In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome actor of film, TV and gaming Laya DeLeon Hayes.
Laya is best known for her role in CBS’s The Equalizer where she plays 'Delilah,' the boundary pushing teen daughter of Robyn McCall played by the incomparable Queen Latifah. Laya is also known for voicing the titular role in the BAFTA, Emmy, and Peabody Award nominated animated series, Doc McStuffins, in which she won her first individual NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television).
Laya also recentlystarred as the lead of IFC Films The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster for which she garnered her 3rd NAACP Image Award nomination in addition to the film’s nomination with the prestigious award show. She also voiced the character ‘Angrboda’ in the extraordinarily popular video game “God Of War: Ragnarök,"for which she won a BAFTA Game Award in 2023 for “Best Supporting Actor.”
Host: Jamie
Music by: Sammus
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
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