Daniella Taylor

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| name = Daniella Taylor

| image = Daniella perkins 2018.png

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| caption = Taylor in 2018

| birth_name = Daniella Orion Perkins{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6888258/ | title=Daniella Taylor | Actress | website=IMDb | access-date=December 14, 2023 | archive-date=August 13, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813061453/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6888258/ | url-status=live }}

| othername = Daniella Orion Tylor

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|6|13}}

| birth_place = Anaheim, California, U.S.

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| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2014–present

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}}

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.

Early life

Daniella 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.{{Cite journal|url=https://bombshellbybleu.com/make-history-daniella-perkins/|title=This Is How You Make History: Daniella Perkins|journal=Bombshell|date=16 May 2018|accessdate=20 September 2020|archive-date=November 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112051452/http://bombshellbybleu.com/make-history-daniella-perkins/|url-status=live}} As children, Perkins and her sister put on plays for their own amusement.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.magzter.com/article/Fashion/Girls-Life-magazine/Daniella-Perkins-On-Speaking-Your-Truth-And-Owning-Your-Look|title=Daniella Perkins On Speaking Your Truth And Owning Your Look|journal=Girls' Life|date=2019|accessdate=20 September 2020|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107043842/https://www.magzter.com/article/Fashion/Girls-Life-magazine/Daniella-Perkins-On-Speaking-Your-Truth-And-Owning-Your-Look|url-status=live}} She was homeschooled to make time for her career.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a18210109/daniella-perkins-knight-squad/|title=Daniella Perkins Has Something to Say — And You'll Want to Listen|journal=Seventeen|first=Gillian|last=Fuller|date=7 March 2018|accessdate=20 September 2020|archive-date=August 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814143248/https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a18210109/daniella-perkins-knight-squad/|url-status=live}}

Career

Taylor 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.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/11/19/creators-on-the-rise-daniella-perkins/|title=Creators On The Rise: How Daniella Perkins Made Herself A Nickelodeon (And Online Video) Star|journal=TubeFilter|first=James|last=Hale|date=19 November 2019|accessdate=20 September 2020|archive-date=March 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307121855/https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/11/19/creators-on-the-rise-daniella-perkins/|url-status=live}}{{Cite journal|url=https://www.ysbnow.com/exclusive-cover-story-daniella-perkins/|title=EXCLUSIVE COVER STORY: Daniella Perkins|journal=YSBNow|date=30 April 2018|accessdate=20 September 2020|archive-date=May 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510184729/https://www.ysbnow.com/exclusive-cover-story-daniella-perkins/|url-status=live}} In addition, her YouTube channel has over 800 thousand subscribers.

Taylor decided to pursue acting professionally in her early teens. 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,{{Cite journal|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2018/10/01/daniella-perkins-knight-squad-season-2-ciara/|title=Daniella Perkins Shares Her Hopes For Ciara In Second Season Of 'Knight Squad'|journal=Hollywood Life|first=Ali|last=Stagnitta|date=1 October 2018|accessdate=5 October 2020|archive-date=October 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009132548/https://hollywoodlife.com/2018/10/01/daniella-perkins-knight-squad-season-2-ciara/|url-status=live}} a role she reprised in a crossover episode of Henry Danger. She voiced Winnie in Middle School Moguls.{{Cite journal|url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/nickelodeon-middle-school-moguls-cg-animated-specials-jane-lynch-tim-gunn-voice-cast-1202462594/|title=Nickelodeon Greenlights 'Middle School Moguls' CG-Animated Specials; Jane Lynch, Tim Gunn Among Voice Cast|journal=Deadline|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=11 September 2018|accessdate=5 October 2020|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803004932/https://deadline.com/2018/09/nickelodeon-middle-school-moguls-cg-animated-specials-jane-lynch-tim-gunn-voice-cast-1202462594/|url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.brat.com/stories/2019/4/29/daniella-perkins-the-411|title=Daniella Perkins: The 411|website=Brat|date=29 April 2019|accessdate=5 October 2020|archive-date=October 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008214724/https://www.brat.com/stories/2019/4/29/daniella-perkins-the-411|url-status=dead}}{{Cite journal|url=https://www.j-14.com/posts/knight-squad-cast-where-are-the-nickelodeon-stars-now/|title=Investigating 'Knight Squad' Cast: What Are They Up To Now?|journal=J-14|first=Shelby|last=Stivale|date=12 June 2020|accessdate=5 October 2020|archive-date=October 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009115008/https://www.j-14.com/posts/knight-squad-cast-where-are-the-nickelodeon-stars-now/|url-status=live}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
2014 \| Senior Slasher \| \| Short film
2017 \| Del Playa \| Sara \|
2023 \|Deltopia \| Rachel \|
2024 \|Suncoast \|Laci \|

class="wikitable sortable"

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

2014

| Senior Slasher

| Short film

2017

| Del Playa

| Sara

2023

|Deltopia

| Rachel

2024

|Suncoast

|Laci

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| 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)

class="wikitable sortable"

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | 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=

class="wikitable sortable"
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
2019 \| Red Ruby \| Ruby Balsey \| Lead role

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scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

2019

| Red Ruby

| Ruby Balsey

| Lead role