Taja V. Simpson is a Louisiana native of West African and European heritage and this colorful background allows her to constantly bring new characters to life. She fell in love with acting at seven years old when she and her cousins would ‘play pretend’.
Taking the craft seriously, she later enrolled in acting workshops and ended up winning three awards for her performances (Best Actress, Best Overall Performance and People’s Choice)... She would have never thought that 'playing pretend’ with her family as a young child would also be what she ultimately would do for a living.
Taja is widely known for her role as the fun and sassy wife opposite legendary Actor and Director Tyler Perry; in Lionsgate’s “Tyler Perry’s Boo2! A Madea Halloween,“ and can now be seen weekly as Priscilla Owen in BET's #1 Scripted Cable show, Tyler Perry's "THE OVAL."
