Jade Payton

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Jade Payton
Born (1992-09-05) September 5, 1992 (age 31)
Nevada, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2017–present

Jade Payton (born September 5, 1992) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the YouTube Red comedy series Good Game (2017), and the Netflix comedy series Glamorous (2023).

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Early life and education

Payton completed her Bachelor of Arts in Stage and Screen Acting in her hometown at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She then completed her Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of California, Irvine. [1]

Career

In 2017, Payton starred in the short-lived YouTube Red comedy series, Good Game . She portrayed Samantha "Sam" Kinsey, a fiercely competitive tennis player. [2] From 2018 to 2019, she portrayed the recurring role of Jordan Gladwell in fourth and fifth season of The CW's supernatural procedural comedy crime drama series, iZombie . From 2019 to 2020, she portrayed the recurring role of Vanessa Deveraux in the third season of The CW's drama series reboot based on the 1980s prime time soap opera of the same name.

On February 21, 2019, Variety announced that Payton was cast opposite Brooke Shields in Glamorous , a pilot for The CW, directed by Eva Longoria. [3] The network passed on the series later in the year, and the options for the cast expired at the end of June. [4] However, in 2022, Netflix picked up Glamorous with a 10-episode, straight-to-series order. [5] On June 22, 2022, Payton was confirmed to star in the redeveloped series as Venetia, while Shields was replaced by Kim Cattrall. [6] Glamorous premiered in July 2023, but was canceled after one season. [7]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Good Game Samantha "Sam" KinseySeries regular
2018–2019 iZombie Jordan Gladwell Recurring role; 9 episodes
2019, 2022 The Rookie Dominique GreyEpisodes: "Flesh and Blood" (2019), "Take Back" (2022)
2019 Daybreak Demi Anderson Recurring role; 4 episodes
2019–2020 Dynasty Vanessa Deveraux Recurring role; 9 episodes
2023 Glamorous Venetia Kelaher Series regular

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References

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