Monique Coleman

**Adrienne Monique Coleman** (or **Monique Jordan**; born November  13, 1980) is an American singer, actress, entrepreneur and dancer. She co-starred in Disney's _High School Musical_ movies; she played Taylor McKessie. On ABC's _Dancing with the Stars_, she finished in the fourth place.

In Columbia, South Carolina, at a very young age, Coleman started her acting career in theatre and television.

Monique Coleman was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina.

## Filmography

|colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|Film|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1995|_Mother of the River_|Dofimae|Short-Film|
|1997|_The Ditchdigger's Daughters_|Young Donna|TV Movie|
|2005|_The Reading Room_|Leesha|TV Movie|
|2006|_On Line_|Jessie|Short-Film|
|2006|_High School Musical_|Taylor McKessie|TV Movie|
|2007|_High School Musical 2_|Taylor McKessie|TV Movie|
|2008|_High School Musical 3: Senior Year_|Taylor McKessie||
|2008|_Order_|Unnamed|Video Short|
|2010|_Promise Rings_|Veronica Baylerd||
|_We Are Family_|Elise|Post-production||
|2014|_Free the Nipple_|Roz||
|2015|_Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List_|Girl-Robin||
|2017|_Distortion_|Woman|Short-Film; Post-Production|
|2019|Witness Infection|Rose||
|2003|_Strong Medicine_|Tanya|Episode: "Misdiagnosis Murder"|
|2003–2004|_Boston Public_|Molly|Episodes: "Chapter Sixty-Nine"; "Chapter Seventy-Eight"; "Chapter Eighty-One"|
|2004|_Gilmore Girls_|Andy|Episode: "The Nanny and the Professor"|
|_10-8: Officers on Duty_|Maya Barnes|Episode: "Love Don't Love Nobody"||
|_Married to the Kellys_|Waitress|Episode: "Chris And Mary Fight"||
|_Malcolm in the Middle_|Andrea|Episode: "Malcolm Visits College"||
|_Method & Red_|Unknown|Episode: "Kill Bill Volume 3"||
|2005|_Veronica Mars_|Gabrielle Pollard|Episode: "Lord of the Bling"|
|2005–2006|_The Suite Life of Zack & Cody_|Mary Margaret|Episodes: "A Prom Story"; "Forever Plaid"; "Not So Suite 16"; "Neither a Borrower Nor a Speller Bee"; "Kept Man"; "Volley Dad"|
|2006|_Dancing with the Stars_|Herself / Contestant|Season 3|
|_The View_|Herself / Co-Host|Guest||
|2009|_Bones_|Becca Hedgepeth|Episode: "The Salt in the Wounds"|
|_The Cleveland Show_|Fontaisha (Voice Role)|Episode: "Our Gang"||
|2010|_The Electric Company_|Herself||
|2014|_Downtown Girls_|Morgan|Episode: "The Inception"|
|2015|_Stitchers_|Solaris|Episode: "Future Tense"|
|2015|_The Fourth Door_|Lain|Protagonist|
|2015|_Here We Go Again_|Kayla|Protagonist|
|2016|_High School Musical: 10th Anniversary_|Herself|Special|
|2016|_Miranda's Rights_|Emily|Pilot; Post-production|
|2017|_Guidance_|Katina Howard|Main role; season 3|
|2019|_I Am Somebody's Child: The Regina Louise Story_|Hair Shop Owner||

## Awards

- 19th Annual Young Artist Awards (1996–1997)
- 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_
- Teen Choice Awards 2006 Award for Choice TV Show: Comedy/Musical – _High School Musical_
- American Music Award 2007 for _High School Musical 2_
- Teen Choice Awards 2009 Award for Choice Movie: Music/Dance – _High School Musial_
- Daytime Emmy Awards 2019 : Outstanding Host ( Pending)