Scout Taylor-Compton
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Scout Taylor-Compton is an American
actress and singer. She has appeared in numerous small television roles and in feature films that range from dramas
to those in the horror genre
.
In addition to taking vocal lessons and singing the theme song for her film Chicken Night (2001), Taylor-Compton is recording her debut rock album. She is currently recording with pop music
singer Vitamin C
, however, singing is a side project and she does not intend to stop acting. Taylor-Compton had also provided voice over work in other films, including The Core
(2003) and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
(2004).
, and is of Mexican
descent on her mother's side. Her father is a mortician. Taylor-Compton explained about her father's profession, "[I] grew up in that whole [horror] genre and visiting my dad at the mortuary. I have no problem with that stuff. [...] whether it was a coffin or my dad bringing his work home. " She dated Black Veil Brides
frontman, Andy Biersack about five years ago ("Andy Six"), who wrote the song "The Mortician's Daughter" about her. She and Andy are now good friends though. She claims to be a tomboy
, being diagnosed with hyperactive ADHD, once only having male friends and saying that much of free time when she was younger was occupied swimming, playing baseball, and rock-climbing.
Previous to acting, Taylor-Compton had been a competitive swimmer and had plans to participate in the AAU Junior Olympics
, before focusing on her acting career. She enjoys volleyball, cheerleading, dance, gymnastics and roller-blading, and has several cats and dogs.
On the morning of August 12, 2005, Taylor-Compton disappeared from her home in Apple Valley, California
and was reported missing after an apparent family disagreement; she was missing for a total of two weeks. She had been sleeping in a playground before meeting a family who offered her shelter. After a school coach from Granite Hills High School told police that one of his students had been telling of having an actress in his home, Taylor-Compton was found in good health, and there were no reports of criminal activity in her time missing. In that time she had dyed her hair black and hid when officers arrived on scene, but was soon returned to her parents after speaking with an officer. At the time, Taylor-Compton was homeschooled with a 4.0 grade point average.
Taylor-Compton is a fan of horror films, of which she said, "I love [the characters] Michael
[Myers], Jason
[Voorhees] and Chucky." She enjoys the other horror films Thir13en Ghosts
, Halloween 4
and Halloween 5
, and has claimed to be a fan of the lead actress of the latter two films Danielle Harris
; the two later went on to appear together in the Halloween remake
and its sequel
, and separately in roles on Charmed
.
Taylor-Compton has been playing the drums since 2003 and hopes to start a band. She enjoys shopping at Urban Outfitters
, and watching MTV
and The History Channel
; her favorite television program is Degrassi: The Next Generation
. She is involved in charity work as well, participating as a celebrity youth member of Kids With a Cause
and takes part in events for the organization.
After acting, Taylor-Compton has expressed interest in becoming a mortician and coroner, saying, "Maybe in the future I will go to college and study that."
, and later in the short film Thursday Afternoon. She went on to have small roles in both television and film including Ally McBeal
, ER
, Frasier
, The Guardian
and The Division
. She appeared in several student films, commercials for Fuji Film and the Disney Cruise Line
, and various skits on The Jay Leno Show
. November 2000 saw Taylor-Compton make her stage debut as the title character in a production of Annie Warbucks
at The Grove Theatre in Upland, California
, and a stage production of Footloose
at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center. In 2001, she had a recurring role as Clara Forrester, the younger sister of Dean Forrester (Jared Padalecki
) in the television series Gilmore Girls
, appearing in a total of four episodes until 2004. Taylor-Compton's was nomination for "Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress" for her portrayal of Clara. She made a comedic appearance in the film Four Fingers of the Dragon (2003) playing herself auditioning for a role in a fictional Kung Fu film. Later in 2004, she appeared in the teen comedy Sleepover, which had been her first large Hollywood film role. The cast of the film was nominated for "Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast" at the Young Artists Award. Sleepover did mediocre in the box office, totaling a gross of $9,436,390. Following Sleepover, she appeared in numerous television series including Hidden Howie, Unfabulous
(2 episodes), Cold Case, That's So Raven
, Charmed
, and Without a Trace
(in which she portrayed a runaway teenager).
In 2007, Taylor-Compton joined the cast on ABC'S Friday Night Live. That year as well, she starred in the drama Tomorrow is Today and the horror film Wicked Little Things. Tomorrow is Today features Taylor-Compton as Julie Peterson, a girl who saves the life of and befriends a hapless drifter. The film won over six awards at various festivals which included the California Independent Film Festival, the Garden State Film Festival, Method Fest Independent Film Festival
, and the Rhode Island International Film Festival. Taylor-Compton won "Best Actress" for her performance in the film at the Method Fest Independent Film Festival. Wicked Little Things was one of the films featured in After Dark's 8 Films to Die For
and saw Taylor-Compton star as Sarah Tunny. Following these films, she appeared in the television series Standoff
and Close to Home.
