- Taylor Dooley
infobox actor
name = Taylor Dooley
caption =
birthdate = birth date and age|1993|2|26
birthname = Taylor Marie Dooley
location = Grosse Pointe,Michigan
website = http://taylordooley.comTaylor Marie Dooley (born
February 26 ,1993 inGrosse Pointe, Michigan cite web | title=Official Website of Taylor Dooley | work=FAQs | url=http://www.taylordooley.com/faqs.php | accessdate=2006-07-19] ) is an American child actress. She is well-known for her starring role as Lavagirl in the movie "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D ".Biography
Early life
Dooley was born of Irish, German, English, and
Sioux Native American descent on her father's side and of Belgian, German and English descent on her mother's side; she has a younger brother named Drew. Dooley was raised aChristian and grew up inGlendale, Arizona , where her family moved when she was six. She began acting and dancing in thePhoenix Theater's Performance Troop , and soon appeared in commercials forFamous Footwear , Disney Superstar Kids, andMary Kate and Ashley clothing, among others.Career
Dooley subsequently moved to
California and made her film debut in the 2005 fantasy-adventure film, "The Adventures of Sharkboy & Lavagirl in 3D", which was a mild success among its intended children's audience, grossing $39 million in the United States box office. Dooley played Lava Girl in the film. She has also appeared in theindependent film s "Whitepaddy ", "Apology" and the "National Lampoon's Clubhouse" film "Trick or Treat". She is going to appear in "Alyson Stoner Project ". Many pictures taken from the set show Taylor with a V.I.P. card around her neck. She is also going to be guest-starring on "House M.D. " soon.Personal life
Dooley, who is home schooled, admires actress
Natalie Portman and regularly takes dance lessons. She is friends with actorsCayden Boyd ,Jenna Boyd ,Matthew Underwood ,Taylor Lautner ,Alyson Stoner ,Victoria Justice ,Erin Sanders ,AnnaSophia Robb , andDaryl Sabara and has many friends in Arizona and Michigan where she used to live. She also has threeBichon Frise dogs. She is well known for her role inThe Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl as Lavagirl and is friends with Max (Cayden Boyd) and Sharkboy (Taylor Lautner). All three went to the premiere of Disney's "Eight Below ". As mentioned in her official website, her best friend isCourtney Jines .cite web | title=Official Website of Taylor Dooley | work=Blog | url=http://www.taylordooley.com/blog.php | date=2007-05-04 | accessdate=2008-02-11]Filmography
Television
References
External links
* [http://taylordooley.com/ Official site]
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