“Manic in a relatable way.”
 
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MEET TAYLOR GRAVES

Taylor is a New York based actress, comedian, and content creator.

She has garnered quite the audience online with her impressions of celebrities and her original characters— usually everyday characters based on the many jobs she has had. Taylor has performed her characters and stand-up all around NYC at such hot spots as The Stand, The PIT, Brooklyn Comedy Club, Brooklyn Comedy Collective, Caveat, and all the bars you can imagine. She regularly collaborates with Characters Welcome. Her online content has been shared by the likes of Jim Gaffigan, Judd Apatow, and Minnie Driver.

She is also a stage and film actress! SHE DOES IT ALL. Some of her favorite credits include, ‘Miss Alma’ in Summer and Smoke directed by Terry Schreiber and ‘Theresa’ in Circle Mirror Transformation opposite Obie winner Deborah Hedwall. For Taylor’s work in Circle Mirror Transformation, The New York Times called her “radiant”, “warm”, and “attractive to men” lol.

In the world of film, she has worked on multiple projects with director Toni Thai Sterrett (named by Ava Duverney as Vibe’s Next Female Filmmaker). She appeared in the film My Dinner with Schwartzey which won Best Cast Festival International Cannes Award at the French International Film Festival.

 
 

People are talking. Here’s what they’re saying.

“Taylor is up there with Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett!”
— John F. Sarno (Chariot of Fairies, Nylon Fusion)
“Taylor Graves’ performance as Alma is superb. She shows the affectations of the young woman without being an affected actress. After Alma discovers her sensuality, Ms. Graves makes a subtle adjustment. She shows us the change in Alma’s inner life without losing the spine of the character.”
— New York Critic, Steve Capra (Summer and Smoke)
“Graves is particularly commendable as the heart-broken, wistful, and refined lady who later attempts to become a tramp. Though Alma’s behavior is constricted, Graves plays Alma with a fortitude that is admirable. There is also such a boldness and piercing honesty in her Alma when she declares her love for him.”
— Theatre Is Easy, Cindy Pierre (Summer and Smoke)
“Ms. Graves gives Theresa such a radiant smile and personal warmth that it is easy to see why she effortlessly attracts men.”
— The New York Times (Circle Mirror Transformation)
“Taylor Graves (Theresa) has escaped to be closer to her father and away from a failed relationship. She’s peppy but narcissistic, shrewdly portraying her moth drawn to every brighter light.”
— Broadway World ​(Circle Mirror Transformation)
“Kelly D. Cooper and Taylor Graves make a great comic double act as a blustering Prospero and vapidly teenaged Miranda.”
— Culture Catch, Leah Richards (Sycorax Cyber Queen of Qamara)
“Taylor Graves turns in a solid performance as Lady Macduff.”
— Theater Scene, Nicholas Linnehan ​(Macbeth)