In 2007, Taylor-Compton appeared in the film An American Crime
which told the true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski
, whom had kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana
home during the 1960s. After losing the lead role in the Pang Brothers film The Messengers to Kristen Stewart
, Taylor-Compton then returned to the horror genre as Laurie Strode
in Rob Zombie
's remake
of the classic Halloween
. She endured a long audition process, but as director Zombie explains, "Scout was my first choice. There was just something about her; she had a genuine quality. She didn't seem actor-y." Halloween currently stands as the highest grossing overall film in the Halloween franchise
. However, it received mostly negative reviews and sports a 27% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Taylor-Compton also stars in the television movie Love's Unfolding Dream
which premiered on November 24, 2007. She will appear in another television film, The Governor's Wife with Marilu Henner
. She stars in the horror film April Fool's Day
, a remake of the 1986 film of the same name which was filmed in North Carolina
with a March 25, 2008 DVD release. Taylor-Compton explains on the starring in the role of Torrance: "I'll just be playing another wholesome 'good girl' that screams a lot." She has another horror film in production, the 2009 film Murder World in which she will have a cameo as Carrie Lain.
In an interview conducted in July 2007, Taylor-Compton reported that after completing April Fool's Day, she wants to stay away from roles in the horror genre for her next film projects. Although she has received many horror film scripts, she believes that she "need[s] to move on from horror. Just drift away a little bit and do something else so I don't get stuck in that" and although she "love[s] doing horror films" and are her "favorite", she'd "like to do other stuff in between." She has recently been influenced by the career of Scarlett Johansson
, wanting to chose scripts and roles based on personal interest as she views Johansson does. Taylor-Compton went on to explain, "That's what I kind of want to do. I love just being passionate about something rather than just caring about the money or who's in the movie. 2009 saw Taylor-Compton alongside Helen Mirren
and Joe Pesci
in Love Ranch. Then, she went on to star in the film Obsessed
alongside Beyonce Knowles
. Her most recent film to hit theaters was Halloween II
, Rob Zombie's sequel to the 2007 remake. The film opened the same day as The Final Destination, another high profile horror film, and had disappointing box office returns as a result.
In 2010, Taylor-Compton appeared in The Runaways
where she plays Lita Ford
, alongside Kristen Stewart
, Dakota Fanning
, and Stella Maeve
. She is currently represented by The Gersh Agency
.
In January 2010, Compton briefly discussed via her YouTube
account the possibility of Halloween III, a second sequel to Rob Zombie's 2007 remake. She was not the first to mention the film, which is slated to screen in 3D, with director Patrick Lussier
attached. Tom Atkins
stated in an interview that he and Scout will be doing the movie. They are set to start filming in December 2010 or early 2011.
, and continued with voice over work with appearances in The Core
(2003) and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
(2004). The next year, she provided voice over work for the teen hero comedy Sky High
.
She sang the theme song "Jet Set" for her film Chicken Night (2001). 2002 saw Taylor-Compton appearing briefly in the Will Smith
music video for the song "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)" for the Men in Black II
soundtrack. She appeared in the music video for the song "Sweet Valentine" by the band Born the Sky in 2007.
In 2003, Taylor-Compton had taken vocal lessons with Diane Gillespie and Vocal Power Institute. She had taken guitar, drums, and keyboard lessons, and was member a theatre group called "Shenanigans," where she performed and took weekly tap and jazz lessons. Taylor-Compton attended the Hollywood Pop Academy for additional vocal training.
Taylor-Compton is currently working on her debut rock/pop album, in which she will sing and play drums. She cites Cyndi Lauper
, Gwen Stefani
, Madonna
, Kelly Osbourne
and the band Green Day
as musical influences. Taylor-Compton has been working with ERA Productions
and "with a very well-known punk/pop singer" Vitamin C. While on the set filming Halloween (2007), Taylor-Compton had received "a few pointers" from director Rob Zombie
, who had also fronted a band
and continues his singing career. She has stated that singing is a side project and "is just a little talent that I have on the side and if it does something then I'll do that but I'm not gonna give up acting." Taylor-Compton has five songs that can be streamed on her official Garageband.com profile. All songs were recorded and posted for listening in 2005. The songs featured are "Bad Girl", the first song she wrote with her ERA producers, "Waiting for the Heartbreak" and "Where Do We Go", written with Vitamin C, "Freak Show", written by Adam Alvermark and produced Taylor-Compton along with ERA Productions, and "Words".
Taylor-Compton had also done minor modeling for the teenage clothing brand Limited Too and the cellular phone service Sprint PCS.
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actress and singer. She has appeared in numerous small television roles and in feature films that range from dramas
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
to those in the horror genre
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
.
In addition to taking vocal lessons and singing the theme song for her film Chicken Night (2001), Taylor-Compton is recording her debut rock album. She is currently recording with pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer Vitamin C
Vitamin C (artist)
Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick is an American pop music singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress better known by her stage name, Vitamin C. Her singles include "Graduation ", "As Long As You're Loving Me", "The Itch", and her most successful hit the Top 20 Gold certified "Smile"...
, however, singing is a side project and she does not intend to stop acting. Taylor-Compton had also provided voice over work in other films, including The Core
The Core
The Core is a 2003 American disaster film loosely based on the novel Core by Paul Preuss. It concerns a team that has to drill to the center of the Earth and set off a series of nuclear explosions in order to restart the rotation of Earth's core...
(2003) and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement is the 2004 sequel to 2001's The Princess Diaries.Most of the cast returned from the first film, including Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Héctor Elizondo, and Heather Matarazzo...
