Trained at The Lee Strasberg Institute and Playhouse West, Shayla
Beesley first made the spotlight as the lead, Daisy Hopper, in the
theatrical release of Perkins 14. She later walked the red carpet of
the Deauville Film Festival for her lead role in the teen drama, Sex
and the USA. She has since taken the indie world by storm with her
supporting roles in Steven R. Monroe's "MoniKa"; alongside James Duval
and Eric Roberts in "Spreading Darkness"; set to begin filming with
Zoe Bell and R.J. Mitte on "The Devils Ink" in 2013; and co-starring with
Michael Madsen in 2015's "Death in the Desert." She has guest
starred on CSI: New York, episode 914 and was the lead in a national Verizon
commercial. Shayla is no stranger to being behind the camera either,
having written the psychological thriller, "Body of Work," She is
represented by Untitled Entertainment.
Shayla has been playing bass guitar since the age of 14.
Her late mother, Tegan Maura Ollie, was a nationally acclaimed Egyptian belly dancer and taught the skill to Shayla when she was 7 years old. She died on July 30, 2012 after a short battle with cancer,.
Her heritage is Persian, Native American, and English.