# Taja V. Simpson

Taja V. Simpson (born July 8, 1978) is an American actress, known for her role as Priscilla Owen in the BET prime time soap opera, The Oval.

## Life and career

Simpson was born and raised in Lake Charles, Louisiana. She is of west African descent. She graduated from LaGrange High School and later received a degree in Mass Communications from McNeese State University. After moving to Los Angeles, she began her career appearing in episodes of television shows including Greek, NCIS: Los Angeles and Grey's Anatomy. From 2012 to 2014, Simpson had a recurring role as Adele in the CBS daytime soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful. At that time, Simpson also appeared in a number of independent movies, and in 2017 starred in the horror-comedy film Boo 2! A Madea Halloween directed by Tyler Perry. In 2019, she played a leading role and produced the independent romantic comedy film My Online Valentine.
In 2019, Simpson began starring in the BET prime time soap opera, The Oval created by Tyler Perry. Her other television credits include NCIS, Tales, Lethal Weapon, and a recurring roles in the Urban Movie Channel soap opera A House Divided and The CW sports drama All American.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Their Eyes Were Watching God | Wife of New Family | TV movie |
| 2007 | Cordially Invited | Latina Beasley | |
| 2008 | How 2 Build a Rapper | Professional Stylist #1 | |
| 2008 | Black Inside: The Remington Wallace Burnett Story | Yolanda | Short |
| 2009 | Karma Bitch | Tyra | Short |
| 2013 | Love and Football | Victoria Miles | |
| 2013 | Relentless | Reporter | Short |
| 2013 | White Crack Bastard | Gina | |
| 2015 | Gladiator Recharge | News Reporter | TV movie |
| 2016 | Sharia | Rachel | |
| 2017 | The Preacher's Son | Shawna | |
| 2017 | Intercept | Chloe | Short |
| 2017 | Baker's Man | Theresa Stevens | |
| 2017 | Boo 2! A Madea Halloween | Debrah Simmons | |
| 2018 | Wally Got Wasted | Rachel Kane | |
| 2018 | Sojourn | Keema | Short |
| 2019 | My Online Valentine | Cozi | |
| 2019 | London Mitchell's Christmas | Chantal Kennard | |
| 2020 | All for Nikki | Carla Lakeman | |
| 2020 | Lola | Lola | |
| 2020 | Kiss Me for Christmas | Jada | |
| 2021 | Baby Money | Heidi | |
| 2021 | Fourth Grade | Lisa | |
| 2021 | The Right Mom | Ellen Graham | |
| 2023 | Lola 2 | Lola | |
| 2025 | Madea's Destination Wedding | Debra | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | All About the Andersons | Parent | Episode: "Get Out of Dodge... Ball" & "Face the Music" |
| 2007 | Cane | Assistant | Episode: "The Exile" |
| 2008 | Greek | Waitress | Episode: "Highway to the Discomfort Zone" & "Crush Landing" |
| 2008 | The Ex List | Beach Girl | Episode: "Do You Love Me, Do You Surfer... Boy" |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Female Receptionist | Episode: "Random on Purpose" |
| 2012 | Awake | Public Affairs Officier | Episode: "Guilty" |
| 2012 | The Shop | Jacqueline | Recurring cast |
| 2012–14 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Adele | Regular Cast |
| 2013 | Shadow Love | Dana | Recurring cast: season 2 |
| 2013 | Grey's Anatomy | Samantha Calder | Episode: "I Bet It Stung" |
| 2014 | Intelligence | Lobbyist | Episode: "The Rescue" |
| 2014 | The Thundermans | Customer | Episode: "Phoebe's a Clone Now" |
| 2014 | Mystery Girls | Mrs. Warner | Episode: "Death Becomes Her" |
| 2014 | Real Husbands of Hollywood | Woman #1 | Episode: "Bad Sport" |
| 2014 | Benched | Reporter | Episode: "A New Development" |
| 2015 | The Soul Man | Trina | Episode: "Wife of a Preacherman" |
| 2016 | K.C. Undercover | Agent | Episode: "Brainwashed" |
| 2016 | What If a Woman | Angela | Episode: "Communication Is the Key" |
| 2016 | NCIS | Misha Rose | Episode: "Dead Letter" |
| 2017 | Tales | Police Woman Weaver | Episode: "F*ck the Police" |
| 2018 | Lethal Weapon | Toya | Episode: "Ruthless" |
| 2019 | Raven's Home | Mrs. Mutesa | Episode: "Diss Track" |
| 2019–25 | The Oval | Priscilla Owens | Main cast |
| 2020 | All American | Tina Hicks | Episode: "The Art of Peer Pressure" & "Stakes Is High" |
| 2020–23 | A House Divided | Jupiter | Main cast: seasons 1-5 |
| 2021 | Insecure | Cheyenne | Episode: "Reunited, Okay?!" |
| 2024 | Hightown | Janelle | 4 eposodes |
| 2025 | Found | Eileen | Episode: "Eileen" |