(2004).
Personal life
Taylor-Compton was born Desariee Starr Compton in Long Beach, CaliforniaLong Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
, and is of Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
descent on her mother's side. Her father is a mortician. Taylor-Compton explained about her father's profession, "[I] grew up in that whole [horror] genre and visiting my dad at the mortuary. I have no problem with that stuff. [...] whether it was a coffin or my dad bringing his work home. " She dated Black Veil Brides
Black Veil Brides
Black Veil Brides is an American rock band based out of Hollywood, California. The group is composed of Andrew Biersack , Ashley Purdy , Jake Pitts , Jinxx , and Christian "CC" Coma...
frontman, Andy Biersack about five years ago ("Andy Six"), who wrote the song "The Mortician's Daughter" about her. She and Andy are now good friends though. She claims to be a tomboy
Tomboy
A tomboy is a girl who exhibits characteristics or behaviors considered typical of the gender role of a boy, including the wearing of typically masculine-oriented clothes and engaging in games and activities that are often physical in nature, and which are considered in many cultures to be the...
, being diagnosed with hyperactive ADHD, once only having male friends and saying that much of free time when she was younger was occupied swimming, playing baseball, and rock-climbing.
Previous to acting, Taylor-Compton had been a competitive swimmer and had plans to participate in the AAU Junior Olympics
AAU Junior Olympic Games
The AAU Junior Olympic Games are the pinnacle competition held annually by the US Amateur Athletic Union.-Sports currently held:The following is a list of sports that currently take place at the Junior Olympic Games.* Aquatics - Diving and Swimming...
, before focusing on her acting career. She enjoys volleyball, cheerleading, dance, gymnastics and roller-blading, and has several cats and dogs.
On the morning of August 12, 2005, Taylor-Compton disappeared from her home in Apple Valley, California
Apple Valley, California
-Climate:*On average, the warmest month is July.*The highest recorded temperature was in 2002.*On average, the coolest month is December.*The lowest recorded temperature was in 1949.*The most precipitation on average occurs in February.-History:...
and was reported missing after an apparent family disagreement; she was missing for a total of two weeks. She had been sleeping in a playground before meeting a family who offered her shelter. After a school coach from Granite Hills High School told police that one of his students had been telling of having an actress in his home, Taylor-Compton was found in good health, and there were no reports of criminal activity in her time missing. In that time she had dyed her hair black and hid when officers arrived on scene, but was soon returned to her parents after speaking with an officer. At the time, Taylor-Compton was homeschooled with a 4.0 grade point average.
Taylor-Compton is a fan of horror films, of which she said, "I love [the characters] Michael
Michael Myers (Halloween)
Michael Myers is a fictional character from the Halloween series of slasher films. He first appears in John Carpenter's Halloween as a young boy who murders his older sister, then fifteen years later returns home to murder more teenagers...
[Myers], Jason
Jason Voorhees
Jason Voorhees is a fictional character from the Friday the 13th series of slasher films. He first appeared in Friday the 13th , as the son of camp cook-turned-murderer, Mrs. Voorhees, in which he was portrayed by Ari Lehman. Created by Victor Miller, with contributions by Ron Kurz, Sean S...
[Voorhees] and Chucky." She enjoys the other horror films Thir13en Ghosts
Thir13en Ghosts
Thirteen Ghosts is a 2001 American horror film directed by Steve Beck. It is a remake of the 1960 film of the same name by William Castle. It follows the remake of another one of Castle's films, House on Haunted Hill.-Plot:Ghost hunter Cyrus Kriticos Thirteen Ghosts (also known as 13 Ghosts and...
, Halloween 4
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers is a 1988 slasher film and the fourth installment of the Halloween film series, directed by Dwight H. Little and written by Alan B. McElroy. The central plot focuses on Michael Myers returning home to kill his niece Jamie Lloyd , the daughter of Laurie...
and Halloween 5
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers is a 1989 American slasher film and the fifth installment in the Halloween film series. It was directed by Dominique Othenin-Girard and starred Donald Pleasence, who again portrayed Dr. Sam Loomis and Danielle Harris, who returned to play Jamie Lloyd...
, and has claimed to be a fan of the lead actress of the latter two films Danielle Harris
Danielle Harris
Danielle Andrea Harris is an American film and television actress, best known as a scream queen for her roles in several horror films, four of them in the Halloween series: in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers as Jamie Lloyd and in Halloween and...
; the two later went on to appear together in the Halloween remake
Halloween (2007 film)
Halloween is a 2007 American slasher film written, directed, and produced by Rob Zombie. The film is a remake/reimagining of the 1978 horror film of the same name, the first in the rebooted Halloween film series and the ninth Halloween film in total. The film stars Tyler Mane as the adult Michael...
and its sequel
Halloween II (2009 film)
Halloween II is a 2009 American horror film written, directed, and produced by Rob Zombie. The film is a sequel to Zombie's 2007 remake of Halloween , and the second film in the rebooted Halloween film series and the tenth Halloween film in total...
, and separately in roles on Charmed
Charmed
Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
.
Taylor-Compton has been playing the drums since 2003 and hopes to start a band. She enjoys shopping at Urban Outfitters
Urban Outfitters
Urban Outfitters, Inc. is a publicly traded American company that owns and operates five retail brands: Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People, Terrain, and BHLDN....
