Denyce Lawton
Denyce Lawton is an American actress and model of South Korean and African American descent. Lawton is best known for her recurring role as Dana Carter on the Tyler Perry's House of Payne and her recurring role as Sheila Willis on The Hot Zone.
Biography
Lawton is of African-American and Korean descent. Born in Seoul, South Korea, Lawton is the middle child of three siblings. She graduated from Largo High School in Largo, Maryland.Career
Lawton starred in Snoop Dogg's Malice N Wonderland as Love, a short film titled Interception, and the web series Almost Home.Lawton has appeared on the covers of MAMI Magazine, Black Men, The Source, Today's Black Woman, BQE Magazine, Smooth, Edge Magazine, XXL, J’Adore, Smooth Girl, Daily News, Mass Appeal, and XXL Presents Eye Candy Magazine.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | The Parkers | Tyrell's Girlfriend | Episode: "The Crush" |
| 2002 | Half & Half | Beautiful Girl | Episode: "The Big Sistah Sans Soul Episode" |
| 2002 | Scratch & Burn | Beautiful Woman | Episode: "Grocery Store Romance" |
| 2004 | Entourage | Party Girl | Episode: "The Review" |
| 2008 | Vlog | Jasmine | Recurring Cast |
| 2008–09 | Tyler Perry's House of Payne | Dana Carter | Recurring Cast: Season 3–5 |
| 2012 | Girlfriend Confidential: LA | Herself | Main Cast |
| 2013–14 | Almost Home | Becca | Guest: Season 1, Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
| 2014 | Castle | Lillian Hernandez | Episode: "Dressed to Kill" |
| 2016 | Mann & Wife | Jada | Episode: "State of Mann" |
| 2016 | I Love You... But I Lied | FBI Agent Kristen Ramirez | Episode: "Greed" |
| 2018 | The 5th Quarter | Jackie Nichols | Episode: "Hotlanta" |
| 2018 | The Plug | Deena Murphy | Episode: "Bird Gets a Pass" |
| 2019 | Chicago P.D. | Maya Williams | Episode: "What Could Have Been" |
| 2021 | A Luv Tale: The Series | Mercedes | Recurring Cast |
| 2021 | The Hot Zone | Sheila Willis | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
| 2024 | Universal Basic Guys | Tammy's Friend | Episode: "Jaws of Life" |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist |
| 2001 | "Y.B.E." | Prodigy featuring B.G. |
| 2001 | "Peaches & Cream" | 112 |
| 2001 | "Dance with Me" | 112 featuring Beanie Sigel |
| 2001 | "Family Affair" | Mary J. Blige |
| 2001 | "Break Ya Neck" | Busta Rhymes |
| 2001 | "The Learning (Burn)" | Mobb Deep featuring Vita and Big Noyd |
| 2001 | "Fatty Girl" | Ludacris featuring LL Cool J and Keith Murray |
| 2001 | "Part II" | Method Man & Redman |
| 2002 | "Anything" | Jaheim featuring Next |
| 2002 | "One Mic" | Nas |
| 2002 | "Get Away" | Mobb Deep |
| 2002 | "Rock Star" | N.E.R.D. |
| 2004 | "The Way" | Clay Aiken |
| 2005 | "Curious" | Tony Yayo featuring Joe |
| 2009 | "Want It, Need It" | Plies featuring Ashanti |
| 2021 | "Don't You Ever" | Rotimi |