Kiki Layne

Kiki Layne announced herself to the world in the most stunning way possible — Barry Jenkins' If Beale Street Could Talk — and I genuinely think her debut performance is one of the best of that entire decade. She brought such quiet, devastating grace to Tish that you almost forgot it was acting. The DePaul theatre training shows: there's a stillness in her that most screen actors take years to develop. She pivoted into blockbuster territory with The Old Guard and Coming 2 America, which felt like a side quest for someone with her range, but the paycheck years are earned. Don't Worry Darling was a mess that wasn't her fault. I'm rooting for the project that finally hands her the lead she deserves.

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Name (English)

Kiki Layne

Name (Japanese)

キキ・レイン

Reading

きき・れいん

Born

December 10, 1991 (age 34)

Origin

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Occupation

film actor / stage actor / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Goat

University

The Theatre School at DePaul University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KiKi%20Layne
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54869224

Tags

• Ohio
• film actor
• stage actor
• actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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