Biography
Chyna Layne is an American actress and producer. She was born in New York City to a Jamaican father and a Filipina mother.
Layne made her screen debut in the 2007 HBO television film Life Support. She appeared in Cadillac Records (2008) and played Rhonda in the 2009 film Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire. She also produced and starred in the independent film A Deeper Love (2007).
Her later credits include the role of Shemekka Epps in the Netflix series She's Gotta Have It (2017–2019) and Elsa in The First Purge (2018). She has appeared in numerous independent films and guest roles on television series.
