{{short description|American actress, producer & singer-songwriter}} {{Use American English|date=July 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Brette Taylor | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_place = Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | occupation = Actress, Producer, Singer-Songwriter | years_active = 1988–present | height = | website = https://brette-taylor.com/ }} '''Brette Taylor''' is an American actress, producer and country music singer-songwriter.
Taylor was born in Cincinnati and raised in NYC.<ref name="enq">{{cite web|url=http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/04/29/tem_ae29lede.html|title=Actress builds attractive resume|publisher=Cincinnati Enquirer|date=April 29, 2004|accessdate=August 12, 2014}}</ref> She graduated High School of Performing Arts and also studied with the Cincinnati Ballet Preparatory Company at the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music.<ref name="biob">{{cite web|url=http://www.brettetaylor.net|title=Brette Taylor profile|accessdate=August 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018194101/http://www.brettetaylor.net/|archive-date=October 18, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
She began her acting career in theater, television and film, including guest-starring appearances in the multiple episodes in the ''Law & Order'' franchise, ''Spin City'', ''Numb3rs'' and ''Unforgettable''. She had the recurring role in the FX series, ''Rescue Me'' in 2007. Also in 2007, she released her debut studio album ''Breaking News''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/breaking-news/id263155835|title=Breaking News Brette Taylor|website=iTunes |accessdate=August 12, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822101358/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/breaking-news/id263155835|archivedate=August 22, 2014}}</ref> In film, she had a supporting role in ''Laws of Attraction'' opposite Julianne Moore.<ref name="enq"/>
In 2014, Taylor was cast as Martha Wayne in the pilot episode of Fox series, ''Gotham''.<ref name="gtm"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/i667659-8/gotham-on-set-pictures-brette-taylor.html|title=Back to article: Gotham: First-look pictures of Bruce Wayne, Catwoman|website=Digital Spy |accessdate=August 12, 2014}}</ref> Later in that year she joined the cast of the ABC drama series, ''Nashville,'' recurring as Deacon's feisty muse, Pam York.<ref name="gtm">{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2014/08/11/nashville-season-3-deacons-new-love-brette-taylor-pam|title=Nashville Season 3 Scoop: Deacon's New Muse Is… Batman's Mother?!|publisher=TVLine|accessdate=August 11, 2014|author=Michael Ausiello|date=August 11, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/08/11/brette-taylor-nashville|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811183246/http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/08/11/brette-taylor-nashville/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 11, 2014|title=Brette Taylor joins third season of 'Nashville'|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|date=August 11, 2014|accessdate=August 11, 2014|author=Samantha Highfill}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/08/alexa-vega-brette-taylor-join-abcs-nashville|title=Alexa Vega & Brette Taylor Join 'Nashville'|publisher=Deadline|date=August 11, 2014|accessdate=August 12, 2014}}{{dead link|date=November 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+Film !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1993 |''Above The Law'' |Casting Assoc. |Feature |- | 1995 | ''Melissa'' | Amanda | Feature |- | 1998 | ''Perfect Lies'' | Toby | |- | 1998 | ''Return to Paradise'' | Young Woman in Limo | |- | 2001 | ''Do You Wanna Know a Secret?'' | Joan |2 Episodes: "Blind Eye For Hire" |- | 2002 | ''Brown Sugar '' | Woman | |- | 2002 | ''Town Diary'' | Veronica | |- | 2004 | ''Laws of Attraction'' | Mary Harrison | |- | 2004 | ''Knots '' | Emily | |- | 2005 | ''Spit '' | Charlene | Short film |- | 2005 | ''Fortunes'' | Jessica | |- | 2005 | ''Stealing Martin Lane'' | Catherine | |- | 2015 | ''Officer Down'' | A.D.A Loughlin |Feature |- |2020 |''Windows To Nowhere'' |Elise | |- |2022 |''Just Deal With It'' |Georgia | |- |2022 |''Babs'' |Det. Becky Rawlings |<nowiki>Writer | Producer | Director</nowiki> |- |2022 |''Soul to Keep'' |Heather Stinson |Feature |}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+Television |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1995 | ''Law & Order'' | Natalie | Episode: "Switch" |- | 1995 | ''Law & Order'' | Celia Gaston | Episode: "Jeopardy" |- | 1997 | ''Spin City'' | Margo | 2 Episode" "My Life is a Soap Opera" "Bye, Bye Bird" |- | 1998 | ''Sins of the City'' | Joan | Episode: "Do You Wanna Know a Secret" |- | 2003 | ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' | Mrs. Dutton | Episode: "Soulless" |- | 2004 | ''All My Children'' | Pamela | Recurring role |- | 2005 | ''Rescue Me'' | Debbie | Recurring role, 6 episodes |- | 2006 | ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' | Sammie | Episode: "Slither" |- | 2007 | ''Numb3rs'' | Catherine Walton | Episode: "Burn Rate" |- | 2009 | ''The Beast'' | Karen Maguire | Episode: "Pilot" |- | 2009 | ''The Beautiful Life: TBL'' | Gwen | 2 Episode: "The Beautiful Aftermath" "The Beautiful Lie" |- | 2014 | ''Unforgettable'' | Eileen Brenner | Episode: "Til Death" |- | 2014-2019 | ''Gotham'' | Martha Wayne | Recurring role, 6 episodes |- | 2014 | ''Nashville'' | Pam York | Recurring role, 6 episodes |- |2019 |''#Wargames'' |Lt. Elizabeth Grant |Recurring Interactive Series |- | 2019 | ''Prodigal Son'' | Blair Berkhead | Episode: "Pilot" |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0295631}}
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