Taylor Dooley

About Taylor Dooley

Taylor Marie Dooley (born February 26, 1993 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan) is an American child actress. She is well-known for her starring role as Lavagirl in the movie The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D.

Dooley was born of Irish, German, English, and Sioux Native American descent on her father's side and of Belgian, German and English descent on her mother's side; she has a younger brother named Drew. Dooley was raised a Christian and grew up in Glendale, Arizona, where her family moved when she was six. She began acting and dancing in the Phoenix Theater's Performance Troop, and soon appeared in commercials for Famous Footwear, Disney Superstar Kids, and Mary Kate and Ashley clothing, among others.

Dooley subsequently moved to California and made her film debut in the 2005 fantasy-adventure film, The Adventures of Shark Boy & Lava Girl, which was a mild success among its intended children's audience, grossing $39 million in the United States box office. Dooley played Lava Girl in the film. She has also appeared in the independent films Whitepaddy, Apology and the National Lampoon's Clubhouse film Trick or Treat. She is going to appear in The Alyson Stoner Project. Many pictures taken from the set show Taylor with a V.I.P. card around her neck.