Denyce Lawton is an American actress and model. She is best known for her four seasons as a series regular on the #1 Cable Comedy Series & 6 time NAACP Best Comedy Series Winner, Tyler Perry`s House of Payne, where she plays the character Dana the manicurist in the barbershop. Outside of House Of Payne and her other television and film work, Lawton has starred in Redline (2007) & horror thriller Dead Tone. Lawton also starred opposite Numb3rs stars Alimi Ballard & Rob Morrow in an Inception-inspired short film title Interception, opposite Reagan Gomez-Preston & Wesley Jonathan in an original family web series Almost Home, as well as opposite Calvin Snoop Dogg Broadus in Malice N Wonderland.