, and watching MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
and The History Channel
The History Channel
History, formerly known as The History Channel, is an American-based international satellite and cable TV channel that broadcasts a variety of reality shows and documentary programs including those of fictional and non-fictional historical content, together with speculation about the future.-...
; her favorite television program is Degrassi: The Next Generation
Degrassi: The Next Generation
Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. Degrassi is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, and follows The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and...
. She is involved in charity work as well, participating as a celebrity youth member of Kids With a Cause
Kids with a Cause
Kids with a Cause was founded by Linda Finnegan in September 1999, to teach the principles and practices of philanthropy to today's youth through interactive programs...
and takes part in events for the organization.
After acting, Taylor-Compton has expressed interest in becoming a mortician and coroner, saying, "Maybe in the future I will go to college and study that."
Acting
In 1998, Taylor-Compton began her acting career with an appearance in the film A.W.O.L. with David MorseDavid Morse (actor)
David Bowditch Morse is an American stage, television, and film actor. He first came to national attention as Dr. Jack Morrison in the medical drama St. Elsewhere from 1982 to 1988...
, and later in the short film Thursday Afternoon. She went on to have small roles in both television and film including Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal is an American legal comedy-drama series which aired on the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia...
, ER
ER (TV series)
ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
, Frasier
Frasier
Frasier is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee in association with Grammnet and Paramount Network Television.A spin-off of Cheers, Frasier stars...
, The Guardian
The Guardian (TV series)
The Guardian is an American drama series which aired on CBS from September 25, 2001 to May 4, 2004. It is currently showing in re-runs on the Sleuth Channel in the US. The Guardian has also aired in the United Kingdom on the Hallmark Channel, ABC1 and more recently five USA and as of August...
and The Division
The Division
The Division is an American Lifetime Television original series about a team of women police officers in the San Francisco Police Department. The series premiered on January 7, 2001 and ended on June 28, 2004 after 88 episodes.-Synopsis:...
. She appeared in several student films, commercials for Fuji Film and the Disney Cruise Line
Disney Cruise Line
Disney Cruise Line is an American cruise line company owned and operated by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, a division of The Walt Disney Company and is headquartered in Celebration, Florida. The business is run by President Karl Holz. Disney Cruise Line operates the Disney Cruise Line Terminal,...
, and various skits on The Jay Leno Show
The Jay Leno Show
The Jay Leno Show is an American comedy show created by and starring Jay Leno, that aired from September 14, 2009 to February 9, 2010 on NBC following the May 29, 2009 conclusion of Leno's first tenure as host of The Tonight Show...
. November 2000 saw Taylor-Compton make her stage debut as the title character in a production of Annie Warbucks
Annie Warbucks
Annie Warbucks is a musical with a book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, and lyrics by Martin Charnin. A sequel to the 1977 Tony Award-winning hit Annie, based on Harold Gray's Little Orphan Annie comic strip, it begins immediately after Annie ended.-Plot:On Christmas morning in 1933,...
at The Grove Theatre in Upland, California
Upland, California
Upland is a city in San Bernardino County, California, located at an elevation of 1,242 feet . As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 73,732, up from 68,393 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated on May 15, 1906, after previously being named North Ontario.-History and culture:Upland...
, and a stage production of Footloose
Footloose (musical)
Footloose is a 1998 musical based on the 1984 film of the same name. The music is by Tom Snow , the lyrics by Dean Pitchford , and the book by Pitchford and Walter Bobbie.-Act 1:...
at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center. In 2001, she had a recurring role as Clara Forrester, the younger sister of Dean Forrester (Jared Padalecki
Jared Padalecki
Jared Tristan Padalecki is an American actor. He grew up in Texas and came to fame in the early 2000s after appearing on the television series Gilmore Girls as well as in several Hollywood films, including New York Minute and House of Wax...
) in the television series Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls is an American family comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. On October 5, 2000, the series debuted on The WB and was cancelled in its seventh season, ending on May 15, 2007 on The CW...
, appearing in a total of four episodes until 2004. Taylor-Compton's was nomination for "Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress" for her portrayal of Clara. She made a comedic appearance in the film Four Fingers of the Dragon (2003) playing herself auditioning for a role in a fictional Kung Fu film. Later in 2004, she appeared in the teen comedy Sleepover, which had been her first large Hollywood film role. The cast of the film was nominated for "Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast" at the Young Artists Award. Sleepover did mediocre in the box office, totaling a gross of $9,436,390. Following Sleepover, she appeared in numerous television series including Hidden Howie, Unfabulous
Unfabulous
Unfabulous is an American children's television series that aired on Nickelodeon The series is about an "unfabulous" junior high school student, played by Emma Roberts...
(2 episodes), Cold Case, That's So Raven
That's So Raven
That's So Raven is an American cable television teen sitcom/fantasy series. The show premiered on the Disney Channel on January 17, 2003, and ended on November 10, 2007. The show spawned Disney Channel's first spin-off series: Cory in the House...
, Charmed
Charmed
Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
, and Without a Trace
Without a Trace
Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...
(in which she portrayed a runaway teenager).
