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Chyna Layne

Actor

Chyna Layne

16 films

Chyna Layne is a New York-born Jamaican actress who has appeared in a number of films and television productions, including the movie Precious, the television movie Life Support, and the television drama Push. She has appeared in over 30 independent films and has been touted as the modern day Diahann Carroll. She has also been featured on the cover of Fearless magazine.

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Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire posterFirst watchPrecious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire20097.3as RhondaIn Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-year-old African American girl born into a life no one would want.View film

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The First Purge poster6.0The First Purge2018Cadillac Records poster7.1Cadillac Records2008Barbershop: The Next Cut poster6.3Barbershop: The Next Cut2016Life of Crime poster5.7Life of Crime2013

Filmography

16 films as actor
  1. 2019In Broad DaylightJordan Boudreaux
  2. 2018The First PurgeElsa
  3. 2017We Are FamilyShee-Lee
  4. 2016Barbershop: The Next CutKayla (uncredited)
  5. 201572 HoursKandice
  6. 2014Daddy's HomeJanae
  7. 2013Life of CrimeLoretta
  8. 2012All Screwed UpTeenisha
  9. 2012David E. Talbert's: A Fool and His Money
  10. 2012Back ThenGeoriga Miller
  11. 2011DeceptzKelly
  12. 2010Left UnsaidAsia
  13. 2009Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by SapphireRhonda
  14. 2008Cadillac RecordsPot's Girlfriend Juanita
  15. 2007HardrockDoreen
  16. 2007Life SupportDeyah