Hayley Marie Norman

Hayley Marie Norman
Education	American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Occupation	Actress, writer, producer, model
Years active	2006–present

Hayley Marie Norman is an American actress, writer, and creator best known for her roles in A.P. Bio, Hancock, Chris Rock's Top Five, Adam Ruins Everything, Fired Up!, and Norbit.

She has written, produced, and starred in a number of online videos and sketches that have been featured by Funny or Die and collectively garnered millions of views.^[1] The digital series she produced and starred in, Hello Cupid, was accepted into Tribeca Film Festival and picked up by BET in 2015.^[2][3]

Norman first became known as a case model on NBC's game show Deal or No Deal, where she was soon a fan favorite.^[4][5] She was so popular that the producers wrote an entire episode, titled "The Fro Show," around her signature hair, in addition to featuring her in several other episodes.^[6]

She is the great-niece of Bobby Anderson.^[7]

Early life[]

She began her career as a child, signing with her first agency at seven years old after being spotted in a restaurant by supermodel Cindy Crawford.^[8] She traveled extensively to pursue modeling and acting, and even modeled regularly for Mattel, doing a series of ads for the African-American Barbie doll.^[9]

Norman is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles.^[10] She was also a house team performer and writer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. ^[11]

Career[]

2006–2010[]

In 2006, Norman joined the hit game show Deal or No Deal as Case Model #25. She remained on the show for three seasons while taking time off to act in various projects including Norbit, alongside Eddie Murphy and Cuba Gooding, Jr, as well as box office hit Hancock, in which she appeared with Will Smith.^[12]

In 2008, she had a recurring role opposite Dennis Hopper on the Starz original series Crash, based on the Academy Award-winning film.^[13] The following year, Norman appeared in the Screen Gems high school comedy Fired Up, for which Roger Ebert praised her performance as Angela; he stated that she was "the most intriguing member of the cast."^[14]

Norman acted in the film Our Family Wedding in 2010 alongside Forest Whitaker, America Ferrara, and Lance Gross.

2011–2016[]

In 2011, Norman began racking up television credits, going on to recur on Adam Ruins Everything, The Game, ABC series Selfie, and more, in addition to making a number of guest star appearances on shows like iZombie, The Soul Man, CSI: Miami, Bones.^[15] and the pilot episode of the hit FOX series New Girl.

In 2014, two feature films Norman acted in, Top Five and Beyond the Lights, both premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. Top Five was written and directed by Chris Rock, who also starred in the film.^[16]

Hello Cupid, the web series that Norman produced and starred in, was accepted into Tribeca Film Festival in 2015.^[3] The semi-scripted series from Black&Sexy TV drew largely from Norman's improv and comedy skills and was spotlighted by Vulture, Teen Vogue, and more.^[17][18][19]

From 2015 to 2016, Norman recurred on IFC's Comedy Bang! Bang! and Jake and Amir's Vimeo series Lonely and Horny.

Norman also starred in the Das Racist music video for their song Girl in 2012.^[20]

2017-present[]

In 2018, Norman recurred on the Freeform series Alone Together, executive produced by The Lonely Island, and also appeared in the CBS sitcom Living Biblically.^[10] She will reprise her role as Marissa for the second season of Lonely and Horny.^[10]

In February 2018, Hayley booked a series regular role in the CW pilot Dead Inside from executive producer Bill Lawrence. She will portray the character of Jayla.^[21]

In August 2018, Hayley was asked to join the cast of NBC Universal's popular and long-running shows Access Live and Access Hollywood as a special guest host.

In 20191, HMN starred in the film Tone-Deaf which premiered at SXSW. It also stars Amanda Crew and Robert Patrick. ^[22]

In 2020, Hayley appeared as a guest on the Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip marathon fundraiser episode of The George Lucas Talk Show.

In 2021, HMN guest starred on the second episode of the Netflix series, The Upshaws. She played Kyla. The show premiered in the top ten on Netflix.

In 2021, it was announced that HMN will be a recurring cast member on the hit Peacock sitcom A.P. Bio.^[23] She also guest stars on the second season of Hulu's Dollface as well as the upcoming second season of the NBC sitcom, Kenan. Hayley is also scheduled to appear in a Progressive insurance commercial campaign alongside the iconic Flo.

Activism[]

Norman is a human rights activist, regularly touring the country as part of the Black History Mobile Museum speaking about gender, race, and Hollywood.^[24][25] Norman is also vocal about animal rights; she works with a number of organizations to promote veganism and cruelty-free living.^[26]

Selected filmography[]

Films[]

Television[]

References[]

External links[]

• Hayley Marie Norman at IMDb