In 2007, Taylor-Compton joined the cast on ABC'S Friday Night Live. That year as well, she starred in the drama Tomorrow is Today and the horror film Wicked Little Things. Tomorrow is Today features Taylor-Compton as Julie Peterson, a girl who saves the life of and befriends a hapless drifter. The film won over six awards at various festivals which included the California Independent Film Festival, the Garden State Film Festival, Method Fest Independent Film Festival
Method Fest Independent Film Festival
Method Fest Independent Film Festival is an independent film festival that has currently held over 8 festivals. It is held in Calabasas, California and is dedicated to support the work of those who produce, make and work in independent film and to provide educational opportunities in independent...
, and the Rhode Island International Film Festival. Taylor-Compton won "Best Actress" for her performance in the film at the Method Fest Independent Film Festival. Wicked Little Things was one of the films featured in After Dark's 8 Films to Die For
8 Films to Die For
After Dark Horrorfest is an annual horror film festival featuring eight independent horror movies, sometimes with "secret" bonus films, all distributed by After Dark Films in the USA...
and saw Taylor-Compton star as Sarah Tunny. Following these films, she appeared in the television series Standoff
Standoff (TV series)
Standoff is an American drama series that premiered on the Fox network on September 5, 2006. Created by Craig Silverstein, the series focused on an FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit whose members negotiated hostage situations and shared relationships. The show was produced by 20th Century Fox Television...
and Close to Home.
In 2007, Taylor-Compton appeared in the film An American Crime
An American Crime
An American Crime is a 2007 American crime-drama film starring Ellen Page and Catherine Keener. The film is based on the true story of the torture and murder of Sylvia Likens by Indianapolis housewife Gertrude Baniszewski...
which told the true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski
Gertrude Baniszewski
Gertrude Nadine Baniszewski , also known as Gertrude Wright and Nadine van Fossan, was an Indiana divorcée who, with the aid of most of her own children and neighborhood children, such as Ricky Hobbs and Coy Hubbard, oversaw and facilitated the prolonged torture, mutilation, and eventual murder of...
, whom had kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
home during the 1960s. After losing the lead role in the Pang Brothers film The Messengers to Kristen Stewart
Kristen Stewart
Kristen Jaymes Stewart is an American actress. She is best known for playing Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga. She has also starred in films including Panic Room , Zathura , In the Land of Women , The Messengers , Adventureland and The Runaways .- Early life :Stewart was born and raised in Los...
, Taylor-Compton then returned to the horror genre as Laurie Strode
Laurie Strode
Laurie Strode is a fictional character in the Halloween horror film series, portrayed by actresses Jamie Lee Curtis and Scout Taylor-Compton. She appears in six of the present ten Halloween installments, first appearing in John Carpenter's original 1978 film...
in Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie is an American musician, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He founded the heavy metal band White Zombie and has been nominated three times as a solo artist for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.Zombie has also established a career as a film director, creating the...
's remake
Halloween (2007 film)
Halloween is a 2007 American slasher film written, directed, and produced by Rob Zombie. The film is a remake/reimagining of the 1978 horror film of the same name, the first in the rebooted Halloween film series and the ninth Halloween film in total. The film stars Tyler Mane as the adult Michael...
of the classic Halloween
Halloween (1978 film)
Halloween is a 1978 American independent horror film directed, produced, and scored by John Carpenter, co-written with Debra Hill, and starring Donald Pleasence and Jamie Lee Curtis in her film debut and the first installment in the Halloween franchise. The film is set in the fictional midwestern...
. She endured a long audition process, but as director Zombie explains, "Scout was my first choice. There was just something about her; she had a genuine quality. She didn't seem actor-y." Halloween currently stands as the highest grossing overall film in the Halloween franchise
Halloween (franchise)
Halloween is an American horror franchise that consists of ten slasher films, novels, and comic books. The franchise focuses on the fictional character of Michael Myers who was committed to a sanitarium as a child for the murder of his older sister, Judith Myers...
. However, it received mostly negative reviews and sports a 27% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Taylor-Compton also stars in the television movie Love's Unfolding Dream
Love's Unfolding Dream
Love's Unfolding Dream is a Christian Drama and the sixth TV movie based on a series of books by Janette Oke and second to air in 2007. It originally aired on Hallmark Channel on December 15, 2007 and was produced for Hallmark by Larry Levinson Productions. It was directed by Harvey Frost...
which premiered on November 24, 2007. She will appear in another television film, The Governor's Wife with Marilu Henner
Marilu Henner
Mary Lucy Denise "Marilu" Henner is an American actress, producer and author. She is best known for her role as Elaine O'Connor Nardo on the sitcom Taxi from 1978 to 1983.-Early life:...
. She stars in the horror film April Fool's Day
April Fool's Day (2008 film)
April Fool's Day is a 2008 horror film, which is a direct-to-DVD remake of the 1986 film of the same name. It is directed by The Butcher Brothers, also known as Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores, who also directed the vampire film The Hamiltons...
, a remake of the 1986 film of the same name which was filmed in North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
with a March 25, 2008 DVD release. Taylor-Compton explains on the starring in the role of Torrance: "I'll just be playing another wholesome 'good girl' that screams a lot." She has another horror film in production, the 2009 film Murder World in which she will have a cameo as Carrie Lain.
