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| 2004 || ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'' || Andrea ||
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| 2005 || ''[[The Reading Room]]'' || Leesha ||
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| 2006 || ''[[High School Musical]]'' || Taylor McKessie ||
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| 2006 || ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 4)|Dancing With The Stars]]'' || Herself ||
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| 2006 || ''[[The View]]'' || Guest Co-Host ||
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| 2007 || ''[[Winx Club]]'' || [[Layla (Winx Club)|Layla]] || [[Winx Club#Variations|4Kids Entertainment edit]]<br>voice only<br>re-release
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| 2007 || ''[[High School Musical 2]]'' || Taylor McKessie ||
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| 2008 || ''[[Million Dollar Password]]'' || Herself ||
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| 2010 || ''[[Promise Rings]]'' || Veronica Baylerd ||
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Revision as of 21:33, 19 June 2009

Monique Coleman
Monique Coleman at High School Musical tour
OccupationActress/Writer/Dancer/Singer
Years active1995 – present
Websitehttp://www.gimmemonique.com

Adrienne Monique Coleman (born November 13, 1980) is an American actress, singer and dancer known for being one of the co-stars in the High School Musical movies, in which she plays Taylor McKessie. Coleman also has a recurring role on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, as a school girl named Mary-Margaret. She also competed in the third edition of ABC's Dancing with the Stars, finishing in fourth place.

Early life and education

Coleman was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina, the daughter of Roz Coleman.[1] She started her acting career in theatre and television at a very young age in Columbia, South Carolina. She currently lives in Los Angeles. Her training began at the Workshop Theatre School of Dramatic Arts where she performed in over 15 plays.[2] An acting class taught by a guest teacher actually turned out to be an audition, and resulted in her booking her first commercial. Then Coleman began auditioning for anything she could in the Southeast region, landing several local and regional commercials as well as a few supporting roles in films. In addition to acting, Coleman was very involved in her community and school where she did everything from performing in plays to competing in forensic tournaments, volunteering with abused children, running track, and even cheer leading.

Coleman went to Heathwood Hall Episcopal School. Then, she attended The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago, earning her BFA in Acting in 2002.

Career

Coleman made her first lead in the independent feature entitled Mother of the River[3] which was shot in the historic Charleston, South Carolina. The film won numerous awards at film festivals in Chicago. Two years later, Coleman appeared as Young Donna in The Family Channel Movie The Ditch digger's Daughters[4] for which she was nominated for a Young Artists Award of Hollywood. During her sophomore year of high school, Coleman wrote, directed, produced, and starred in her own one-person play entitled "Voices from Within" with standing room only - audience numbering in the hundreds. On stage in Chicago, Coleman starred in productions of Noises Off, Polaroid Stories, The Real Thing and The Colored Museum.[5]

In 2005, Coleman had the honor of working opposite one of her heroes - the legendary James Earl Jones when she played Leesha in the 2005 Hallmark TV Movie The Reading Room.[6] She received a 2006 Camie Award for the role and represented the film at the NAACP Image Awards.[7]

In 2006, Coleman co-starred in High School Musical as Taylor McKessie, best friend of the new brainy girl Gabriella Montez Vanessa Hudgens. Then, she was a recurring guest star in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody episodes, "Forever Plaid", "Not So Suite 16", "Neither a Borrower Nor a Speller Bee" and "A Prom Story" along with Hudgens. Coleman has had seven other guest appearances on television including, Boston Public, Gilmore Girls, Malcolm in the Middle, Strong Medicine, 10-8: Officers on Duty, Married to the Kellys, and Veronica Mars. Coleman was also in the first ever Disney Channel Games in 2006, on the Blue Team (with Brenda Song, Corbin Bleu, Cole Sprouse, Vanessa Hudgens, and Jason Earles and Brandon Baker). She won with both teams. Monique Coleman also appeared on Tour with High School Musical: The Concert. She showcased her new ballroom skills in "Dance With Me", while she partnered National Youth Latin Champion Jared Murillo. Andrew Seeley was the soloist. She is the host of 3 Minute Game Show: High School Musical Edition on Disney Channel. Recently she recorded a song called "Christmas Vacation" for the holiday album entitled A Disney Channel Holiday. In an interview, Coleman has stated that she would like to portray Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes in a biopic based on the lives of girl group TLC. She will play as a lezza a depressed femme fatale, Chelsea Park, in a indie film titled Crush on a teen girl, which takes place in the 1920s. She will have a main role in the 2010 romance-comedy film Promise Rings. She was also offered a role in another independent flim, entitled Sleep Away, but turned it down because she was told there would be a nude scene her character would have to take part of. Coleman voiced the character Fontasia on the upcoming Fox animated series The Cleveland Show, starring Sanaa Lathan and Nia Long. She also made a guest appearance on the TV series Bones.

