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Scout Taylor-Compton

Actress / Songwriter / Musician / Film Actress / Television Actress | * 02/21/1989 (35) | Long Beach, California (United States of America (USA))
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Scout Taylor-Compton (born Desariee Starr Compton; February 21, 1989) is an American actress. She has frequently worked in the horror genre, most notably as Laurie Strode in the 2007 remake of Halloween and its 2009 sequel. Outside of horror, she portrayed musician Lita Ford in the biographical drama film The Runaways (2010). ()

American actress and singer Scout Taylor-Compton began her acting career in 1998, with an appearance in the film A.W.O.L. with David Morse, and later in the short film Thursday Afternoon. She has appeared in numerous small television roles and in feature films that range from dramas to those in the horror genre. She went on to have small roles in both television and film including Ally McBeal, ER, Frasier, The Guardian and The Division. She appeared in several student films, commercials for Fuji Film and the Disney Cruise Line, and various skits on The Jay Leno Show.In addition to taking vocal lessons and singing the theme song for her film Chicken Night (2001), Taylor-Compton is recording her debut rock album. Taylor-Compton had also provided voice over work in other films, including The Core (2003) and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004). Taylor-Compton's was nomination for "Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress" for her portrayal of Clara in the television series Gilmore Girls. She made a comedic appearance in the film Four Fingers of the Dragon (2003) playing herself auditioning for a role in a fictional Kung Fu film. Later in 2004, she appeared in the teen comedy Sleepover, which had been her first large Hollywood film role. The cast of the film was nominated for "Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast" at the Young Artists.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Movies with Scout Taylor-Compton as Actress(60)

as Annie2024 Model House
as Billie2023 Blood Positive
as June Hamilton2023 Bury the Bride
as Ashley2023 Captive
as Tara2023 Let It Kill You
as Hailey2023 The Best Man
as Ivy2022 Allegoria
as Grace2022 The Long Night
as Alex / Raina / Trinity2022 Framed by My Sister
as Lauren Reitz / Oliver2022 Chariot
as Savannah Simpson2021 An Intrusion
as Annabelle Angel2021 Apache Junction
as Star Bedford2021 Room 9
as Bebe2020 Star Light
as herself2020 Stay Home
as Sherry2020 Penance Lane
as Maddy2020 Getaway
as Taylor Wilson2019 The Lurker
as Charlie2019 Eternal Code
as Mary Catherine Rimsdale2019 The Lumber Baron
as Cassie2018 Randy's Canvas
as Alice2018 Feral
as Detective Fini2018 Abducted
as Robin2018 Cynthia
as Emma Grady2018 Andover
as Jade2017 Get the Girl
as Julia2017 After Party
as Julie2017 Ghost House
as Rylee Summers2017 Edge of Insanity
as The Possessed2016 Cured
as Stacey2016 Dirty Lies
as Rae2015 Tag
as Crystal2015 Return to Sender
as Sonya 'Turbo'2014 Wet and Reckless
as Jacinta Bloch2014 Flight 7500
as Elise Henderson2012 The Silent Thief
as Jenna2011 247°F
as Lita Ford2010 The Runaways
as Christina2010 Love Ranch
as Liza2010 Triple Dog
as Samantha2009 Obsessed
as Laurie Strode2009 Halloween II
as Nasty2009 Smile Pretty
as Carrie Lain2009 Life Blood
as Hayley Danville2008 The Governor's Wife
as Julie Peterson2008 Tomorrow is Today
as Torrance Caldwell2008 April Fool's Day
as Laurie Strode2007 Halloween
as Stephanie Baniszewski2007 An American Crime
as Belinda Tyler2007 Love's Unfolding Dream
as Sarah Tunny2006 Wicked Little Things
as Tiffany2004 13 Going on 30
as Farrah2004 Sleepover
as Young Marguerite2003 Audrey's Rain

TV Shows/Series with Scout Taylor-Compton as Actress(18)

as Christa2015 Rosewood
as Celia Nash2005 Bones
as Leah (1993)2003 Cold Case
as Lauren Parker2003 That's So Raven
as Emily Grant2002 Without a Trace
as Clara Forrester2000 Gilmore Girls
as Renata Clarke2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as (voice)1999 Family Guy
as Thistle1998 Charmed
as Fairy1998 Charmed
as Liz Woodman (scenes deleted)1994 ER

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Born: Tuesday, 02/21 1989 (February) in Long Beach, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 35 years + 57 days)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Young Actors Space
Other names for Scout Taylor-Compton (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Desariee Starr Compton"
Scout Taylor-Compton frequently works together with these people:
Rachael MacFarlane (63x, Actress)
John Viener (38x, Actor)
Ralph Garman (34x, Actor)
Phil LaMarr (31x, Actor)
Alec Sulkin (31x, Actor)
Alexandra Breckenridge (29x, Actress)
Steve Callaghan (29x, Actor)
Danny Smith (29x, Actor)
Mae Whitman (23x, Actress)
Nicole Sullivan (21x, Actress)
Gary Cole (20x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:10263, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024