Jackie Taylor (actress) explained

Jackie Taylor
Birth Date:	10 August 1951

Jackie Taylor (born August 10, 1951) is an American actress, director and theater producer. She is the founder and CEO of the Black Ensemble Theater in Chicago.

Taylor grew up in the Cabrini–Green housing projects in Chicago.^[1] She has acted in several films beginning with Cooley High (1975), as well as on television and stage. Among other honors, Taylor has been given the lifetime achievement award by the League of Chicago Theaters, and Actors' Equity's Rosetta LeNoire Award for "outstanding artistic contributions to the universality of the human experience in American Theater".^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

External links

• Web site: Jackie Taylor . 2020-06-04 . Black Ensemble Theater . en-US.

Notes and References

1. News: King . Susan . 2019-07-06 . How 'Cooley High' changed the landscape for black films in 1975 . Los Angeles Times . en-US . 2021-12-19.
2. Web site: Jackie Taylor's Biography . 2020-06-04 . The HistoryMakers . en.
3. Bazer . Gina . January 4, 2012 . Chicagoans of the Year 2011: Jackie Taylor . Chicago. en.
4. Seidell . Marla . 2012-05-31 . The Jackie Taylor Story: How a Girl from the Projects Grew Up and Made Her Theater Dreams Come True . Newcity Stage . en-US.
5. News: November 17, 2011 . Black Ensemble Theater . en . WTTW . 2020-06-04.
6. Gans . Andrew . April 13, 2010 . Jackie Taylor Named Winner of Rosetta LeNoire Award . Playbill. en.
7. News: 2020-02-16 . Celebrating Black History Month: The legacy of Chicago's Black Ensemble Theater . en . WLS . 2020-06-04.