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Iyana Halley
Born (1993-01-27) January 27, 1993 (age 31)[1]
New York City, New York, U.S
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present

Iyana Halley (born January 27, 1993) is an American actress. She appeared in films True to the Game (2017) and its sequels, If Not Now, When? (2019), Dutch (2021), Licorice Pizza (2021) and Beast (2022).

Life and career[edit]

Halley was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City,[2] and began career appearing in television series Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez, Tosh.0, Family Time and The Mayor. In 2017 she made her big screen debut appearing in the drama film True to the Game, and later reprised her role in its sequels in 2020 and 2021.[3][4] In 2018 she was featured in the final episode of HBO miniseries Sharp Objects and later co-starred in the drama film If Not Now, When?.[5] In 2019 she appeared in the miniseries I Am the Night and starred in an episode of HBO anthology series, Room 104.[6] She also appeared in films The Hate U Give (2018), Nineteen Summers (2019), Dutch (2021), Between Forever (2021) and Licorice Pizza (2021).

In 2022, Halley played the leading role in the thriller film Wayward,[7] and starred opposite Idris Elba in the survival action horror film Beast.[8][9][10] It received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and bombed on box-office.[11][12] On television, she had recurring role in the NBC drama This Is Us, and guest-starred in two episodes on ABC comedy series Abbott Elementary as Sheryl Lee Ralph's character's daughter. In 2022 she guest-starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and later had recurring roles on Good Trouble and All American: Homecoming. In 2023 she starred in the BET+ miniseries, Angel. Also in 2023, Halley starred opposite Garcelle Beauvais in the Lifetime television film Black Girl Missing playing title part.[13][14][15] In 2024 she starred in the thriller film One Night Stay.[16]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Sins of the Father Casey Short film
2017 True to the Game Bria
2018 The Hate U Give Bianca
2019 Skin in the Game Runway
2019 Best of Life Hope Best Short film
2019 Nineteen Summers Young Porsha
2019 If Not Now, When? Teenage Patrice
2020 True to the Game 2 Bria
2021 Black Prom Dahlia Short film
2021 Dutch Sam
2021 Between Forever Gigi
2021 Real Talk Theresa
2021 Licorice Pizza Brenda
2021 True to the Game 3 Bria
2022 Wayward Dawn
2022 Beast Meredith Samuels
2023 Rock the Boat Sommer
2024 One Night Stay Jessica

Television[edit]

Year Legacy Role Notes
2013 Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez Patty Holt Episode: "A Work of Heart/Your Juice Stained My Opportunity"
2015 Tosh.0 Teenage Girl Episode: "Fedora Hero Saves Eggs"
2017 Family Time Young Regina Episode: "Let Cheatin' Dogs Lie"
2017 The Mayor Tina Episode: "Will You Accept This Rose?"
2018 Sharp Objects Mae Episode: "Milk"
2019 I Am the Night Sharon Episode: "Pilot"
2019 Room 104 Zohara Episode: "Rogue"
2021 On My Block Aaliyah Episode: "Chapter Thirty"
2021 Partners in Rhyme Chloe Episode: "PregNOT"
2022 Abbott Elementary Taylor Howard Episodes: "Open House" and "Zoo Balloon"
2022 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Aretha Green Episode: "Tangled Strands of Justice"
2021–2022 This Is Us Adult Annie 3 episodes
2023 Angel Sheree Miniseries
2023 Black Girl Missing Lauren Television film
2022–2023 All American: Homecoming Wilinda 4 episodes
2021–2023 Good Trouble Kendy 4 episodes

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Iyana Halley - Actress". TV Insider. March 3, 2023. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  2. ^ "Brooklyn's Iyana Halley goes up against a 'Beast' in her new movie". pix11.com. August 19, 2022. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  3. ^ "True to the Game 2 is now streaming!". True to the Game 2. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  4. ^ Desai, Ananya (June 27, 2023). "True To The Game 3 Cast & Character Guide". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  5. ^ Muir, Nathaniel (September 6, 2018). "Iyana Halley of 'Sharp Objects' on her passion for acting, keeping busy, and THAT ending • AIPT". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  6. ^ Petski, Denise (July 24, 2019). "'Room 104' Season 3 Gets September Premiere Date On HBO". deadline.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  7. ^ "Wayward | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. June 14, 2022. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  8. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 2, 2021). "Idris Elba Universal Thriller 'Beast' Adds Trio, Production Starts In South Africa". deadline.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  9. ^ "Iyana Halley Talks Getting Her Big Break In 'Beast' Alongside Idris Elba". Essence. August 24, 2022. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  10. ^ "Hollywood's Newest IT Girl, Iyana Halley – The Official Black Magazine". The Official Black Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  11. ^ "Beast | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. August 19, 2022. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  12. ^ Davis, Clayton (August 17, 2022). "Young Black Women Roar in Idris Elba and Will Packer's 'Beast': 'We're Leading a Movie and It's Not Anything Degrading'". variety.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  13. ^ "'Black Girl Missing' dramatizes the toll of missing white woman syndrome". blackandmissinginc.com. March 6, 2023. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  14. ^ Simon, Jordan. "'Black Girl Missing': Garcelle Beauvais To Star In New Lifetime Film That Centers On Treatment Of Missing Black Women - Blavity". Blavity News & Entertainment. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  15. ^ Rice, Lynette (January 25, 2023). "Garcelle Beauvais To Headline 'Black Girl Missing' For Lifetime in March". deadline.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  16. ^ Wiseman, Zac Ntim,Andreas; Ntim, Zac; Wiseman, Andreas (January 2, 2024). "Stephen Bishop, LeToya Luckett & Iyana Halley Lead BET+ Thriller 'One Night Stay,' First Look Revealed". deadline.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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