Tyler Layton
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Tyler Layton (born 6 May 1968) is an American actress from Alabama.
Layton's father was a radio announcer (including working as the color analyst on Alabama Crimson Tide football radio broadcasts) and a sports journalist who encouraged her from an early age. During her years at school, Layton regularly participated in stage productions.
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Born | May 6, 1968 Birmingham, Alabama |
Occupation | Stage, television actress |
From 1986 – 1991 she studied at the University of Alabama, where she achieved a Bachelor of Arts degree. She moved from Alabama to Chicago, and later to Los Angeles, where she graduated from the University of California with a degree in Master of Fine Arts. While studying for her degree she played the role of Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Once she graduated she became a professor at UCLA.
Layton became a member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival company in 2004. Previously, she starred as Detective Holly Rawlins in TV's Silk Stalkings from 1995 – 1996. She is a member of Actors Equity.
[edit] Theatre work
- Rabbit Hole as Izzy
- The Merry Wives of Windsor as Mistress Ford
- Room Service as Christina Marlow
- Love's Labor's Lost as Rosaline
- Henry VI as Lady Grey
- Much Ado About Nothing as Hero
- Noises Off as Brooke Ashton
- The Winter's Tale as Perdita
- Taming of the Shrew as Bianca
- King Lear as Regan
- Troilus en Cressida as Cressida
- Measure for Measure as Isabella
- Stop Kiss as Callie