Paige Audrey-Marie Hurd is an American actress and model of mixed African American and Puerto Rican heritage. She is best known for her recurring role as Tasha Clarkson on the CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris (2003), The Cat in the Hat (2003) as Denise, as Vanessa in Cradle 2 the Grave (2003), as Vanessa in Beauty Shop (2005), as Gayle Franklin in The Oval (2019-2021), as Lauren Baldwin in Power Book II: Ghost (2020-2023) and Samantha Grover in Hawaii Five-O (2013-2020).
Years active: 2000–present
Born Age: July 20, 1992, 32 years old and 4 months, Dallas, Texas, US
Sun Sign: Cancer
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5′ 4″ – 1.63 m
Measurements: 34-25-36 in – 86-63.5-91 cm
Bra size: 34B US – 75B EU
actress Paige Hurd
actress Paige Hurd in POWER BOOK II: GHOST (2020-)
actress Paige Hurd in POWER BOOK II: GHOST (2020-)
Paige Hurd - The Cast of The Oval at the 2019 Soul Train Music Awards AT THE ORLEANS ARENA IN LAS VEGAS (2019)
Paige Hurd - The Cast of The Oval at the 2019 Soul Train Music Awards AT THE ORLEANS ARENA IN LAS VEGAS (2019)
actress Paige Hurd in THE OVAL (2019-)
actress Paige Hurd in THE OVAL (2019-)
actress Paige Hurd in THE OVAL (2019-)
actress Paige Hurd in THE OVAL (2019-)
Actress Paige Hurd
Early life and education
Hurd was born to an African American father and a Puerto Rican mother and moved to Los Angeles in 2000. The late rapper DMX was her godfather.
Career
Hurd portrayed Tasha, next-door neighbor of Chris (Tyler James Williams), in the Chris Rock-produced TV show Everybody Hates Chris. Hurd played DMX’s daughter in Cradle 2 the Grave, a 2003 film starring Jet Li. Paige appeared as Denise in The Cat in the Hat, a 2003 family-comedy film loosely based on the 1957 book of the same name, by Dr. Seuss.
Hurd was featured in the 2005 comedy Beauty Shop, which starred Queen Latifah.
Hurd appeared in Jasmine Villegas‘s music video for “I Own This” and Steph Jones’s music video for “Beautiful.” She was Justin Bieber‘s love interest in the music video of “Never Let You Go.” She was featured in Romeo Miller‘s music video “Mistletoe”. Hurd started her acting career training with Dallas Young Actors Studio, directed by Linda Seto. She is starring in a new movie called “Crosstown” with well-known actors and actresses such as Vivica A. Fox. She was also featured in two of singer Trevante’s music videos “Be Your First” and “Forever.” In 2014, Paige starred in G-Eazy‘s music video for the single “I Mean It.” And in 2012, she participated in the music video of Nas titled “Daughters”.
In 2019, Paige Hurd began starring as one of the lead roles in the hit show Tyler Perry’s The Oval, where she played as the first daughter “Gayle Franklin”, who is rebellious and a wild child she left during season 2. From 2020 to 2023, she starred as Lauren Baldwin in Power Book II: Ghost, which serves as a sequel and spin off to the original series Power.
Trivia
Worked with Chi McBride twice: in the 2003 film “Cradle 2 the Grave” and the TV series “Hawaii Five-O”. (2010).
Studied acting at Dallas Young Actors Studio.
DMX gave Paige a pitbull and named her “Vanessa”.
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