In an interview conducted in July 2007, Taylor-Compton reported that after completing April Fool's Day, she wants to stay away from roles in the horror genre for her next film projects. Although she has received many horror film scripts, she believes that she "need[s] to move on from horror. Just drift away a little bit and do something else so I don't get stuck in that" and although she "love[s] doing horror films" and are her "favorite", she'd "like to do other stuff in between." She has recently been influenced by the career of Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson is an American actress, model and singer.Johansson made her film debut in North and was later nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in Manny & Lo . She rose to further prominence with her roles in The Horse Whisperer and Ghost World...
, wanting to chose scripts and roles based on personal interest as she views Johansson does. Taylor-Compton went on to explain, "That's what I kind of want to do. I love just being passionate about something rather than just caring about the money or who's in the movie. 2009 saw Taylor-Compton alongside Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren
Dame Helen Mirren, DBE is an English actor. She has won an Academy Award for Best Actress, four SAG Awards, four BAFTAs, three Golden Globes, four Emmy Awards, and two Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Awards.-Early life and family:...
and Joe Pesci
Joe Pesci
Joseph Frank "Joe" Pesci is an American actor, comedian, and musician.He is known for playing a variety of different roles, from violent mobsters to comedic leads to quirky sidekicks...
in Love Ranch. Then, she went on to star in the film Obsessed
Obsessed (2009 film)
Obsessed is a 2009 American thriller film directed by Steve Shill. The Screen Gems production stars Idris Elba, Beyoncé Knowles and Ali Larter...
alongside Beyonce Knowles
Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...
. Her most recent film to hit theaters was Halloween II
Halloween II (2009 film)
Halloween II is a 2009 American horror film written, directed, and produced by Rob Zombie. The film is a sequel to Zombie's 2007 remake of Halloween , and the second film in the rebooted Halloween film series and the tenth Halloween film in total...
, Rob Zombie's sequel to the 2007 remake. The film opened the same day as The Final Destination, another high profile horror film, and had disappointing box office returns as a result.
In 2010, Taylor-Compton appeared in The Runaways
The Runaways (film)
The Runaways is a 2010 American biographical film about the 1970s all-girl rock band of the same name. The film was written and directed by Floria Sigismondi, who based the screenplay on the book Neon Angel: A Memoir of a Runaway by the band's original lead vocalist Cherie Currie...
where she plays Lita Ford
Lita Ford
Lita Ford is a British-born, American rock musician and singer who was the lead guitarist for The Runaways and achieved popularity for her solo career between the 1980s and late 2000s.-Early life:...
, alongside Kristen Stewart
Kristen Stewart
Kristen Jaymes Stewart is an American actress. She is best known for playing Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga. She has also starred in films including Panic Room , Zathura , In the Land of Women , The Messengers , Adventureland and The Runaways .- Early life :Stewart was born and raised in Los...
, Dakota Fanning
Dakota Fanning
Hannah Dakota Fanning , better known as Dakota Fanning, is an American actress. Fanning's breakthrough performance was in I Am Sam in 2001. As a child actress, she appeared in high-profile films such as Man on Fire, War of the Worlds, and Charlotte's Web...
, and Stella Maeve
Stella Maeve
Stella Maeve Johnston is a young American television and film actress. She is best known for her roles in Gossip Girl and in the indie films Harold, The Beautiful Ordinary...
. She is currently represented by The Gersh Agency
The Gersh Agency
The Gersh Agency was established in 1949 by Founder . With 125 employees, 60 agents and offices in Beverly Hills and New York, TGA maintains seven full-service departments: Talent, Feature Literary, TV Literary, Theater, Comedy, Below-the-Line, and a modeling agency.-External links:***...
.
In January 2010, Compton briefly discussed via her YouTube
YouTube
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account the possibility of Halloween III, a second sequel to Rob Zombie's 2007 remake. She was not the first to mention the film, which is slated to screen in 3D, with director Patrick Lussier
Patrick Lussier
Patrick Lussier is a Canadian horror and thriller genre writer, editor and director.- Career :Lussier has worked as a film editor on most of Wes Craven's latter films, including Wes Craven's New Nightmare, Vampire in Brooklyn, Scream and Red Eye and has directed films including Dracula 2000, The...
attached. Tom Atkins
Tom Atkins (actor)
Tom Atkins is an American television and film actor. He is primarily known for his work in the horror film genre, having worked with writers and directors such as John Carpenter, Stephen King, and George A. Romero...
stated in an interview that he and Scout will be doing the movie. They are set to start filming in December 2010 or early 2011.
Other work
In 1998, she appeared in The Adventures of Lily music video for "Femme Fatale". In 2001, Taylor Compton provided voice overs for I Am SamI Am Sam
I Am Sam is a 2001 American drama film written and directed by Jessie Nelson, and starring Sean Penn as a father with a developmental disability, Dakota Fanning as his inquisitive seven-year-old daughter, and Michelle Pfeiffer as his lawyer...
, and continued with voice over work with appearances in The Core
The Core
The Core is a 2003 American disaster film loosely based on the novel Core by Paul Preuss. It concerns a team that has to drill to the center of the Earth and set off a series of nuclear explosions in order to restart the rotation of Earth's core...
