Laya DeLeon Hayes parents Gina DeLeon and Kevin Hayes lived in Charlotte NC before moving to California. Kevin is a former football quarterback.
Both Gina and Kevin Hayes have been instrumental in their daughter’s success as an actress. The couple even gave up their home and careers to move to Los Angeles for Laya’s acting career.
Laya is an American actress best known for her performance as Delilah in the CBS hit show, The Equalizer. Her character is the daughter of the series protagonist Robyn McCall (played by Queen Latifah).
The Equalizer also features a talented cast, including Liza Lapira, Lorraine Toussaint, Tory Kittles, Adam Goldberg, and Chris Noth, among others. Additionally, CBS has produced shows and movies like Fit for Christmas and True Lies.
Hayes got bitten by the acting bug at the young age of five when she started dancing, singing, and acting. She started her career voicing the character of Rell in the video game League of Legends. After four years, she got her first TV role as Taryn Davis in Grey’s Anatomy.
In her acting career extending nearly 15 years, DeLeon has been a part of 24 TV shows and movies. Some of her notable roles include Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny, Code Black, Game Shakers, The Thundermans, and more.
Laya DeLeon Hayes Was Born To Kevin Hayes And Gina DeLeon
Laya Deleon Hayes parents Kevin Hayes And Gina DeLeon come from diverse backgrounds. Gina is Filipino, whereas Kevin is African-American.
The Equalizer actress was born as the only child of her parents; hence, she has no biological siblings.
Kevin Hayes
Laya Deleon dad Kevin Hayes is a former football player from Camden, New Jersey. Kevin played as a wide receiver for the 1990 championship football team of Camden High School.
After graduating from high school. Hayes started working as a coordinator at Georgia Southern University. Later, he shifted to Charlotte, North Carolina to work for Carolina Panthers. North Carolina turned out to be lucky for Kevin as he met his wife and his daughter was born there.
While living in Charlotte, Hayes worked for Michelin Tires. When his daughter was about three, the Hayes family again shifted to Dallas, Texas, and lived there for nearly six and a half years.
The family eventually moved to California which became a turning point in the young actress’ career.
Kevin is available on Instagram as @adventuresofdisco3; he has nearly a thousand followers from 122 posts.
Moreover, Hayes is also the CEO of LDH Talent, Inc, which primarily manages his daughter Laya’s career.
Gina Deleon Hayes
Laya DeLeon Hayes mom Gina Deleon was born as the daughter of Cleofe Basconcillo Deleon and Virginio Tandoc Deleon.
Her father and mother are both originally from the province of Pangasinan in the Philippines. Virginio was from Mangaldan, whereas Cleofre originally came from Umingan, Pangasinan.
Gina was born after the family moved from the Philippines to the US in 1970.
Further, Deleon is relatively famous on social media with over 4.5k followers on Instagram. She goes by @ginadeleonhayes on the site and has shared over 5.7k posts.
Laya Grandmother Cleofe DeLeon Lives In North Carolina
Cleofe Basconcillo DeLeon was born in the Philippines in 1948. Cleofe moved to the US in the early 70s.
Originally from Umingan, Pangasinan, Cleofe attended Immaculate Conception High School and San Juan de Dios Educational Foundation in the Philippines.
After moving to the states, she worked at the Presbyterian Hospital as a registered nurse. DeLeon is available on Facebook where she regularly shares posts related to her family.
Cleofe first met her husband Virginio Tandoc DeLeon in Charlotte, North Carolina; the couple got married in 1973. The two were together for almost 48 years until Virginio passed away at the age of 80 on January 8, 2021.
Basconcillo’s husband Tandoc was employed in the US Navy for 20 years. He worked as an Electric Tactical Warfare Technician until his retirement from the navy in 1979.
Post his retirement, Virginio pursued the engineering field. He first worked as a Field Service Engineer and later as a technician.
Cleofe and her partner became parents to two daughters from their marriage: Gina DeLeon Hayes and Lorelei Propst.
Lorelei is Cleofe’s younger sister. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Lorelei is married to a man named David Propst and has two daughters from the relationship.