Introduction
Tyler Layton (born 6 May 1968) is an American actress from Alabama.
Layton's father was a radio announcer (including working as the colour 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.
From 1986 - 1991 she studied at the University of Alabama where she achieved a Bachelor of Arts degree. She moved to Chicago and later to Los Angeles where she graduated from the University of California-Irvine with a Master of Fine Arts degree. While studying for her degree she played the role of Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Melinda Warren in Charmed.
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 and Screen Actor's Guild.
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
Tyler is currently teaching theatre at St. Edward's University in Austin, TX.