Sharon Taylor (born June 5, 1981) is a Canadian actress.
Biography
Sharon Taylor was born and raised in
Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
, Canada. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theatre from
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a public research university in British Columbia, Canada, with three campuses, all in Greater Vancouver: Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, and Vancouver. The main Burnaby campus on Burnaby Mountain, located from ...
. She worked extensively in theatre for many years before switching to television and film. She has trained in martial arts for over 15 years and has a second degree black belt in
karate
(; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the ...
and kickboxing. Upon learning that Sharon was a black belt kickboxer, the producers of ''
Stargate: Atlantis'' decided to write it into her character's actions in the episode "
The Prodigal
''The Prodigal'' is a 1955 Eastmancolor biblical epic CinemaScope film made by MGM starring Lana Turner and Edmund Purdom. It was based on the New Testament parable about a selfish son who leaves his family to pursue a life of pleasure. The f ...
". Taylor is also trained in Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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Living people
Canadian film actresses
Canadian television actresses
Actresses from Vancouver
Canadian female karateka
Canadian female kickboxers
Sportspeople from Vancouver
1981 births
21st-century Canadian women