New Madrid Native to Appear on Fox's Hit Show Empire

New Madrid Native to Appear on Fox's Hit Show Empire

CHICAGO, Illinois-November 16, 2015-New Madrid native Shayla Day-Davenport will appear on the winter finale of the Fox hit television show Empire. Shayla will have a role on the episode airing December 2nd.

"It was such an amazing experience to work with such a phenomenal cast and crew on this episode," said Shayla. "This was my first major speaking role, and I am very excited to see how it turned out."

Shayla has also appeared on other television shows such as NBC's Chicago Fire, Starz's Boss, Fox's The Mob Doctor, MTV's Underemployed and films such as The Dark Knight, The Express, and Divergent.

Shayla is a former New Madrid County Central standout scholar athlete. She went on to play basketball at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Television. She later attended Aurora University in Aurora, Illinois where she obtained a Masters degree in Business Administration.

Shayla is the younger sister of New Madrid County Central head basketball coach Travis Day. She currently resides in Chicago, Illinois.

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