Hayley Marie Norman
Encyclopedia
Hayley Marie Norman is an American
actress and model
. She first came to public attention as case model #25 on NBC
's game show Deal or No Deal, where she stood out as one of the most recognizable briefcase models and became a fan favorite due to her energetic and outgoing personality as well as her trademark curly hair. She has appeared in numerous films including Fired Up
, Hancock
, Trailer Park of Terror
, and Norbit
. Aside from features films, she has also landed roles on several television shows including the Starz cable network series Crash
, the soap opera The Young and The Restless
, and the critically acclaimed Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
.
, she is of Russian
, German
, and African American
descent. Her father, Gregory Norman, was a professional baseball player, and won a World Series
as a member of the Detroit Tigers
. Her great uncle is prolific film director William Beaudine
. Hayley 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
. As a youth, she traveled extensively pursuing modeling and acting and even modeled regularly for Mattel
doing a series of ads for the African American Barbie
doll. After modeling and acting regularly for several years, she decided to take time off from working to study the craft. She attended a performing arts high school, excelling in both the arts and academics. She studied at California Institute of Arts during summer vacations, where she became a two-time prestigious California Arts Scholar and was presented with a Governor's medallion, the highest distinction in California for artistically talented students, two years in a row. After high school, she was accepted into the American Academy of Dramatic Arts
, a theatrical institution whose alumni include Anne Bancroft
, Lauren Bacall
, Gena Rowlands
, John Cassavetes
, Robert Redford
, and Adrien Brody
.
created show Boston Public
. After that she made guest appearances on Shark
, Brothers & Sisters, and The Young and The Restless
.
In 2006, she joined the hit television show Deal Or No Deal as Case Model #25. She appeared on the show for two seasons, while taking time off to shoot film and television projects.
In 2007, she had a recurring role as "Kaylee" on the soap opera The Young and The Restless, and appeared in her first feature film, Norbit
, alongside Eddie Murphy
and Cuba Gooding, Jr. The following year she landed the lead role of "Amber" in the horror film Trailer Park of Terror
.
In 2008, she appeared alongside Will Smith
in the box office hit Hancock
, which was directed by Peter Berg
. She also landed a reoccurring role opposite Dennis Hopper
on the first original series produced by the Starz cable network, Crash
playing Jocko Sims
' character's love interest in the first season. Based on the Academy Award winning film, the show was executive produced by Academy Award winner writer Paul Haggis
.
In 2009, she starred as "Angela" in the Screen Gems
high school comedy Fired Up
. However, Roger Ebert
raved about Hayley Marie Norman's performances as Angela, saying she "has the nicest smile and the best personality" and that the movie's biggest flaw was not utilize her better. He continued by saying, "You've got a problem when you allow the most intriguing member of the cast to appear in that many scenes and never deal with her."
In 2010, she appeared in the comedy Our Family Wedding
, alongside Forest Whitaker
, America Ferrara, and Taye Diggs
. Later that year, she starred alongside Elliott Gould
and Sara Rue
in the comedy Dorfman. She also guest starred on CSI: NY
and CSI: Miami
, both of which air on the CBS
network. On CSI: Miami, she portrayed a roller derby
skater and trained alongside the famed Los Angeles Derby Dolls
for the role. She took a liking to the sport, and continues to skate with them to this day.
activist and vegan. She also writes as a guest contributor on the vegetarian, eco-friendly, and animal rights website, thisdishisvegetarian.com.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress and model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
. She first came to public attention as case model #25 on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's game show Deal or No Deal, where she stood out as one of the most recognizable briefcase models and became a fan favorite due to her energetic and outgoing personality as well as her trademark curly hair. She has appeared in numerous films including Fired Up
Fired Up (film)
Fired Up! is a 2009 teen comedy film produced and directed by Will Gluck and written by Freedom Jones. The main plot revolves around two popular high school football players who create their lie to attend cheerleading camp for the summer and get close to its female cheerleaders.-Plot:Nick Brady...
