Biography

Payton Marie Maynard was born September 16, 2007 to James Christopher and Courtney Anne Maynard. She is the eldest of two daughters and lives bi-state between California and Colorado. Payton began modeling and dancing at the age of two. She did some local print work in Colorado and studied ballet and jazz at her local dance studio. By the age of 4 Payton was very versed in all genres of dance and was training as a USGA gymnast. From the ages of 5 to 7 Payton decided to focus on her dancing and joined her studios company team. She also competed in several local and national pageant and dance competitions winning the titles of Miss American CoEd Colorado Princess and Miss Colorado Elementary and several state and national talent titles. At age 7 Payton begin working on her craft as an actor again and studied with coaches Shelly Cole (Gilmore Girls), Katie Jo Donahue (Complications) and took several classes from Marnie Cooper (How The Grinch Stole Christmas) to round out her talent and give herself depth as an actress. In 2016 Payton was fortunate to begin landing lead roles in several short films. From this brought a handful of direct booking in 2017 including a sizzle reel for a feature and the lead role in an new TV series due to air fall of 2017. Payton has found her niche as an actor and looks to be a promising young Hollywood up and comer.
- IMDb mini biography by: Courtney Maynard