Hayley Marie Norman

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

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

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]

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.[11]

In 2008, she had a recurring role opposite Dennis Hopper on the Starz original series Crash, based on the Academy Award-winning film.[12] 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."[13]

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, and Bones.[14]

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.[15]

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.[16][17][18]

From 2015–2016, 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.[19]

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.[20]

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.

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.[21][22] Norman is also vocal about animal rights; she works with a number of organizations to promote veganism and cruelty-free living.[23]

Selected filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	It's a Party	Caroline Rose	Feature film
	Electric Love	Sarah	Feature film
2016	Do Over	Sharise Olechinsky	Feature film
2014	Top Five	Tammy	Feature film
2011	Dorfman in Love	Chelsea	Feature film
2010	Our Family Wedding	Sienna	Feature film
	Jelly	Penelope Woods	Feature film
2009	Fired Up!	Angela	Feature film
2008	Hancock	Hottie	Feature film
	Broken Windows	Benny	Feature film
	Trailer Park of Terror	Amber	Feature film
2007	Norbit	Ex-Wife	Feature film

Television

Year	Title	Role name	Number of episodes	Network
2018	Dead Inside	Jayla	1 episode (pilot)	CW
	Living Biblically	Debbie	1 episode	CBS
	Alone Together	Clara	2 episodes	Freeform
	One Day She'll Darken	Amber	2 episodes	TNT
2015-2016	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Regina; Isobel	2 episodes	IFC
	Adam Ruins Everything	Hayley	5 episodes	TruTV
2016	Lonely and Horny	Marissa	2 episodes	Vimeo
	iZombie	Bailey Barker	1 episode	The CW
2012-2015	The Game	Bianca	2 episodes	BET
2013	The Soul Man	Tonya	1 episode	TV Land
	The Glades	Josie Cruz	1 episode	A&E
	How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)	Dashwanda	1 episode	ABC
	Bones	Kristy Mineta	1 episode	Fox
2012	Common Law	Kyla	1 episode	USA
	The Exes	Amy	1 episode	TV Land
2011	New Girl	Hot Hostess	1 episode	Fox
	CSI: Miami	Olivia Adler	1 episode	CBS
2010	CSI: NY	Tracy	1 episode	CBS
2008	Crash	Justice	2 episodes	Starz

References

1. "Funny or Die - Hayley Marie Norman". Funny or Die. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
2. Spangler, Todd (2015-09-15). "BET Picks Up 3 Digital Series from Black&Sexy TV". Variety. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
3. Kemmerle, Karen. "5 Web Projects & Personalities to Know from Tribeca N.O.W." Tribeca Film. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
4. McGoogan, Cara (2017-11-30). "Meghan Markle was a Deal or No Deal suitcase model - so what happened to the rest of them?". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
5. "Miss May 2007 Hayley Marie Norman". CitynetMagazine.com. May 1, 2007. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
6. "Hayley Marie Norman is this weeks #WCW". Hive Society. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
7. "BIOGRAPHY: HAYLEY MARIE". NBC.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2010.
8. "Interview with actress and TDIV contributor Hayley Marie Norman". ThisDishIsVegetarian. December 20, 2010.
9. "Hayley Marie Norman profile". DealOrNoDealModels.net. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
10. "Hayley Marie Norman – Alone Together". Starry Mag. 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
11. "Actress Hayley Marie Norman moving up in the world". Thousand Oaks Acorn. 2008-02-14.
12. Perry, Byron (2008-08-24). "Hayley Marie Norman". Variety. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
13. Ebert, Roger (February 18, 2009). "Review: Fired Up". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
14. Trongo, Rachel (2010-12-21). "Hayley Marie Norman Scores 'Miami' & 'CSI:NY' Roles". CSIFiles.com. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
15. "Hayley Marie Norman Talks New Film 'Top Five'". TheSource.com. 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
16. Ash, Jourdan (2016-02-19). "10 Awesome Web Series Created By Black Artists". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
17. Rodriguez, Briana (2014-10-13). "1 Way to Get Leverage with Collaborators". Backstage. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
18. Lyons, Margaret (2014-09-26). "5 Great Web Series You Should Be Watching Now". Vulture. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
19. "Das Racist - Girl official music video". YouTube. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
20. Andreeva, Nellie (2018-02-28). "'Dead Inside': Joey King & Freddie Stroma To Topline the CW Drama Pilot". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
21. "Speaker's Bureau". Black History Mobile Museum. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
22. Hicks, Margaret (2017-03-31). "Greenwood Cultural Center Hosts The Black History Mobile 101 Museum". The Oklahoma Eagle. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
23. "30 Stars Under 30 Using Their Platform to Speak Up for Farmed Animals". MercyforAnimals.org. Retrieved 2018-05-14.

External links

• Hayley Marie Norman on IMDb