Denyce Lawton

Birth Name:

Denise-Marie Lawton

Birth Place:

Seoul, South Korea

Profession

Actress, Producer, Costume designer

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
Started out as a background dancer in theater and for recording artists such as Kanye West, N' Sync and Nelly
She and R&B singer Mya Harrison went to the same middle school
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
Learned to play the piano and the flute, and can speak Sign Language, Korean and Spanish
Was the Vice President of her senior class in high school

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