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My Take
For me, Monique Coleman will always be Taylor McKessie, the brainy, no-nonsense friend in High School Musical who never quite got the spotlight she deserved. What strikes me is that she came out of DePaul University and brought a real grounded quality to a franchise that easily could have felt weightless. I find it telling that she's been so open about her life beyond that role rather than coasting on the nostalgia. Born in Orangeburg, South Carolina in 1980, she's one of those actors I respect more for what she's built quietly than for the blockbuster line on her resume.
Overview
Adrienne Monique Coleman (born November 13, 1980) is an American actress and dancer. She is best known for her role as Taylor McKessie in the High School Musical movies.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Monique Coleman
- Name (Japanese)
- モニーク・コールマン
- Reading
- もにーく・こーるまん
- Born
- November 13, 1980 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Monkey
- Origin
- Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / singer / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- DePaul University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | High School Musical | — |
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Singer — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.