‘Freedom in 2022 means more control,’ says actress Kiki Layne

By Kayla Grant

·June 18, 2022

Kiki Layne attends "Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers" Los Angeles Premiere at El Capitan Theatre on May 18, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

For actress Kiki Layne, freedom in 2022 means more control over how she is represented and the things she gets to do.

Kiki Layne attends “Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers” Los Angeles Premiere at El Capitan Theatre on May 18, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

“It’s not lost on me how blessed I am to be able to be a young Black actor in the industry at this time, but I also know that there’s still a lot of ground to break in terms of how much control we have,” she said in an interview.

Check out her full response in the video above.

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Kayla Grant is a multimedia journalist with bylines in Shondaland, Oz Magazine, Prism, rolling out and more. She writes about culture, books and entertainment news. Follow her on Twitter: @TheKaylaGrant.

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