Taylor Black/ "Aka" Taylor Gildersleeve began her career when she originated the role of 'Sydney Harris' on ABC's All My Children. She was Miss New York Teen USA 2009, and is a recent honors graduate from Columbia University with a degree in Film Studies. Taylor is co-owner of the new moving pictures and plastic arts production venture, Black Tandem; she recently executive produced & starred in two short films: "Helen of Troy", shot in Paris, France, & "Les Falaises", shot in Normandy, France & Niagara Falls, Ontario. Black Tandem is also underway with production on a third film titled "Innocenza" to be shot in Italy in the summer of 2016.Taylor's television acting credits include roles on CBS': Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, Blue Bloods, NYC 22, Person of Interest, & Unforgettable, NBC's: Law & Order & 30 Rock, & Midnight Texas, ABC's: All My Children & One Life to Live, CW's: Gossip Girl & Cheerleader Death Squad (pilot), MTV's: Hey Girl & One Bad Choice, AMC's: Feed the Beast, Hulu's: Deadbeat, & etc.Her film credits are highlighted by lead roles in LIFETIME Network's Movie of the Week, Sugar Daddies (starring opposite Emmy Award Winner, Peter Strauss) & The Factory, as well as films such as ADDicted, Affluenza, Douglas Brown, Sleeping with the Fishes, Wingman, & The Tale of Timmy Two Chins.Taylor has also worked with Lorne Michael's digital production venture Above Average: starring in Cool Kids' Table hosting various celebrity guests, as well as other digital series such as Sugar Boy (Once Upon a Love), Congressional Hearings, & Pop Sugar's Seriously Distracted.