Who is Paige Hurd?
Paige Audrey Marie Hurd was born in Dallas, Texas USA, on 20 July 1992 – her zodiac sign is Cancer, and she holds American nationality. She’s an actress with more than 30 credits to her name, perhaps known best for her portrayal of Lauren in the critically acclaimed crime series “Power Book II: Ghost”, created by Courtney A. Kemp, and which starred Michael Rainey Jr., Shane Johnson and Gianni Paolo. It follows the lives of a couple of controversial characters, and the series won five of the 11 awards for which it was nominated.
Paige is also known for having been the goddaughter of the late American rapper DMX, who died from a heart attack caused by cocaine on 9 April 2021, aged 50.
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Early life and education
Paige was raised in Dallas alongside her two sisters and two brothers, by their Puerto Rican mother Cheryl Martin, who’s the CEO of CMA Entertainment, and their African-American father, who prefers to stay away from the media’s attention.
Paige grew up being interested in acting, mostly because she and her siblings watched movies and TV series on a daily basis. She made her debut TV series appearance aged eight, when cast to play Natasha in the 2000 episode “True Colors” of the romantic drama “Felicity”; in 2002, Paige appeared in an episode of both the comedy series “George Lopez” and the mystery crime series “Boomtown”.
She then went on to act throughout her entire education; Paige matriculated from a local high school in Los Angeles, California in 2010, and then chose not to pursue a college degree, but to work on her way up in the film industry.
Roles in movies
Paige made her debut film appearance in the 2003 action crime drama “Cradle 2 the Grave”, directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak, and which starred Jet Li, DMX and Mark Dacascos. It follows a jewel thief who has stolen black diamonds, as a consequence of which his daughter has now been kidnapped; the movie was nominated for six awards.
A couple of Paige’s following roles were in the 2003 family adventure comedy “The Cat in the Hat”, and in 2005 the comedy “Beauty Shop” and the drama “Virginia”.
In 2015, Paige was cast to star as Maryland in the drama “Grandma’s House”, directed by Paul D. Hannah, and which also starred Loretta Devine and Coco Jones; it tells the story of a teenage girl and her step-brothers who have moved in with their grandmother – the movie won a Las Vegas Black Film Festival Award for Best Religious Film.
Three of Paige’s most recent movie roles have been in the comedy “Halfway There” and the horror crime drama “Thriller” both in 2018, and the 2021 drama “Who Is Christmas Eve?”
Roles in TV series
In 2003, Paige played Chloe Newland in the episodes “Castaways” and “Extreme Action Figures” of the mystery crime drama “The Division”, created by Deborah Joy LeVine, and which starred Bonnie Bedelia, Nancy McKeon and Lisa Vidal; it follows the lives of five female police officers in San Francisco, California, and the series won six of the 12 awards for which it was nominated.
The following years saw Paige appear in an episode or two of various series, such as the family comedy “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody”, the crime fantasy drama “Medium” and the romantic drama “ER”.
Between 2006 and 2009, she played Tasha in 17 episodes of the musical comedy drama “Everybody Hates Chris”, created by Ali LeRoi and Chris Rock, and which starred Terry Crews, Tichina Arnold and Tequan Richmond. It follows the lives of a young African-American boy and his dysfunctional family, and the series won seven of the 61 awards for which it was nominated, including three Primetime Emmy nominations.
The 2010s saw Paige appear in an episode of a couple of series, including the family comedy “Aloha”, the action crime drama “The Player”, and the crime drama “Rebel”.
Most recently, between 2019 and 2021, she portrayed Gayle Franklin in the drama “The Oval”, created by Tyler Perry, and which starred Brad Benedict, Ed Quinn and Kron Moore. The series focuses on Hunter Franklin, who has just become the US President.
Other credits
She produced the 2021 film “Who Is Christmas Eve?”
Paige appeared in the 2021 documentary movie “Don’t Try to Understand: A Year in the Life of Earl ‘DMX’ Simmons”.
Most recently, in 2022, she made a guest appearance in the talk-show “The Real”.
Love life and relationships
Paige is quite open when it comes to sharing the details of her love life with her fans, and there are more than 10 men whom she’s dated, that the public knows about.
Between 2007 and 2009, Paige was in a relationship with non-celebrity American PJ Scott, and the following three years saw her date American actor Corde Broadus (Snoop Dogg’s son), American actor Justin Dior Combs, and the American rapper Lil Twist.
Between 2013 and 2015, Paige was in a relationship with Maurice Harkless, a famous American-Puerto Rican basketball player.
Since 2021, she has been in a relationship with Quincy Brown, a popular American actor, perhaps known best for his portrayal of Jaleel in the 2015 adventure crime comedy movie “Dope”.
As of June 2022, Paige’s in a relationship with Quincy Brown, hasn’t been engaged or married, and doesn’t have children.
Hobbies and other interests
Paige is highly active on Instagram, and seems to be enjoying the attention which she’s receiving from her close to two million followers; she’s uploaded over 100 pictures onto the network, the majority of which feature her during her everyday life.
Paige is physically highly active, and has four to five training sessions at the gym every week, while she also practices boxing, and goes for a run nearly every morning.
She’s passionate about travelling, and has been to a couple of US states for both work and pleasure, while she’s also travelled overseas, to European countries Italy and France.
Paige has her own favorite actors and actresses, some of whom are Tom Hanks, Matt Damon and Amanda Seyfried, while a couple of her favorite movies include “Sleepless in Seattle”, “Saving Private Ryan”, and “Good Will Hunting”.
Age, height and net worth
Paige’s age is 29. She has long brown hair and brown eyes, her height is 5ft 4ins (1.65m), and she weighs around 120lbs (55kgs).
As of June 2022, Paige’s net worth stands at over $2 million, while her late godfather DMX was in a $1 million debt at the time of his death.
