Takisha Sturdivant-Drew has over 20 years of professional experience working in the Film and Commercial industry as a celebrity hairstylist.
Within this time, she has established herself with her unique and impeccable style, staunch professionalism, and standard of excellence. Her story as a hairstylist began as a teenager growing up in New York City where she found her passion for coiffing hair while still attending high school.
She has developed and innovated the beauty industry beyond what she could have ever imagined.
In recent years, her business has taken on new ventures with the addition of Takisha Studio which is in Brooklyn, New York. It is a private and personal space where her clients go to revamp their looks. Aside from this, Takisha is also the business owner of TSD Hair Extensions, which is a line of high quality hair extensions and wigs. In addition, she is a wife and mother of two beautiful twin boys.
Takisha innovative styles have enabled her to present her work in various mediums, which range from print to film to theatre to television. Due to her dedication towards her craft and quality service, she has earned a reputation in the beauty industry that is inimitable.
Takisha’s talents have made her a sought-after stylist from New York City to Los Angeles to Canada to Paris, and on the way, she has been able to gather impressive credentials and a clientele that reads of Hollywood A-listers.
Her work has been profiled in Allure, Elle, Glamour, Ebony, Us Weekly, People Magazine and she has worked with world-renowned photographers like Annie Leibovitz and Marc Baptiste.
Not to mention, she has styled actresses such as Kerry Washington, Gabrielle Union, Ashley Graham, Yvonne Orji, Lucy Liu, Naturi Naughton, Mary J. Blige, Gina Torres and Margarita Levieva just to name a few.
Takisha’s film, television, and theatre credits include: Power, Confirmation, Elementary, Friends of The People, Codes of Conduct, Are We There Yet, We the Peeples, Suits, Gravity, Chris Rock’s film I Think I Love My Wife, Spike Lee’s film She Hate Me George Tillman, Jr.’s feature film of the great rapper Christopher Wallace, and the Oscar-nominated film Ray.
Her work has been featured in print and television commercial ads for clients Neutrogena, L’Oreal, Movado, and Pantene. As well as in Vanity Fair, Elle, W, Instyle, Glamour, Marie Claire, Seventeen, CosmoGIRL!, Redbook, and Essence magazine.
She is represented by Forward Artists and you can find her portfolio HERE
