Discover more about 'Coming 2 America' starlet KiKi Layne, ahead of the movie's debut this week.

Starlet <a href="https://www.lofficielsingapore.com/Culture/kiki-layne-talks-netflix-s-the-old-guard-and-her-greatest-power-in-life" target="_blank">KiKi Layne</a> is on her way to becoming the next big thing in <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/costume-designer-adrian-hollywood-fashion-impact" target="_blank">Hollywood</a>. The last three years of Layne&rsquo;s career have been nothing short of remarkable. In 2018, she landed a starring role in the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/oscars-2020-red-carpet-looks" target="_blank">Oscar</a>-nominated film&nbsp;directed by Barry Jenkins&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/barry-jenkins-if-beale-street-could-talk-is-coming-to-nyff" target="_blank">If Beale Street Could Talk</a>, which earned her three award <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/lily-collins-emily-in-paris-golden-globe-nomination-netflix" target="_blank">nominations</a>. Last year, the 29-year-old <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/chloe-grace-moretz-best-style-moments#:~:text=Chlo%C3%AB%20Grace%20Moretz%20photographed%20by,personal%20style%20under%20Hollywood's%20spotlight." target="_blank">actress</a> snagged another major role in the movie The Old Guard alongside <a href="https://lofficielbaltics.com/en/beauty/45-years-old-charlize-theron-effective-doesn-39-t-mean-bright" target="_blank">Charlize Theron</a>.

Next, Layne will be seen in Coming 2 America, the long awaited sequel to the 1988 rom-com <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/new-movies-tv-shows-stream-march-2021-netflix-hbo-max-apple-hulu" target="_blank">movie</a> with actor Eddie Murphy releasing on Amazon Prime on March 5. It&rsquo;s only been a few years since the actress made her on-screen <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/fendi-fall-winter-2021-collection-kim-jones-fashion-week" target="_blank">debut</a>, but she has&nbsp;already proved that she&#39;s the next big thing. Ahead of Coming 2 America&#39;s&nbsp;release, L&rsquo;OFFICIEL shares 11 interesting <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/happy-birthday-miuccia-prada" target="_blank">facts</a> you should know about Layne.

She started acting at seven years old

Layne can&#39;t pinpoint a specific moment or a single show or movie that made her develop an interest in <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/men/lucky-blue-smith-acting-career" target="_blank">acting</a>, but she admits to having fallen in love with the craft at a very young age. By the age of seven&nbsp;she was ready to give it a shot and asked her parents to enroll her in a local performing arts school to start learning the basics.

Though Layne&nbsp;relocated to Los Angeles in 2018 after getting her role in <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/teyonah-parris-tiff-winter-2018" target="_blank">If Beale Street Could Talk</a>, the actress is a proud Cincinnati, Ohio native.

Layne is a natural, but she also has a degree to prove her acting chops. Layne&nbsp;attended DePaul University in Chicago, where she was part of the theater program and earned a Bachelor&nbsp;of Fine <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/art/artist-residencies-travel-2021" target="_blank">Arts</a> degree in acting.

Layne is relatively new to the film industry, but on top of her acting work, she has also gained some professional <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/shalom-harlow-young-model-90s" target="_blank">modeling</a> experience. In 2019 she was one of the faces for a <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/kate-spade-in-memoriam" target="_blank">Kate Spade</a> advertising campaign. She&#39;s definitely&nbsp;a natural when it comes to being in front of a camera.

She doesn&#39;t give into typecasting

Like many other actors, and specifically actors of color, Layne doesn&#39;t want to be typecasted, and she isn&#39;t afraid to speak out about it. As she said in an <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/music/amine-new-album-limbo-interview" target="_blank">interview</a> with&nbsp;MTV last year,&nbsp;&ldquo;I love to play in all different types of worlds and roles, but the ultimate goal that I have for myself and my career is to be able to step into roles and worlds where, historically, Hollywood has left <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/black-models-fashion-history" target="_blank">Black</a> actresses out of the conversation.&rdquo;

She loves being the superhero&nbsp;

After playing an immortal superhero in&nbsp;The Old Guard,&nbsp;Layne realized that she connected with another character with superpowers: Storm from the&nbsp;X-Men&nbsp;comics. In an interview with&nbsp;Rolling Stotne,&nbsp;she calls the Marvel hero a &quot;goddess,&quot; sharing that she&#39;d love to play her.

Layne was a big fan of the late <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/90s-sportswear-trend-spring-summer-2021-celine-gucci" target="_blank">&#39;90s</a> to early <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/y2k-fashion-inspiration-2021-instagram-celebrity-style" target="_blank">2000s</a> show Moesha, one of the most popular black sitcoms starring singer <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/how-brandy-revolutionized-cinderella-1997" target="_blank">Brandy Norwood</a> as a teenage girl named Moesha who was trying to navigate the ups and downs of life in the age of adolescence. Seeing a young Black girl on TV was a big source of inspiration that made Layne feel like she could accomplish the same thing.

She always wanted to work with film director Gina Prince-Bythewood

Known for writing and directing movies like Love &amp; Basketball and The Secret Life of Bees, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/movies-by-black-directors-black-history-month" target="_blank">film director</a>&nbsp;Gina Prince-Bythewood is such a well respected figure&nbsp;in the movie industry for Black representation that when Layne found out that Prince-Bythewood&nbsp;would also be directing <a href="https://www.lofficielarabia.com/film-tv/kiki-layne-talks-netflix-s-the-old-guard-and-her-greatest-power-in-life" target="_blank">The Old Guard</a>, she already knew she wanted to be a part of it.

Besides killing it on-screen, starlet Layne&nbsp;has served a lot of stunning <a href="https://lofficielbaltics.com/en/fashion/the-making-of-kiki-layne-s-dior-haute-couture-golden-globes-dress" target="_blank">red carpet</a> looks following her&nbsp;Oscar-nominated film&nbsp;If Beale Street Could Talk. The actress sees fashion as a powerful tool to show off her personality and one she has great appreciation for as you can tell from her <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/big-earrings-fashion-trend" target="_blank">outfits</a>.

Her favorite movie as a child was The Liong King&nbsp;

In an interview with Vanity Fair in 2018, Layne admitted that she was constantly&nbsp;acting when growing up and that her favorite movie as a child was The Lion King. She said, &quot;I used to watch it&nbsp;every day and create these extravagant stories with my <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/claudia-schiffer-supermodel-designer-barbie-doll" target="_blank">Barbies</a>&nbsp;and stuffed animals.&quot;

Get to Know Actress KiKi Layne With These 10 Facts

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