Ayla Kell

Ayla Kell
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1994–present

Ayla Kell is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Payson Keeler in the ABC Family series Make It or Break It . ^[1]

Career

Kell began studying ballet at a young age and danced with the American Ballet Theatre at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California as Greta in The Nutcracker . She completed 15 years of Royal Academy of Dance ballet training at the Los Angeles Ballet Academy and competed in the finals at the Youth America Grand Prix in New York City. She was a featured dancer at Valentio's International Carousel in Tokyo, Japan. Kell has appeared in many international commercials for Disney, Sony, Mattel, and Pringles. ^[2]

Personal life

In November 2014, Kell began dating actor Sterling Knight, whom she had met on the set of Melissa & Joey . ^[3] The couple announced their engagement in October 2018. ^[4] In a November 2020 blog post, Kell revealed that they had ended their relationship in 2019. ^[5]

Filmography

Film roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	The Omega Code	Maddie Lane
2005	Rebound	Cute Girl / Cheerleader
2008	What Just Happened	Mary #1
2015	Rosemont	Lisa
2015	Walt Before Mickey	Bridget
2017	Sable	Sable
2021	Terror Eyes	Lisa
2022	Four Cousins and A Christmas	Millie

Television roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story	Young Barbara Mandrell	Television film
2004	Malcolm in the Middle	Kylie	Episode: "Dewey's Special Class"
2005	Weeds	Chelsea	Episode: "Lude Awakening"
2007	Without a Trace	Young Mia Jones	Episode: "One and Only"
2008	Just Jordan	Jade	Episode: "Cool Guys Don't Wear Periwinkle"
2008	CSI: Miami	Chelsea Marsh	Episode: "And How Does That Make You Kill?"
2009–2012	Make It or Break It	Payson Keeler	Main role, 48 episodes
2011	Leverage	Olivia Livingston	Episode: "The Queen's Gambit Job"
2013	Missing at 17	Candace	Television film (Lifetime)
2014	SnakeHead Swamp	Ashley	Television film (Syfy)
2015	Melissa & Joey	Lilah	2 Episodes: "Failure to Communicate", "Face the Music"

References

1. Lowry, Brian (June 21, 2009). "Review: 'Make It or Break It'". Variety . Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
2. "ABC Family - Make It Or Break It - Cast - Official Site". Abcfamily.go.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
3. Ayla Kell [@justAylaK] (August 5, 2015). "Since November! Pretty much right after we met on set at #MelissaandJoey @Laurenk83 @joeyydato" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
4. "Ayla Kell on Instagram". Instagram . October 2, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
5. Kell, Ayla (November 20, 2020). "Gains from Loss". Ayla Kell. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

External links

• Ayla Kell on Twitter
• Ayla Kell at IMDb