Chyna Layne is an American actress and producer. She made her screen debut playing the leading role in the 2007 independent drama film A Deeper Love and later co-starred in films Life Support (2007), Cadillac Records (2008) and Precious (2009). From 2017 to 2019, Layne starred as Shemekka Epps in the Netflix comedy-drama series, She's Gotta Have It.
Chyna Layne | |
|---|---|
 Layne in 2009 | |
| Born | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, producer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Life and career edit
Layne was born in New York City. Her father is Jamaican and mother is Filipina.[1] She made her screen debut appearing in the HBO drama film Life Support (2007), and later that year played the leading role and serviced as a producer in the independent drama film A Deeper Love.[2] The following year, Layne appeared in a small role in the biographical drama film Cadillac Records. In 2009 she played the lead in the action comedy film All Screwed Up,[3] and co-starred in the drama film Precious.[4] Since then, Layne appeared in a number of independent and made-for-television films and guest-starred on television series Workaholics and Major Crimes. She also had supporting roles in films Life of Crime (2013) and The First Purge (2018).
From 2017 to 2019, Layne starred as Shemekka Epps in the Netflix comedy-drama series, She's Gotta Have It.[5][6] In 2023, Layne went to star and executive producer in the Allblk legal drama series, Judge Me Not loosely based on the life Oof Judge Lynn Toler.[7][8]
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Life Support | Deyah | Television film |
| A Deeper Love | Gina | Also producer | |
| Back Stab | Debbie | ||
| STD: Sexually Transmitted Demons | Trina | Short film | |
| Hardrock | Doreen | ||
| DOA (Daughters of America) | - | ||
| 2008 | Psionics | Honey | |
| 10,000 A.D.: The Legend of a Black Pearl | Mesa | Video | |
| Cash Rules | - | ||
| Cadillac Records | Pot's Girlfriend Juanita | ||
| 2009 | Precious | Rhonda | |
| The Eddie Black Story | Kelly | ||
| All Screwed Up | Teenisha | ||
| 2010 | Left Unsaid | Asia | |
| 2011 | Comrades | Kelly | |
| Five | Ronnie | Television film | |
| 2012 | Back Then | Young Rochelle | |
| David E. Talbert Presents: A Fool and His Money | Tabitha | ||
| 2013 | Life of Crime | Loretta | |
| 2014 | Daddy's Home | Janae | Television film |
| 2015 | 72 Hours | Kandice | |
| 2016 | Barbershop: A Fresh Cut | Kayla | |
| 2017 | We Are Family | Shee-Lee | |
| 2018 | The First Purge | Elsa | |
| 2019 | In Broad Daylight | Jordan Boudreaux | Television film |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | FlashForward | Nervous Woman | Episode: "No More Good Days" |
| 2015 | Workaholics | Sherry | Episode: "Speedo Racer" |
| 2016 | Major Crimes | Deletha | Episode: "Hindsight, Part 1 & 4" |
| 2017-19 | She's Gotta Have It | Shemekka Epps | Recurring cast: season 1, main cast: season 2 |
| 2021 | Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! | Morgan | Episode: "#ThrillaOnTheGrilla" |
| 2022 | Tales | Aaliyah Martin | Episode: "Hot in Here" |
| Power Book III: Raising Kanan | Andrea | Recurring cast: season 2 | |
| 2023 | Judge Me Not | Judge Zelma Jay Johnson | Lead role, also executive producer |
References edit
- ^ "Chyna Layne". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "A Deeper Love - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2 May 2007.
- ^ "All Screwed Up - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 13 November 2012.
- ^ "Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 6 November 2009.
- ^ Petski, Denise (4 November 2016). "'She's Gotta Have It': Chyna Layne & Ilfenesh Hadera Cast In Spike Lee Netflix Series".
- ^ Petski, Denise (25 January 2018). "'She's Gotta Have It': Chyna Layne Upped To Series Regular For Season 2 Of Netflix Series".
- ^ Anderson, Patience (2 May 2023). "'Judge Me Not': Legal Drama Loosely Based On The Life Of Judge Lynn Toler".
- ^ "Judge Lynn Toler and actress Chyna Layne Re: new show "Judge Me Not"". BlogTalkRadio. 28 May 2023.
External links edit
- Chyna Layne at IMDb