Crystal Renee Hayslett is an American actress, producer, podcast host and costume designer. She is known for her role as Fatima Wilson in the

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comedy-drama series, '' Sistas'' and its spin-off, '' Zatima''.

Life and career

Hayslett was born and raised in Tennessee. She attended the

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, where she earned a bachelor's degree in Mass Communication and Public Relations. She worked on

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for short time and left

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in 2009 and moved to

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to pursue music and acting. She landed a job at

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as a production assistant in 2012. Hayslett worked as costume designer in television series '' If Loving You Is Wrong'', '' Too Close to Home'', '' The Haves and the Have Nots'', '' The Paynes'' and '' Tyler Perry's Young Dylan'', and films '' The 5th Wave'' (2016), ''

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'' (2016), '' Sleepless'' (2017), ''

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'' (2017), ''

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'' (2018), '' Nobody's Fool'' (2018), '' A Madea Family Funeral'' (2019) and '' Tyson's Run'' (2022). In 2019, Hayslett was cast for the recurring role in the

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comedy-drama series, '' Sistas'' playing Fatima Wilson. She was promoted to series regular as of show' second season. In 2021, it was announced that BET+ ordered ''Zatima'', a spin-off starring Hayslett and

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. The series premiered in 2022. In 2023, Hayslett appeared in the musical comedy film, '' Praise This''.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hayslett, Crystal Renee Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American actresses American film actresses American television actresses University of Tennessee at Martin alumni American costume designers Actresses from Tennessee