There are Hollywood multi-hyphenates, and then there's Teyana Taylor. When director Janicza Bravo introduces Taylor for their Storytellers Series talk hosted by Tribeca Festival and Chanel on June 7, she needs a deep breath before listing all of Taylor's roles—plus, the clarification that "multi-, multi- multi- hyphenate" is maybe a better descriptor. Taylor's an Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner; a choreographer and dancer; an upcoming culinary school graduate; and, as Taylor shared with a cheek-to-cheek smile onstage, a soon-to-be feature-film director of the dance drama Get Lite, which starts production this summer. Oh, and she's also a devoted mother to two daughters. Clearly, a lungful of air is necessary before rattling off all those roles.
As Taylor explains it, there's no world where she wouldn't be doing all the things. She has the sort of unrelenting drive that pushes her to pursue all her interests head-on, fashion included. Meeting with me backstage shortly after her panel, the star, with a hug and another face-splitting grin, explained she's as multifaceted in her styling choices as she is in her career. And it's going to stay that way no matter what she tries out next.
