Jackie Taylor (actress)

Jackie Taylor
BornJanuary 10th, 1951 (age 73)
OccupationsDirector, Playwright, Actress, Theater Producer, Teacher, Community Organizer

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

Taylor has acted in several films, most notably Cooley High (1975). In 1976, she opened the Black Ensemble Theater, whose mission is to “eradicate racism and its damaging effects on our society through the utilization of theater arts and community engagement.” She is the president of the African American Arts Alliance.

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".

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