- Actress Taylor Polidore (Taylor Polidore Williams) has signed with ColorCreative for management representation across all areas.
- Talent managers Ashley Calloway and Josiah Akinyele will lead her management team in the Film/TV division.
- She continues to work with Innovative Artists for talent agency representation and Jill Fritzo Public Relations for publicity.
- The signing follows her leading turn as Kimmie in Tyler Perry’s hit Netflix drama Beauty in Black and precedes a major season-long arc on Hulu’s Reasonable Doubt.
Actress Taylor Polidore has signed with ColorCreative for management representation across all areas. Managers Ashley Calloway and Josiah Akinyele will guide her film and television career.
Polidore has quickly become one of television’s most visible rising leads. She stars as Kimmie in Tyler Perry’s drama Beauty in Black, a massive streaming hit for Netflix that concluded its second season and earned a renewal through Season 4. Building on that momentum, Polidore will next take on a season-long arc in the Hulu and Onyx Collective legal drama Reasonable Doubt.
Her screen resume includes starring alongside Meagan Good in Tyler Perry’s Prime Video thriller Divorce in the Black, recurring as Dallas in FX’s crime drama Snowfall, and portraying Tootie in The CW’s All American: Homecoming. Her past credits also feature guest and recurring appearances on Genius: Aretha, Black Lightning, Wicked City, and The Resident.
The signing highlights ColorCreative’s continuing expansion. Founded by Issa Rae, Deniese Davis, and Talitha Watkins, the company champions multi-hyphenate talent and diverse storytellers.
Polidore joins an active ColorCreative management roster following several milestone additions this year, including Dominique Perry and Grammy-winning artist Vic Mensa, who signed with the firm to accelerate his screenwriting and acting slate.
Polidore maintains the rest of her core team. She remains represented by Innovative Artists for talent agency representation and Jill Fritzo Public Relations for publicity.
Takeaways
Polidore’s signing marks an intentional transition from working ensemble regular to top-billed franchise anchor. By carrying Beauty in Black through multiple seasons and locking in a prominent storyline on Onyx Collective’s Reasonable Doubt, she has proven she can draw dedicated viewers across major streamers.
ColorCreative specializes in transforming on-screen momentum into long-term creative leverage, particularly by steering actors toward producing, writing, and direct studio packaging.
Backed by Innovative Artists on the booking side and ColorCreative on the management and development side, Polidore is setting up the infrastructure needed to produce her own intellectual property and secure top-tier studio feature roles.
Will ColorCreative prioritize packaging Polidore into its own upcoming in-house film and television productions? How will her multi-season Netflix commitment with Tyler Perry influence her availability for broader studio theatrical projects?
