Originally from Durham, NC. Studied acting and directing at New York University Tisch School of the Arts at Playwrights Horizons Studio, the Experimental Theatre Wing, and The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. Currently receiving her Master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, Playmakers Rep. Daughter to a Cockney father and mother from Mississippi; Hayley has quite the ear for accents and works legally in the US and UK.

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