Chene Lawson

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Chene Lawson (born February 28, 1971) is an American actress. She is best known for the role of Yolanda Hamilton, [1] [2] the derelict mother of Devon Hamilton (Bryton James) on The Young and the Restless .

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Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2002 100 Women Tanya
2008 The Great Buck Howard Law Student
2011The InheritanceLily

Television

YearTitleRole
2000 Malcolm & Eddie Leslie Sherman
2002 The Shield Tyesha
2002 My Wife and Kids Monica
2004 Punk'd Self
2005 Entourage Jenny
2005–2006, 2023 The Young and the Restless Yolanda Hamilton
2008 Hollywood Residential Self

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