Chyna Layne
Introduction  '''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''.
Life and career Layne was born in New York City. Her father is Jamaican and mother is Filipina. 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''. 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'', and co-starred in the drama film ''Precious''. 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''. 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.
Filmography ===Film===+ 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=== 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 22023''Judge Me Not''Judge Zelma Jay JohnsonLead role, also executive producer
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