Tuisdi Layne

Tuisdi first fell in love with acting when she joined a community theatre in her hometown of Amarillo, TX at 9 years old. There she attended acting, singing, and dance classes as well as performing in many plays and musicals including "The Diary of Anne Frank", "GodSpell the Musical", "The Still Life of Iris", and "My Son Pinocchio". She was also a member of the Texas Academy of Performing Arts where she performing in more shows including "The BoxCar Children", "Go Dog Go", and "The Breakfast Club", Amarillo Little Theatre where she played Princess Jasmine in "Aladdin", and her high school theatre where she participated in One Act Play competitions. Tuisdi also worked along side Broadway's "Kinky Boots"'s Todrick Hall in the production of Oz the Musical which he wrote and directed. Two months after graduating high school, Tuisdi was finally able to follow her dream to move to Los Angeles and pursue an acting career. In LA she has trained at Killian's Workshop, United Citizens Brigade, and The AFA Studio, among others. She got her first TV role as the younger version of Kathy Bates in American Horror Story and has also performed in several films, web series, and an international PSA. Besides acting, Tuisdi loves to hike, swim, read, and watch cute dog videos on the internet. She has also taken college courses in politics, ethnic studies, and nutrition and believes knowledge is key to success.