Chyna Layne | |
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 Layne in 2009 | |
| Born | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, producer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
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 .
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]
| 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 |
| 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 |