Taylor
Taylor
McKessie is the president of East High's chemistry club and the leader of the
Wildcats' intellectual elite. Upon learning of Gabriella Montez's academic
prowess, she becomes determined to recruit her for the scholastic decathlon
team, no matter what the cost. While she initially harbors an extreme dislike of
the school's athletes, she works with them to convince Troy Bolton and Gabriella
to abandon their musical aspirations and focus on their respective teams. After
realizing that her bias in unfair and is hurting rather than helping, Taylor
works to right her own wrongs and help her new friend.
In High School Musical's sequel, Taylor has grown quite a bit. She is now dating
basketball player Chad Danforth. Along with the rest of her friends, she gets a
job at Lava Springs Country Club, where she puts her excellent organizational
skills to use co-ordinating events for the members (and her best friend skills
to use by keeping an eye on Troy and the scheming Sharpay Evans...). -
Courtesy of IMDB
Monique
Full
Name: Monique Adrienne Coleman
Date of Birth: 13 November 1980
Mini Bio: Courtesy of Wikipedia
Monique Coleman was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina and started her acting
career in theatre and television at a very young age in Columbia, South
Carolina. She currently lives in Los Angeles. Her training began at the Workshop
Theatre School of Dramatic Arts where she performed in over 15 plays. An acting
class taught by a guest teacher actually turned out to be an audition, and
resulted in her booking her first commercial. Then Coleman then began
auditioning for anything she could in the Southeast region, landing several
local and regional commercials as well as a few supporting roles in films. In
addition to acting, Coleman was very involved in her community and school where
she did everything from performing in plays to competing in forensic
tournaments, volunteering with abused children, running track, and even cheer
leading.
Coleman went to Heathwood Hall Episcopal School. Then, she attended The Theatre
School at DePaul University in Chicago, earning her BFA in Acting in 2002.
