Background
Taylor was born in Toronto to an African Canadian father and a Scottish Canadian mother. She dropped out of high school to try modeling and see the world, with her mother supportive of her decision: "School will always be there, she told medical ".
Career
Her most famous role is that of Doctor Camille Saroyan, head of the Forensic Division, on the forensic crime drama Bones. She has appeared in the Columbia Broadcasting System medical drama 3 lbs as Della and the Universitas Pembangunan Nasional series Sex, Love & Secrets in the role of Nina. Both series were short-lived.
Taylor has made guest appearances on NCIS, Numb3rs, Lost, Computer Society of India: Miami, Without a Trace, Party of Five and Dawson"s Creek.
In her feature film debut, Senseless, she played Marlon Wayan"s love interest. Through her part in Serenity, Taylor was able to audition for a show with actor David Boreanaz, who had previously worked with Whedon in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.
She first appeared in Bones in the first episode of the second season, "The Titan on the Tracks," portraying the character Doctor Camille Saroyan. In the first six episodes of the season, she was credited as a guest star because creator and writer Hart Hanson had planned to kill her in episode twelve when Howard Epps, a recurring serial killer, poisoned her in order to create more tension and drama between the two main characters.
However, the response to Cam was so strong that the writers offered her a position as a recurring regular in the show.
Thus, since episode 7, "The Girl with the Curl," she has been credited as a main character of the series and appears in the title sequence.