Taylor Kalupa

Taylor portrays one of Rachel Joy Scott's best friends in the upcoming Pure Flix movie "I'm Not Ashamed" (September 9, 2016) based on the inspirational true story and journals of Rachel who was the first student murdered at Columbine.

Taylor Kalupa was born and raised in San Dimas, CA. She began dancing at the age of 3 and became involved with competitive dancing at the age of 7. She danced and competed at Just Plain Dancin & Co which was named the Number 1 dance studio in North America. She was discovered by International Fashion and Editorial Photographer Kimberly Metz during a photo shoot for a specialized dance troupe called Team Rave L. A. which was designed to perform at non-competitive, non-profit venues in California. Shortly after she signed with a top children's agency for modeling and dance. She was cast as a principal actress in Dave Navarro's music video Rexall which was produced by Emmy Award winning Honey. She was picked by renowned fashion photographer, Robert Erdmann, for a Japanese Vogue photo shoot with actor Tobey Maguire. Taylor was then cast in the BBC's Drew Barrymore Story as one of Drew Barrymore's friends. Next Taylor worked on Lifetime's "Blush: The Search for America's Greatest Makeup Artist" in which she portrayed Marilyn Monroe. In 2015, Taylor along with actress Gabriela Lopez (Teen Spirit, The 5th Wave) wrote, produced, and acted in the film Unrelated which was welcomed by much success in the film festival market. She is the lead role in the feature film Dance in Flight, portraying an angelic Muse who orchestrates a circus out of a group of misfits. Taylor stars as the lead female role in a movie from the producers of God's Not Dead, called "The Pastor" which also co-stars actors Kevin Sorbo, T. C. Stallings, and Hector Echavarria. Taylor portrayed the true story of Olympic bi-athlete Kari Swenson in Your Worst Nightmare.