Daniella Orion Taylor (née Perkins; born June 13, 2000) is an American actress and internet personality. She gained prominence through her main role as Ciara in the Nickelodeon series Knight Squad.
Daniella Taylor | |
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 Taylor in 2018 | |
| Born | Daniella Orion Perkins[1] June 13, 2000 Anaheim, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Daniella Orion Tylor |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Early life
editDaniella Taylor was born at the Anaheim Regional Medical Center to a white teen mother who raised Daniella and her younger sister, Devenity, as a single mother. Her father is African-American. She grew up in Orange County, California.[2] As children, Perkins and her sister put on plays for their own amusement.[3] She was homeschooled to make time for her career.[4]
Career
editTaylor attempted creating a YouTube channel at 11 with her sister. In 2008, they began a fashion, location, and restaurant review website WzTheBuzz and went on to officially launch it as a business in 2011. Taylor created a Musical.ly around 2015 and has since gained over 1.8 million followers on TikTok.[5][6] In addition, her YouTube channel has over 800 thousand subscribers.
Taylor decided to pursue acting professionally in her early teens.[4] Her first venture was with Devenity in the 2014 short film Senior Slasher. She made her television debut with a guest role on Girl Meets World in 2016.
Taylor began working with Nickelodeon in 2016, playing the recurring role of Sophie in the series Legendary Dudas. She starred as Ciara in the Nickelodeon series Knight Squad from 2018 to 2019,[7] a role she reprised in a crossover episode of Henry Danger. She voiced Winnie in Middle School Moguls.[8] She also made guest appearances in a number of Nickelodeon series, participated in reality series, and appeared in the 2016 television film, Blurt.
Taylor starred as the titular role in the 2019 Brat web series Red Ruby.[9][10]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Senior Slasher | Short film | |
| 2017 | Del Playa | Sara | |
| 2024 | Suncoast | Laci |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Hopefuls | McKayla | Pilot |
| 2016 | Girl Meets World | Zoe | Episode: "Girl Meets She Don't Like Me" |
| 2016 | Legendary Dudas | Sophie | 6 episodes |
| 2017 | Nickelodeon's Ultimate Halloween Haunted House | Herself | TV special |
| 2018 | The Thundermans | Cheyanne | Episode: "Rhythm n' Shoes" |
| 2018 | Blurt | Milly Turkel | TV film |
| 2018–2019 | Knight Squad | Ciara | Main role |
| 2018 | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn | Jade | Episode: "Quadbusters" |
| 2019 | Middle School Moguls | Winnie | Main voice role; miniseries |
| 2019 | Henry Danger | Ciara | Episode: "Knight & Danger" |
| 2019 | The Carpe Challenge: Chicago | Herself | Main role; miniseries |
| 2019 | Drop That Seat | Herself | Main role |
| 2019 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Contestant | TV special: "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout" |
| 2021–2024 | Grown-ish | Kiela Hall | Recurring role (season 4); Main (seasons 5–6) |
Web
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Red Ruby | Ruby Balsey | Lead role |
References
edit- ^ "Daniella Taylor | Actress". IMDb. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ "This Is How You Make History: Daniella Perkins". Bombshell. May 16, 2018. Archived from the original on November 12, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ "Daniella Perkins On Speaking Your Truth And Owning Your Look". Girls' Life. 2019. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ a b Fuller, Gillian (March 7, 2018). "Daniella Perkins Has Something to Say — And You'll Want to Listen". Seventeen. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ Hale, James (November 19, 2019). "Creators On The Rise: How Daniella Perkins Made Herself A Nickelodeon (And Online Video) Star". TubeFilter. Archived from the original on March 7, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE COVER STORY: Daniella Perkins". YSBNow. April 30, 2018. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ Stagnitta, Ali (October 1, 2018). "Daniella Perkins Shares Her Hopes For Ciara In Second Season Of 'Knight Squad'". Hollywood Life. Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- ^ Petski, Denise (September 11, 2018). "Nickelodeon Greenlights 'Middle School Moguls' CG-Animated Specials; Jane Lynch, Tim Gunn Among Voice Cast". Deadline. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- ^ "Daniella Perkins: The 411". Brat. April 29, 2019. Archived from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- ^ Stivale, Shelby (June 12, 2020). "Investigating 'Knight Squad' Cast: What Are They Up To Now?". J-14. Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.