Taylour Paige on Connecting With the Real Zola, Training at a Strip Club and What Convinced Her to Do the Film

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Zola star Taylour Paige talks about reaching out to the real Zola on social media and training at a strip club for the upcoming film

” King when she auditioned to play her in “Zola,” the film based on King’s October 2015 viral Twitter thread, but she has since corresponded with her on social media. The thread tells the tale of a crazy weekend during which Zola, an exotic dancer, embarks on a road trip to strip in Florida with new friend Stefani and Stefani’s cohorts — a clueless boyfriend and a temperamental pimp .

Paige came to the role with plenty of dance experience: At age 12 she was touring with Debbie Allen, and she previously starred in the scripted VH1 show “Hit the Floor,” about dance cheerleaders for a fictional L.A. basketball team.Originally I got it in 2017. And I thought it was really racist and sexist. My agent kept saying, “Just put yourself on tape.” So I put myself on tape, begrudgingly. Then it just kind of went away.

After you shot “Zola,” you shot “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” which was released first. In that, your love interests are Viola Da­vis and Chadwick Boseman. I still can’t believe I got to do that. I still get really emotional talking about it. And I will say there was never a moment on that set that I didn’t feel worthy of being there. Everyone made me feel very much valued.It all feels very divine because I shot “Zola” and didn’t book anything until “Ma Rainey,” almost seven months later. And I grew close to Colman during “Zola,” so it was so nice to have him in Pittsburgh. Our whole cast was wonderful.

 

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