Ayla Kell

Ayla Kell is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Payson Keeler in the ABC Family series Make It or Break It.

Career

Kell began studying ballet at a young age and danced with the American Ballet Theatre at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, [Los Angeles, California|Hollywood, California] as Greta in The Nutcracker. She completed 15 years of Royal Academy of Dance ballet training at the Los Angeles Ballet Academy and competed in the finals at the Youth America Grand Prix in New York City. She was a featured dancer at Valentio's International Carousel in Tokyo, Japan. Kell has appeared in many international commercials for Disney, Sony, Mattel, and Pringles.

In November 2014, Kell began dating actor Sterling Knight, whom she had met on the set of Melissa & Joey. The couple announced their engagement in October 2018. In a November 2020 blog post, Kell revealed that they had ended their relationship in 2019.

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story	Young Barbara Mandrell	Television film
2004	Malcolm in the Middle	Kylie	Episode: "Dewey's Special Class"
2005	Weeds	Chelsea	Episode: "Lude Awakening"
2007	Without a Trace	Young Mia Jones	Episode: "One and Only"
2008	Just Jordan	Jade	Episode: "Cool Guys Don't Wear Periwinkle"
2008	CSI: Miami	Chelsea Marsh	Episode: "And How Does That Make You Kill?"
2009–2012	Make It or Break It	Payson Keeler	Main role, 48 episodes
2011	Leverage	Olivia Livingston	Episode: "The Queen's Gambit Job"
2013	Missing at 17	Candace	Television film
2014	SnakeHead Swamp	Ashley	Television film
2015	Melissa & Joey	Lilah	Episodes: "Failure to Communicate", "Face the Music"