Lauren Alexandra Taylor (born June 16, 1998) is an American former actress and singer. She is best known for playing one of the lead characters, Shelby, on the 2015âÂÂ2016 Disney Channel comedy series Best Friends Whenever. Taylor previously starred as Harper, Richie's older sister in the 2015 Netflix series Richie Rich.
Taylor was born in Littleton, Colorado and grew up in San Diego, California.
At the age of fourteen, she opened for Wilson Phillips; she has also opened for Michael Bolton, Vanessa Williams, and Debbie Gibson. She was one of the opening acts at the San Diego County Fair in Del Mar in 2015.
Taylor has two brothers who are twins. In 2016, she was living with her mother and brothers in Southern California.