Tyler Perry's Madea Homecoming Star Candace Maxwell

Today on The Neil Haley Show, Neil will interview Tyler Perry's Madea Homecoming Star Candace Maxwell.

Tyler Perry’s new leading lady, Candace Maxwell, became his go to actor of choice after casting her in his hit BET+ series “All The Queen’s Men,” which was just renewed for season 2 and she stars in his latest Netflix film “TYLER PERRY'S A MADEA HOMECOMING,” as Ellie, which premieres on Netflix on February 25, 2022. 

Maxwell is a first-generation Caribbean-American born to parents from the islands of Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago. Born in Westford, Connecticut, Maxwell was raised in Queens, New York where she loved music and dance, proving her to be a natural performer and entertainer. She then moved to Atlanta, Georgia where she attended CCEPA (Cobb County Center for Excellence in the Performing Arts) and after graduating, she went on to study acting and minored in dancing. She trained extensively in ballet, modern, jazz, tap, African, partnering, and hip hop which led her to dance professionally for the New York Knicks City Dancers and became a back-up dancer for hip-hop icons Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Iggy Azalea, Lil Kim and P. Diddy.