Hayley Marie Norman is an American actor, writer, and creator best known for her roles in Hancock, Chris Rock'sTop Five, Adam Ruins Everything, Fired Up!, and Norbit. 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. The digital series she produced and starred in, Hello Cupid, was accepted into Tribeca Film Festival and picked up by BET in 2015. Norman first became known as a case model on NBC's game showDeal or No Deal, where she was soon a fan favorite. 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. She is the great-niece of Bobby Anderson.
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. 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. Norman is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles.
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, , and Bones. 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. Hello Cupid, the web series that Norman produced and starred in, was accepted into Tribeca Film Festival in 2015. 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. 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.
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. She will reprise her role as Marissa for the second season of Lonely and Horny. 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. In August 2018, Hayley was asked to join the cast of NBC Universal's popular and long-running showsAccess 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. Norman is also vocal about animal rights; she works with a number of organizations to promote veganism and cruelty-free living.