, Hancock
Hancock (film)
Hancock is a 2008 American action-comedy superhero film directed by Peter Berg and starring Will Smith, Jason Bateman, and Charlize Theron. It tells the story of a vigilante superhero, John Hancock from Los Angeles whose reckless actions routinely cost the city millions of dollars...
, Trailer Park of Terror
Trailer Park of Terror
Trailer Park of Terror is a 2008 American direct-to-video horror film directed by Steven Goldmann and written by Timothy Dolan.-Plot:Based on the Imperium Comics series of the same name, Trailer Park of Terror follows six troubled high schoolers and their leader, the optimistic youth ministries...
, and Norbit
Norbit
Norbit is a 2007 American comedy film directed by Brian Robbins and starring Eddie Murphy and Thandie Newton. Produced by Davis Entertainment and Tollin/Robbins Productions, the film also stars Terry Crews, Clifton Powell, Lester "Rasta" Speight, Eddie Griffin, Katt Williams, Marlon Wayans, and...
. Aside from features films, she has also landed roles on several television shows including the Starz cable network series Crash
Crash (2008 TV series)
Crash is an American television drama series set in Los Angeles, California. It is the first original series produced by the Starz network. The network ordered a 13 episode season which premiered on October 17, 2008. The series is based on the 2004 film of the same name. It was developed for...
, the soap opera The Young and The Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
, and the critically acclaimed Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip was an American dramedy television series created and written by Aaron Sorkin. It ran for 22 episodes.The series takes place behind the scenes of a live sketch comedy show on the fictional television network NBS , whose format is similar to that of NBC's...
.
Early life
Born and raised in Agoura Hills, CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, she is of Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
, German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
, and African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
descent. Her father, Gregory Norman, was a professional baseball player, and won a World Series
World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, played between the American League and National League champions since 1903. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff and awarded the Commissioner's Trophy...
as a member of the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
. Her great uncle is prolific film director William Beaudine
William Beaudine
William Beaudine was an American film actor and director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out films in remarkable numbers and in a wide variety of genres.-Early life and career:...
. Hayley 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
Cindy Crawford
Cynthia Ann "Cindy" Crawford is an American model. Known for her trademark mole just above her lip, Crawford has adorned hundreds of magazine covers throughout her career. She was named #3 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of the 90s...
. As a youth, she traveled extensively pursuing modeling and acting and even modeled regularly for Mattel
Mattel
Mattel, Inc. is the world's largest toy company based on revenue. The products it produces include Fisher Price, Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels and Matchbox toys, Masters of the Universe, American Girl dolls, board games, and, in the early 1980s, video game consoles. The company's name is derived from...
doing a series of ads for the African American Barbie
Barbie
Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy-company Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration....
doll. After modeling and acting regularly for several years, she decided to take time off from working to study the craft. She attended a performing arts high school, excelling in both the arts and academics. She studied at California Institute of Arts during summer vacations, where she became a two-time prestigious California Arts Scholar and was presented with a Governor's medallion, the highest distinction in California for artistically talented students, two years in a row. After high school, she was accepted into the American Academy of Dramatic Arts
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
The American Academy of Dramatic Arts is a fully accredited two-year conservatory with facilities located in Manhattan, New York City – at 120 Madison Avenue, in a landmark building designed by noted architect Stanford White as the original Colony Club – and in Hollywood, California...
, a theatrical institution whose alumni include Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft was an American actress associated with the Method acting school, which she had studied under Lee Strasberg....
, Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall is an American film and stage actress and model, known for her distinctive husky voice and sultry looks.She first emerged as leading lady in the Humphrey Bogart film To Have And Have Not and continued on in the film noir genre, with appearances in The Big Sleep and Dark Passage ,...
, Gena Rowlands
Gena Rowlands
Gena Rowlands is an American actress of film, stage and television. The four-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner is best known for her collaborations with her actor-director husband John Cassavetes in ten films, in two of which, Gloria and A Woman Under the Influence, she gave Academy...
