Layla El
Known for Acting · 53 credits
- Born
- 1977-05-25 (age 49)
- Place of birth
- London, England
- Also known as
- Layla · Layla El Barrami
Biography
Layla El is an English dancer, model, professional wrestler, valet, and actress. She works for World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown brand under the ring name Layla. After attending a performing arts college, El was a dancer for Carnival Cruise Lines, the Miami Heat franchise of the National Basketball Association (NBA), where Layla received a championship ring, and also danced for P. Diddy and Kanye West at the MTV Video Music Awards. She has also appeared on several television shows, including Family Feud, Project Runway, and Celebrity Fit Club Boot Camp. In 2006, Layla won the 2006 WWE Diva Search, earning a contract with the World Wrestling Entertainment. After briefly appearing on SmackDown brand, she was moved to the ECW brand in January 2007 where she formed the Extreme Exposé dance troupe with Kelly Kelly and Brooke Adams. In 2008, she was drafted to the Raw brand, where she began managing William Regal. The following year, she returned to the SmackDown brand, where she formed an alliance with Michelle McCool known as LayCool. In May 2010, Layla won the WWE Women's Championship for the first time, making her the first British woman and Diva Search winner to have won the championship in history; she was also the final recognized WWE Women's Champion as the title was retired in September 2010. At the Extreme Rules pay-per-view in May 2011, the team would split after Layla defeated McCool in a no countout, no disqualification, loser leaves WWE match. Layla won her first-ever WWE Divas Championship at the Extreme Rules pay-per-view, lasting up to the Night of Champions pay-per-view in September 2012.
Known For
TV Shows (9)
Raw
1993
as Layla / Layla El
Project Runway
2004
as Self
WWE NXT
2010
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
as Layla / Piggy James
WWE Main Event
2012
as Layla
WWE Superstars
2009
as Layla El
WWE Pay Per View
1985
WWE ECW
2006
as Layla
WWE: 50 Greatest Women Superstars
2021
as Layla
Movies (44)
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013
as Layla
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
2008
as Layla
WWE WrestleMania XXX
2014
as Layla
WWE Money In The Bank 2012
2012
as Layla
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
2010
as Layla (Valet)
WWE Money in the Bank 2010
2010
as Layla
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
2010
as Layla
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
2013
as Layla (Ringside)
WWE WrestleMania XXV
2009
as Layla
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2010
2010
as Layla
WWE Bragging Rights 2010
2010
as Layla
WWE WrestleMania 23
2007
as Layla
WWE Money in the Bank 2014
2014
as Layla
WWE Over The Limit 2012
2012
as Layla
WWE Battleground 2014
2014
as Layla (Valet)
WWE Extreme Rules 2010
2010
as Layla (Ringside)
WWE Survivor Series 2012
2012
as Layla
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
2011
as Layla
WWE Survivor Series 2008
2008
as Layla
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
2019
as Layla (archive footage)
WWE SummerSlam 2007
2007
as Layla
WWE Backlash 2008
2008
as Herself
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
2010
as Layla
WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
2012
as Herself
WWE Survivor Series 2007
2007
as Layla
WWE Extreme Rules 2012
2012
as Layla
WWE Survivor Series 2010
2010
as Layla
WWE Hell In A Cell 2012
2012
as Layla
WWE Survivor Series 2014
2014
as Layla
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
2007
as Layla (Costume Contest)
WWE SummerSlam 2010
2010
as Layla (Appearance)
WWE No Way Out 2007
2007
as Layla
WWE Hell In A Cell 2010
2010
as Layla (Ringside)
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012
2012
as Herself
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2010
2010
as Layla
WWE Night of Champions 2012
2012
as Layla
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
2011
as Layla
WWE No Way Out 2012
2012
as Layla
WWE Survivor Series 2009
2009
as Layla
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
2009
as Layla (Ringside)
WWE Extreme Rules 2011
2011
as Layla
WWE Night of Champions 2009
2009
as Layla
WWE Diva Diaries
2007
as Layla El
The Source Awards: From Behind
2004
as Dancer
About Layla El
Layla El is an English dancer, model, professional wrestler, valet, and actress. She works for World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown brand under the ring name Layla. After attending a performing arts college, El was a dancer for Carnival Cruise Lines, the Miami Heat franchise of the National Basketball Association (NBA), where Layla received a championship ring, and also danced for P. Diddy and Kanye West at the MTV Video Music Awards. She has also appeared on several television shows, including Family Feud, Project Runway, and Celebr… With 53 credits spanning from 1985 to 2021, Layla El has appeared in 44 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular Layla El Movies
- WWE Royal Rumble 2013 (2013) — as Layla
- WWE WrestleMania XXIV (2008) — as Layla
- WWE WrestleMania XXX (2014) — as Layla
- WWE Money In The Bank 2012 (2012) — as Layla
- WWE Royal Rumble 2010 (2010) — as Layla (Valet)
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