# Denyce Lawton

Denyce Lawton (born May 2, 1978) 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 (2008–2009) and her recurring role as Sheila Willis on The Hot Zone (2021).

## 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
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | State Property | Bikini Girl #2 | |
| 2002 | Go for Broke | Venom | |
| 2003 | Malibooty! | Beautiful Girl on Beach | |
| 2004 | Soul Plane | Flight Attendant #3 | |
| 2006 | It Ain't Easy | Kelly | Video |
| 2007 | Redline | Mianda | |
| 2007 | Dead Tone | Anna | |
| 2008 | Vlog | Jasmine | |
| 2010 | Malice N Wonderland | Love | Short |
| 2011 | The Love You Save | Shayla | TV movie |
| 2011 | Interception | Sandy | Short |
| 2012 | The Helpers | Brandy | |
| 2012 | Switchin' the Script | Lonnie Shepard | |
| 2012 | The Coalition | Skylar Hathaway | Video |
| 2013 | Winnerz | Carmen | |
| 2013 | Between Sisters | Serena | TV movie |
| 2013 | Act Like You Love Me | Susan | |
| 2013 | Frat Brothers | Professor Simone Breaux | |
| 2013 | The Dempsey Sisters | Deena Dempsey | |
| 2015 | Justice Served | Mia Orlando | |
| 2017 | 2016 | Vivica | |
| 2017 | Secrets | Secret Jenkins | |
| 2018 | All Between Us | Clara | |
| 2018 | Me, Myself, & Them | Dr. Taylor | Short |
| 2018 | When It Comes Around | Jerry | |
| 2019 | Fanatic | Lexi | TV movie |
| 2021 | Most Wanted Santa | FBI Agent Harper Winslow | TV movie |
| 2023 | Under the Influence | Danae Ryan | |
| 2025 | South Haven | Fatimah Moore | |

### 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 (voice) | 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 |

### Documentary

| Year | Title | Ref. |
| 2011 | Kiss and Tell: The History of Black Romance in Movie | |

### Video game

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2022 | Saints Row | MJ/Santo Ileso Pedestrians (voice) | |