, John Cassavetes
John Cassavetes
John Nicholas Cassavetes was an American actor, screenwriter and filmmaker. He acted in many Hollywood films, notably Rosemary's Baby and The Dirty Dozen...
, Robert Redford
Robert Redford
Charles Robert Redford, Jr. , better known as Robert Redford, is an American actor, film director, producer, businessman, environmentalist, philanthropist, and founder of the Sundance Film Festival. He has received two Oscars: one in 1981 for directing Ordinary People, and one for Lifetime...
, and Adrien Brody
Adrien Brody
Adrien Brody is an American actor and film producer. He received widespread recognition and acclaim after starring in Roman Polanski's The Pianist . Winning the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2003 at age 29, he is the youngest actor to do so...
.
Film and television career
She started her career doing commercials as a child. She then guest starred on the David E. KelleyDavid E. Kelley
David Edward Kelley is an American television writer and producer, known as the creator of Picket Fences, Chicago Hope, The Practice, Ally McBeal, Boston Public, Boston Legal and Harry's Law, as well as several films. Kelley is one of the only screenwriters to have had a show created by him run on...
created show Boston Public
Boston Public
Boston Public is an American drama television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox. It centered on Winslow High School, a fictional public high school located in Boston, Massachusetts. The show was named for the real public school district in which it takes place...
. After that she made guest appearances on Shark
Shark (TV series)
Shark is an American legal drama created by Ian Biederman that originally aired on CBS from September 21, 2006 to May 20, 2008. The series stars James Woods.-Synopsis:...
, Brothers & Sisters, and The Young and The Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
.
In 2006, she joined the hit television show Deal Or No Deal as Case Model #25. She appeared on the show for two seasons, while taking time off to shoot film and television projects.
In 2007, she had a recurring role as "Kaylee" on the soap opera The Young and The Restless, and appeared in her first feature film, Norbit
Norbit
Norbit is a 2007 American comedy film directed by Brian Robbins and starring Eddie Murphy and Thandie Newton. Produced by Davis Entertainment and Tollin/Robbins Productions, the film also stars Terry Crews, Clifton Powell, Lester "Rasta" Speight, Eddie Griffin, Katt Williams, Marlon Wayans, and...
, alongside Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician....
and Cuba Gooding, Jr. The following year she landed the lead role of "Amber" in the horror film Trailer Park of Terror
Trailer Park of Terror
Trailer Park of Terror is a 2008 American direct-to-video horror film directed by Steven Goldmann and written by Timothy Dolan.-Plot:Based on the Imperium Comics series of the same name, Trailer Park of Terror follows six troubled high schoolers and their leader, the optimistic youth ministries...
.
In 2008, she appeared alongside Will Smith
Will Smith
Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. , also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood...
in the box office hit Hancock
Hancock (film)
Hancock is a 2008 American action-comedy superhero film directed by Peter Berg and starring Will Smith, Jason Bateman, and Charlize Theron. It tells the story of a vigilante superhero, John Hancock from Los Angeles whose reckless actions routinely cost the city millions of dollars...
, which was directed by Peter Berg
Peter Berg
Peter Berg is an American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is known for directing films such as Friday Night Lights, The Kingdom, The Rundown, Hancock and Battleship. He also developed the television series Friday Night Lights, which was adapted from the film he directed. As an actor...
. She also landed a reoccurring role opposite Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Lee Hopper was an American actor, filmmaker and artist. As a young man, Hopper became interested in acting and eventually became a student of the Actors' Studio. He made his first television appearance in 1954 and appeared in two films featuring James Dean, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant...
on the first original series produced by the Starz cable network, Crash
Crash (2008 TV series)
Crash is an American television drama series set in Los Angeles, California. It is the first original series produced by the Starz network. The network ordered a 13 episode season which premiered on October 17, 2008. The series is based on the 2004 film of the same name. It was developed for...
playing Jocko Sims
Jocko Sims
Jocko Sims is an American actor best known for his role as Anthony Adams on the Starz network series Crash. His portrayal of Anthony Adams, a chauffeur and aspiring hip-hop artist, led to the iTunes release of Head Up, a song that is performed by Sims in the third episode of the series...
