Chyna Layne

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, 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 of 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 2 2023 Judge Me Not Judge Zelma Jay Johnson Lead role, also executive producer 2026 The Oval Dilva Prinn Lead role