Iyana Halley Biography: Movies, Awards, Relationship, Height, Ethnicity, Age, Net Worth, Siblings, Parents

Iyana Halley is an American actress and entrepreneur whose compelling television and film performances have steadily drawn industry attention.

She first appeared on-screen in 2013 with a guest spot on Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez and later gained recognition for roles in This Is Us and Abbott Elementary.

Her breakthrough came as Meredith “Mere” Samuels in the 2022 action thriller Beast opposite Idris Elba, showcasing a dramatic range that signaled she was ready for leading roles.

Profile

• Full name: Iyana Halley
• Date of birth: January 27, 1993
• Age: 32 years old
• Gender: Female
• Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
• Nationality: American
• Profession: Actress, Producer, Entrepreneur
• Height: 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
• Weight: Approximately 63 kg (138 lb)
• Eye color: Brown
• Hair color: Dark brown
• Parents: Manny Halley (father), Yolanda Halley (mother)
• Siblings: One younger brother
• Spouse: N/A
• Children: N/A
• Relationship status: Single
• Religion: Christianity
• Ethnicity: African American
• Net worth: $700,000

Early Life and Education

Iyana Halley is now 32 years old. She was born on January 27, 1993, in Brooklyn, New York. Her father, Manny Halley, is the owner of Imani Entertainment Group, and her mother, Yolanda Halley, works as a producer—both supported her as the family relocated from Brooklyn to Atlanta and eventually to Los Angeles.

She also has a younger brother, whose name has not been publicly disclosed. Halley was immersed in the entertainment world from early childhood. Specific details about her schooling, graduation year, or majors are not publicly documented. Her professional acting path began to unfold in her late teens with on-screen roles.

Personal Life

Halley keeps her private life discreet. As of 2025, she has not disclosed any past or current romantic relationships and remains unmarried. There is no public record of children, affairs, or marital history. She resides in Los Angeles, where she manages her career and entrepreneurial ventures.

Career

Iyana Halley began her on-screen journey in 2013 with a guest role on Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez. She later appeared in Tosh.0, Family Time, and The Mayor, before making her film debut in True to the Game (2017), reprising the role in its sequels.

Additional credits include HBO’s Sharp Objects, I Am the Night, Room 104, The Hate U Give, Nineteen Summers, Dutch, Between Forever, and Licorice Pizza.

On television, she earned recurring roles in the NBC drama This Is Us, ABC’s Abbott Elementary, Freeform’s Good Trouble, and All American: Homecoming.

Her lead role as Meredith Samuels in Beast (2022) marked her first major big-screen starring role alongside Idris Elba. In 2023 and early 2024, she headlined the BET+ miniseries Angel, starred in Lifetime’s Black Girl Missing, and appeared in the thriller One Night Stay.

Awards

• Best Actress for an Independent Film at the HAPA Awards (Wins)

Net Worth

Iyana Halley’s estimated net worth is US $700,000, derived from acting, producing, national ad campaigns (e.g., McDonald’s, Wendy’s), and her entrepreneurial venture, Haus of Halley, a clothing and skincare line.

Social Media

• Instagram: @theiyanahalley
• TikTok: @iyanahalley
• X: @iLy_iYanaHalley

Filmography

• Sins of the Father (2017, short)
• True to the Game (2017)
• The Hate U Give (2018)
• Nineteen Summers (2019)
• If Not Now, When? (2019)
• True to the Game 2 (2020)
• Dutch (2021)
• Between Forever (2021)
• Licorice Pizza (2021)
• True to the Game 3 (2021)
• Wayward (2022)
• Beast (2022)
• Black Girl Missing (2023)
• Rock the Boat (2023)
• One Night Stay (2024)
• Rock the Boat 2 (2024)

Television:

• Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez (2013)
• . Tosh 0 (2015)
• Una Palabra (2016)
• Family Time (2017)
• The Mayor (2017)
• Sharp Objects (2018)
• I Am the Night (2019)
• Game Shakers (2019)
• Room 104 (2019)
• On My Block (2021)
• Partners in Rhyme (2021)
• This Is Us (2021–22)
• Good Trouble (2021–23)
• All American: Homecoming (2022–23)
• Abbott Elementary (2022–24)
• Angel (2023)