' character's love interest in the first season. Based on the Academy Award winning film, the show was executive produced by Academy Award winner writer Paul Haggis
Paul Haggis
Paul Edward Haggis is a Canadian screenwriter, producer, and director. He spent his early career producing and directing various American and Canadian television network series.-Early life and education:...
.
In 2009, she starred as "Angela" in the Screen Gems
Screen Gems
Screen Gems is an American movie production company and subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group that has served several different purposes for its parent companies over the decades since its incorporation....
high school comedy Fired Up
Fired Up (film)
Fired Up! is a 2009 teen comedy film produced and directed by Will Gluck and written by Freedom Jones. The main plot revolves around two popular high school football players who create their lie to attend cheerleading camp for the summer and get close to its female cheerleaders.-Plot:Nick Brady...
. However, Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Roger Joseph Ebert is an American film critic and screenwriter. He is the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.Ebert is known for his film review column and for the television programs Sneak Previews, At the Movies with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, and Siskel and Ebert and The...
raved about Hayley Marie Norman's performances as Angela, saying she "has the nicest smile and the best personality" and that the movie's biggest flaw was not utilize her better. He continued by saying, "You've got a problem when you allow the most intriguing member of the cast to appear in that many scenes and never deal with her."
In 2010, she appeared in the comedy Our Family Wedding
Our Family Wedding
Our Family Wedding is a romantic comedy film starring Forest Whitaker, America Ferrera, Carlos Mencia, Lance Gross, Shannyn Sossamon and Regina King...
, alongside Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker
Forest Steven Whitaker is an American actor, producer, and director. He has earned a reputation for intensive character study work for films such as Bird and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, and for his recurring role as ex-LAPD Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh on the gritty, award-winning television...
, America Ferrara, and Taye Diggs
Taye Diggs
Scott Leo "Taye" Diggs is an American theatre, film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the Broadway musical Rent, the motion picture How Stella Got Her Groove Back, and the television series Private Practice...
. Later that year, she starred alongside Elliott Gould
Elliott Gould
Elliott Gould is an American actor. He began acting in Hollywood films during the 1960s, and has remained prolific ever since. Some of his most notable films include M*A*S*H and Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, for which he received an Oscar nomination...
and Sara Rue
Sara Rue
Sara Rue is an American television actress. She is best known for the roles she played as Carmen Ferrara on the comedy-drama Popular and Claude Casey on the sitcom Less Than Perfect. She is also known as a spokesperson for Jenny Craig...
in the comedy Dorfman. She also guest starred on CSI: NY
CSI: NY
CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes...
and CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
, both of which air on the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
network. On CSI: Miami, she portrayed a roller derby
Roller derby
Roller derby is a contact sport played by two teams of five members roller skating in the same direction around a track. Game play consists of a series of short matchups in which both teams designate a scoring player who scores points by lapping members of the opposing team...
skater and trained alongside the famed Los Angeles Derby Dolls
Los Angeles Derby Dolls
The L. A. Derby Dolls is Los Angeles' original women's quad-skate banked track roller derby league. It was founded in October 2003 by Rebecca Ninburg and Wendy Templeton . The league is composed of more than 120 women divided into five teams who skate on a banked track.LADD plays real, unscripted...
for the role. She took a liking to the sport, and continues to skate with them to this day.
Activism
Hayley is an animal rightsAnimal rights
Animal rights, also known as animal liberation, is the idea that the most basic interests of non-human animals should be afforded the same consideration as the similar interests of human beings...
activist and vegan. She also writes as a guest contributor on the vegetarian, eco-friendly, and animal rights website, thisdishisvegetarian.com.