Troy Byer Biography

Fast Facts

• Her direction of "Love Don't Cost a Thing" won her a BET Comedy Award nomination in 2004
• Returned to school to work toward her doctorate in Depth Psychology with an emphasis in Community, Liberation and Ecopsychology
• Started acting when she was 4 years old, appearing as part of the original cast of "Sesame Street․"
• One of her highest profile roles as an actress was that of the glamorous Jackie Deveraux on "Dynasty․"
• As a writer director, she strives to tell authentic stories about diverse characters, such as "Girls of Summer" and "Ex-Free․"
• Studied ontology, a branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being
• When she was a child, actress Whoopi Goldberg was her babysitter and actor Alvin Ailey lived next door to her family