8 Things You Didn’t Know About Ciera Payton

Ciera Payton is an American actor and writer who was born on January 26, 1986. She has made guest appearances in shows like The Walking Dead, Graceland, General Hospital, and NCIS. Also, she played Sylvia in a supporting role in Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral.

You may be familiar with Ciera Payton from his acting career, but there is more to his life as you will discover from the following facts.

8 Things You Didn’t Know About Ciera Payton

1. Other Than Actress

As we know, she is a brilliant actress of all time. But besides being a multi talented actress she is also a philanthropist, writer, educator and entrepreneur. Thus we can say that she is a versatile artist. ^[1]

2. Qualifications

After earning her diploma from the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, Ciera Payton went on to the University of North Carolina School of the Arts where she majored in drama and graduated with a bachelor of fine arts. ^[2]

3. Early Life And Career

Payton made her acting debut in the 2007 action movie Flight of Fury with Steven Seagal as Jessica, a CIA agent. She was a junior in college when Flight of Fury was being filmed. ^[3]

4. Her Broadway Debut

She made her off-Broadway debut in 2009, playing the main role of Savannah in the Negro Ensemble Company production of Savannah Black and Blue. ^[4]

5. Casting Of Wendy’s Fans

“Some “Wendy” viewers and Wendy’s supporters began tweeting to me in the summer of 2019 and said, “You should play Wendy Williams.” And I’m thinking, “What? That’s so illogical, “She speaks to ESSENCE. “You should play Wendy Williams, ” people were tweeting to me as I was living my life and attending auditions. And I had no idea that a movie on Wendy Williams was being made.”

6. Her Favorite Celebrities

Payton claims that she has only ever fangirled over Dr. Maya Angelou, with whom she had the opportunity to work, and Prince, whom she saw at the ESSENCE Festival.

7. Worked With Intimacy Coordinator

She also worked with intimacy coordinators to mentally prepare for the delicate moment. “I was like, ‘Look, we’re entering some really tough territory here, and I want to make sure to be really respectful of the story, but also respectful of my body,”” she says. ^[5]

8. Witnessed Drug Addiction

“The city of New Orleans is a lot of fun, but it also has a lot of poverty and drug abuse. And I first witnessed my father’s struggle with that when I was a young child. Also, my other aunt struggles with that “She divulges. ^[6]