Holly Taylor

Born in Middleton, Nova Scotia,^[2] Taylor has lived in Wayne, New Jersey, since she was two years old. She graduated from Wayne Hills High School in 2016.^[3]

She studied graphic design at Kean University in Union, New Jersey^[4] and graduated in spring 2021 with Bachelor of Fine Arts.^[5]

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.^[2]

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.^[2]

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.^[2]

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.^[2]

In 2021, Taylor joined the third season of Manifest as Angelina Meyer.^{[citation needed]}