Helene Taylor was raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.She was involved in performing arts throughout her childhood and received an acting scholarship to a local theater school. Her parents brought her up very strictly and she was not allowed to read comic books, watch much television and was required to eat very organically. She was raised hiking the back mountains and enjoying the outdoors, however she has confessed to being a child TV addict getting up at four in the morning to sneak watching TV for hours on end. She was an "Annie" addict and belted show tunes out to anyone who would listen.She performed for everyone and anyone and could often be seen doing short skits at the end of her driveway to pedestrians and cars driving by.She admits to bouncing from job to job just to explore new situations and have interesting stories to tell, however she bored easily. Ms. Taylor realized her need to perform after landing a hosting position for a local cable show. The first program which aired won a Canadian Cable Television Award. She soon became involved in the local film and television scene in Vancouver and eventually moved to New York City to pursue creative endeavors and act. New York is her home today.She landed her first audition in New York City and has been working in film, TV and theater. She has trained with Gary Austin, LAByrinth Theater Company (co-artistic directors John Ortiz, Philip Seymour Hoffman) and she studied acting at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School in Chelsea. The Atlantic was founded by David Mamet and William H. Macy, and teaches the technique, "Practical Aesthetics". She is a closet screenplay writer and playwright.
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