(2003) and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement is the 2004 sequel to 2001's The Princess Diaries.Most of the cast returned from the first film, including Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Héctor Elizondo, and Heather Matarazzo...
(2004). The next year, she provided voice over work for the teen hero comedy Sky High
Sky High (2005 film)
Sky High is a 2005 American comedic superhero family film about an airborne school for teenage superheroes. It was directed by Mike Mitchell and written by Paul Hernandez, Robert Schooley, and Mark McCorkle...
.
She sang the theme song "Jet Set" for her film Chicken Night (2001). 2002 saw Taylor-Compton appearing briefly in the Will Smith
Will Smith
Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. , also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood...
music video for the song "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)" for the Men in Black II
Men in Black II
Men in Black II is a 2002 science fiction action comedy starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. The film also stars Lara Flynn Boyle, Johnny Knoxville, Rosario Dawson and Rip Torn...
soundtrack. She appeared in the music video for the song "Sweet Valentine" by the band Born the Sky in 2007.
In 2003, Taylor-Compton had taken vocal lessons with Diane Gillespie and Vocal Power Institute. She had taken guitar, drums, and keyboard lessons, and was member a theatre group called "Shenanigans," where she performed and took weekly tap and jazz lessons. Taylor-Compton attended the Hollywood Pop Academy for additional vocal training.
Taylor-Compton is currently working on her debut rock/pop album, in which she will sing and play drums. She cites Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
, Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani
Gwen Renée Stefani is an American singer-songwriter and fashion designer. Stefani is the lead vocalist for the rock and ska band No Doubt. Stefani recorded her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. in 2004. The album was inspired by music of the 1980s, and was a success with sales of over...
, Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
, Kelly Osbourne
Kelly Osbourne
Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne is an English media personality, television personality, host, judge, fashion designer, singer, and actress, best known for being the daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne...
and the band Green Day
Green Day
Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...
as musical influences. Taylor-Compton has been working with ERA Productions
ERA Productions
ERA Productions, Inc. was a commercial studio in the 1950s and 1960s. Due to the Disney animators' strike in 1941, many animators defected eventually to ERA, such as Ed Ardal, Ward Kimball and Virgil "Vip" Partch. The company was helmed by president Brice Mack, a background painter from Disney....
and "with a very well-known punk/pop singer" Vitamin C. While on the set filming Halloween (2007), Taylor-Compton had received "a few pointers" from director Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie is an American musician, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He founded the heavy metal band White Zombie and has been nominated three times as a solo artist for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.Zombie has also established a career as a film director, creating the...
, who had also fronted a band
White Zombie
White Zombie was a Grammy Award-nominated American heavy metal band. Based in New York City, White Zombie was originally a noise rock band. White Zombie are better-known for their later heavy metal-oriented sound...
and continues his singing career. She has stated that singing is a side project and "is just a little talent that I have on the side and if it does something then I'll do that but I'm not gonna give up acting." Taylor-Compton has five songs that can be streamed on her official Garageband.com profile. All songs were recorded and posted for listening in 2005. The songs featured are "Bad Girl", the first song she wrote with her ERA producers, "Waiting for the Heartbreak" and "Where Do We Go", written with Vitamin C, "Freak Show", written by Adam Alvermark and produced Taylor-Compton along with ERA Productions, and "Words".
Taylor-Compton had also done minor modeling for the teenage clothing brand Limited Too and the cellular phone service Sprint PCS.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Thursday Afternoon | Anna | Short film |
| Girl #2 | Short film | ||
| 2001 | Katherine Jane | Short film | |
| Chicken Night | Penny | Short film | |
| 2003 | Molly | ||
| Afterschool Delight | Scout | Short film | |
| 2004 | Tiffany (uncredited) | ||
| Sleepover | Farrah | ||
| 2006 | Mary Beth | Short film | |
| Tomorrow Is Today | Julie Peterson | ||
| Wicked Little Things | Sarah Tunny | ||
| A.W.O.L. | PTA Kid (uncredited) | Short film | |
| 2007 | An American Crime An American Crime An American Crime is a 2007 American crime-drama film starring Ellen Page and Catherine Keener. The film is based on the true story of the torture and murder of Sylvia Likens by Indianapolis housewife Gertrude Baniszewski... |
Stephanie Baniszewski | |
| Halloween Halloween (2007 film) Halloween is a 2007 American slasher film written, directed, and produced by Rob Zombie. The film is a remake/reimagining of the 1978 horror film of the same name, the first in the rebooted Halloween film series and the ninth Halloween film in total. The film stars Tyler Mane as the adult Michael... |
Laurie Strode Laurie Strode Laurie Strode is a fictional character in the Halloween horror film series, portrayed by actresses Jamie Lee Curtis and Scout Taylor-Compton. She appears in six of the present ten Halloween installments, first appearing in John Carpenter's original 1978 film... |
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| 2008 | April Fool's Day April Fool's Day (2008 film) April Fool's Day is a 2008 horror film, which is a direct-to-DVD remake of the 1986 film of the same name. It is directed by The Butcher Brothers, also known as Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores, who also directed the vampire film The Hamiltons... |
Torrance Caldwell | |
