be seen on television portraying the true story of Olympic bi-athlete Kari Swenson in an episode of "Your Worst Nightmare. The show portrays her kidnapping by two mountain men who shot and left her for dead. Taylor is set to film in the upcoming Lionsgate movie franchise installment "Superstition" from the creators of the Final Destination series.Taylor is represented by Eileen Farrel in Los Angeles and Houghton Talent in Atlanta. Show less «