Jade Payton (born September 5, 1992) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the

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comedy series '' Good Game'' (2017), and the

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comedy series ''

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'' (2023).

Early life and education

Payton completed her Bachelor of Arts in Stage and Screen Acting in her hometown at the

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. She then completed her Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the

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Career

In 2017, Payton starred in the short-lived

comedy series, '' Good Game''. She portrayed Samantha "Sam" Kinsey, a fiercely competitive tennis player. From 2018 to 2019, she portrayed the recurring role of Jordan Gladwell in

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and fifth season of

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series, ''

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''. From 2019 to 2020, she portrayed the recurring role of

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in the third season of The CW's drama series reboot based on the 1980s prime time soap opera of the same name. On February 21, 2019, ''

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'' announced that Payton was cast opposite

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in ''

'', a pilot for

, directed by

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. The network passed on the series later in the year, and the options for the cast expired at the end of June. However, in 2022,

picked up ''Glamorous'' with a 10-episode, straight-to-series order. On June 22, 2022, Payton was confirmed to star in the redeveloped series as Venetia, while Shields was replaced by

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. ''Glamorous'' premiered in July 2023, but was canceled after one season.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Payton, Jade 1992 births 21st-century American actresses 21st-century American LGBT people American LGBT actresses American television actresses LGBT people from Nevada Living people American queer actresses