| 2009 | Love at First Hiccup Love at First Hiccup The First Time is a 2009 teen comedy directed by Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg. The film is an American remake of the Danish film Kærlighed ved første hik, which was released in 1999.... |
Anya | |
| Obsessed Obsessed (2009 film) Obsessed is a 2009 American thriller film directed by Steve Shill. The Screen Gems production stars Idris Elba, Beyoncé Knowles and Ali Larter... |
Samantha | ||
| Smile Pretty | Nasty | ||
| Halloween II Halloween II (2009 film) Halloween II is a 2009 American horror film written, directed, and produced by Rob Zombie. The film is a sequel to Zombie's 2007 remake of Halloween , and the second film in the rebooted Halloween film series and the tenth Halloween film in total... |
Laurie Strode | ||
| Life Blood | Carrie Lane | ||
| 2010 | Lita Ford Lita Ford Lita Ford is a British-born, American rock musician and singer who was the lead guitarist for The Runaways and achieved popularity for her solo career between the 1980s and late 2000s.-Early life:... |
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| Love Ranch Love Ranch Love Ranch is a 2010 drama film directed by Taylor Hackford and starring Helen Mirren and Joe Pesci.-Background:The film is based on the lives of Joe and Sally Conforte, a married couple who opened the first legal brothel in the United States, the Mustang Ranch in Storey County, Nevada. Violence... |
Christina | ||
| Triple Dog Triple Dog Triple Dog is a 2009 drama film about a group of teenage girls playing a game of challenging dares. As they progress, they uncover the truth behind a former student's suicide.-Plot:... |
Liza Naron | ||
| 2012 | The Silent Thief | Elise Henderson | filming |
| Tag | Rae | filming | |
| Halloween 3-D | Laurie Strode | pre-production | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Ally McBeal Ally McBeal Ally McBeal is an American legal comedy-drama series which aired on the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia... |
Young Georgia | 1 episode |
| 2000–2006 | Charmed Charmed Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M... |
Fairy | 7 episodes |
| 2001 | ER ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television... |
Liz Woodman | 1 episode |
| 2001–2004 | Gilmore Girls Gilmore Girls Gilmore Girls is an American family comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. On October 5, 2000, the series debuted on The WB and was cancelled in its seventh season, ending on May 15, 2007 on The CW... |
Clara Forester | 4 episodes |
| 2003 | Frasier Frasier Frasier is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee in association with Grammnet and Paramount Network Television.A spin-off of Cheers, Frasier stars... |
Gym Girl | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Audrey's Rain | Young Marguerite | TV movie |
| 2003 | The Lyon's Den The Lyon's Den The Lyon's Den is a 2003 television series set in Washington, D.C. The legal drama starred Rob Lowe as a lawyer called Jack Turner, newly appointed as partner of a long-established law firm that, as the plot revealed, harbored some dark secrets... |
Girl Fenderson | 1 episode |
| 2003–2004 | The Guardian The Guardian The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format... |
Tiffany Skovich | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Class Actions | Lydia Harrison | TV Pilot |
| 2004 | The Division The Division The Division is an American Lifetime Television original series about a team of women police officers in the San Francisco Police Department. The series premiered on January 7, 2001 and ended on June 28, 2004 after 88 episodes.-Synopsis:... |
Katrina 'Trina' Merril | 1 episode |
| 2004–2005 | Unfabulous Unfabulous Unfabulous is an American children's television series that aired on Nickelodeon The series is about an "unfabulous" junior high school student, played by Emma Roberts... |
Molly | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Cold Case | Leah 1993 | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Hidden Howie | Madison, Jackson's Girlfriend | Unknown episodes |
| 2005 | That's So Raven That's So Raven That's So Raven is an American cable television teen sitcom/fantasy series. The show premiered on the Disney Channel on January 17, 2003, and ended on November 10, 2007. The show spawned Disney Channel's first spin-off series: Cory in the House... |
Lauren Parker | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Without a Trace Without a Trace Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:... |
Emily Grant | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Standoff Standoff (TV series) Standoff is an American drama series that premiered on the Fox network on September 5, 2006. Created by Craig Silverstein, the series focused on an FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit whose members negotiated hostage situations and shared relationships. The show was produced by 20th Century Fox Television... |
Tina Bolt | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Close to Home | Grace Hendricks | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Bones Bones (TV series) Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent... |
Celia Nash | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Love's Unfolding Dream Love's Unfolding Dream Love's Unfolding Dream is a Christian Drama and the sixth TV movie based on a series of books by Janette Oke and second to air in 2007. It originally aired on Hallmark Channel on December 15, 2007 and was produced for Hallmark by Larry Levinson Productions. It was directed by Harvey Frost... |
Belinda Tyler | TV movie |
| 2008 | The Governor's Wife | Hayley Danville | TV movie |
| 2010 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer... |
Renata Clarke | 1 episode |
| 2010 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Angela Rush | 1 episode |
| 2011 | CSI: NY CSI: NY CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes... |
Emmy Thomas | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Breakout Kings Breakout Kings Breakout Kings is an American drama television series created by Nick Santora and Matt Olmstead, which airs on the A&E network. The series premiered on March 6, 2011. The series was picked up for a second season on July 6, 2011, which is expected to begin in 2012.-Premise:In order to catch escaped... |
Starla Roland | 1 episode |