Denyce Lawton Biography

Fast Facts

• Studied Pre-Med at the University of Maryland and attended an early studies program at Johns Hopkins University
• Broke into acting by taking on behind-the-scenes jobs in the recording and film industries
• She and R&B singer Mya Harrison went to the same middle school
• Started out as a background dancer in theater and for recording artists such as Kanye West, N' Sync and Nelly
• Best known for playing manicurist Dana in the comedy series "Tyler Perry's House of Payne․"
• Appeared in music videos for Clay Aiken's "The Way," 112's "Peaches & Cream" and Nas's "One Mic․"
• Has lived in Germany, Kansas, Korea, Japan, North Carolina and California
• Though she was born in Korea, she was raised in New Jersey and Washington, D․C
• Was the Vice President of her senior class in high school
• Learned to play the piano and the flute, and can speak Sign Language, Korean and Spanish