Actor / Director Profile

Born in Seoul, South Korea, Denyce is the middle child of three, who lived a military life with her family abroad in such countries as Korea, Japan, and Germany & then finally settling in the US, she lived primarily in The Jersey Shore (Belmar & Neptune) New Jersey then in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area where she graduated Class of '96 at Largo High School as Vice President & in the top percentile of her class. In 1998 she started her road to Producing, while serving as assistant Vice President of Urban Promotions at Warner Brother Records then later did A & R at Priority Records in New York City, NY. A fast and dedicated worker, Denyce gained unmatched experience and knowledge that would prove to be critical in the development of creative properties working as personal assistant to Record Executive & mogul Irv Gotti at Murder Inc Records then later working as a Junior Publicist at 20th Century Fox Films. Denyce utilized her deep rooted creativity, WB ties and Fox affiliations to share her unique talent and on-screen charisma, hosting a multitude of shows and newsworthy events.With limited experience and opportunities, Denyce participated in several Theatrical Plays as well as the famous Shakespeare In The Park Company while she began modeling for Kemi Oil, FUBU, ADIDAS, Enyce, Karl Kani and Baby Phat. While pursuing her acting and modeling career, she conquered a solid presence as Leading Actress in notable Hip Hop/R&B music videos; "Peaches & Cream" by 112, "One Mic" by Nas, and "Anything" by Jaheim (to name just a few), solely to accumulate enough camera experience and money to fund her acting pursuits before she decided to move to Los Angeles, California in December 2001.Since gaining her first speaking television role on the hit show "The Parkers" just a few months after her move to Hollywood in 2002, Denyce worked consistently between co-starring, recurring and hosting on various television shows and finally landed a SERIES REGULAR role on the hit Family Comedy show Tyler Perry's House Of Payne in 2007 as Sassy Manicurist Dana.You may also recognize Denyce from the "Bacardi & Cola" commercial series as well as Jeep Cherokee, Pepsi, Nike, Turbotax and Coors Light commercials over the years. She has also been featured in and graced the covers of several magazines including MAMI Magazine, Black Men, The Source, Todays Black Woman, BQE Magazine, Smooth, Edge Magazine, XXL, J'Adore, Smooth Girl, NY Daily News, Mass Appeal, XXL Presents Eye Candy Magazine & People Magazine. Amongst her accomplishments, Denyce has also become the new, fresh and first African American-Asian face of the AZN Comcast Campaign as well as the '07 Summer Campaign for Coors Light.Did we fail to mention that Miss Lawton also produced a successful " 2007 Top X Calendar" to help raise money for the City of Hope Cancer Center. Miss Lawton is also in preproduction of a film she wrote and will direct as well, as she awaits the season return to "House of Payne". In the meantime, Denyce has decided to continue to pursue her love for producing, writing and photography. Successful in her photography endeavors, Ms. Lawtons "Flawless Fotography" caters to a variety of clients from celebrities to non-profit organizations around the country. When she is not enjoying her time doing photography, Denyce stays busy writing and producing.On March 24, 2011, Denyce suffered a tragic loss of her only and younger brother, Master Sergeant Gregory Lucious Lawton Jr to a senseless and violent murder in Prince George's County, Maryland.