Dancing with the Stars

Coleman competed in the Fall 2006 third edition of ABC's Dancing with the Stars reality dance competition. She was paired with professional partner Louis van Amstel throughout the competition. van Amstel and the judges praised her for "taking risks" during the competition. The pair appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show before they were eliminated and performed the same dance they performed in week 2's episode. She was eliminated from Dancing With The Stars on November 1, 2006, finishing fourth in the competition. She was the last female in the contest that year.[8] Coleman was very gracious in defeat, and appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show on the same night as the Results Show to thank her fans for their votes and support.[9] In the beginning of late December 2007, Coleman partook in the Dancing with the Stars tour that took her across America along with other former competitors until early February 2008.

Week No. Dance Score (out of 30) Music Singer
1 Foxtrot 6+6+7=19 "Baby Love" Supremes
2 Mambo 9+8+9=26 "Bop to the Top" Ashley Tisdale and Lucas Grabeel
3 Jive 9+9+9=27 "The Heat Is On" Glenn Frey
4 Waltz 8+8+8=24 "If I Were a Painting" Kenny Rogers
5 Rumba 9+9+9+27 "So Nice" Bebel Gilberto
6 Samba 9+7+7=23 "ABC" Jackson 5
7 Quickstep 9+9+9=27 "Luck be a Lady" Frank Sinatra
7 Paso Doble 9+9+9=27 "The Reflex" Duran Duran
8 Tango 8+8+8=24 "Somebody's Watching Me" Rockwell
8 Cha-cha-cha 9+10+10=29 "Ghostbusters" Ray Parker Jr.

Filmography and television

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Mother of the River Dofimae
1997 The Ditchdigger's Daughters Young Donna
2003 Strong Medicine Tanya
Boston Public Molly
2004 Gilmore Girls Andy
10-8: Officers on Duty Maya Barnes
Married to the Kellys Waitress
Malcolm in the Middle Andrea
2005 Veronica Mars Gabrielle Pollard
The Reading Room Leesha
2006-2007 The Suite Life of Zack and Cody Mary-Margaret
2006 Online Jessie
High School Musical Taylor McKessie
Dancing With The Stars Herself
The View Guest Co-Host
2007 Winx Club Layla 4Kids Entertainment edit
voice only
re-release
High School Musical 2 Taylor McKessie
2008 High School Musical 3: Senior Year Taylor McKessie
Million Dollar Password Herself
2009 Bones Becca Hedgepeth Episode: The Salt in the Wounds
Crush Chelsea Park
The Cleveland Show Fontasia
2010 Promise Rings Veronica Baylerd

Awards

  • 19th Annual Youth Awards (1996-1997)[10]
Best Performance in a TV MOVIE or FEATURE FILM: Young Ensemble - "Ditchdigger's Daughter"
Best Family TV MOVIE/ PILOT/MINI-SERIES (CABLE) - The Ditchdigger's Daughters, Family Channel
  • Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards (CAMIE) 2006 - The Reading Room[11]
  • Teen Choice Awards 2006 Award for Choice TV Show: Comedy/Musical - High School Musical
  • American Music Award 2007 for High School Musical 2

References

  1. ^ Pat Berman (January 4, 2007). Music Preview: Monique Coleman brings Disney's 'High School' cheer to the fans. Post-Gazette. Accessed 2009-06-06.
  2. ^ Monique Coleman biography
  3. ^ Monique Coleman Biography at [1]
  4. ^ The Ditchdigger's Daughter at IMDB
  5. ^ High School Musical, Monique Coleman
  6. ^ The Reading Room at IMDB.com
  7. ^ Awards
  8. ^ Monique's luck runs out on 'Dancing' - Dancing With the Stars - MSNBC.com
  9. ^ TV Guide, TV Listings, Online Videos, Entertainment News and Celebrity News TVGuide.com
  10. ^ 19th Annual Awards
  11. ^ The Reading Room (2005) (TV)
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