Background
Aytes was born in Harlem, New Yorkand attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School.
Aytes was born in Harlem, New Yorkand attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School.
She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts from State University of New York at Purchase college.
She is best known for her role as April Malloy on American Broadcasting Company drama series Mistresses since its premiere in 2013. Aytes also starred in the auto-biography story film of TLC such as CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story as Perri "Pebbles" Reid, short-lived series Drive, The Forgotten (2009-2010) and Work lieutenant In film, Aytes has appeared in White Chicks, Madea"s Family Reunion and Trick "r Treat.
She began her career as model and has appeared in commercials for McDonald"s, L"Oreal, Coca-Cola and Mercedes-Benz.
Aytes made her film debut in the 2004 comedy White Chicks as Denise Porter, She is most remembered for playing Lisa Breaux in Tyler Perry"s Madea"s Family Reunion, where Aytes plays a woman who is caught in a relationship in which her fiancé (Blair Underwood) beats and threatens her. In 2006, she played Nicole Jamieson in the test pilot episodes of Tyler Perry"s House of Payne.
She also provides the voice for Rochelle in Left 4 Dead 2. In 2007, Aytes guest starred in the Fox series Bones as Felicia Saroyan, the sister of Laboratory Supervisor, Cam.
She starred in the independent film Trick "r Treat She played role Leigh Barnthouse in the 2007 Fox series Drive.
She also played Tara Kole in the television show NCIS from Columbia Broadcasting System. Aytes also appeared in the TNT drama series Dark Blue in 2010. Aytes was a regular cast member in the American Broadcasting Company drama series The Forgotten from 2009 to 2010, playing Detective Grace Russell who teams up with a volunteer group, including former Chicago police detective, Christian Slater, to solve cases of missing or unidentified homicide victims. From 2010 to 2011, she had a recurring role in the American Broadcasting Company series Detroit 1-8-7 as prosecutor Alice Williams, until her character was murdered in the episode "Key to the City", which aired on January 11, 2011.
In 2011, Aytes guest starred in three episodes as Amber James, the former girlfriend of Keith Watson, in the seventh season of American Broadcasting Company comedy-drama Desperate Housewives.
She is represented by Ryan Daly of Zero Gravity Management. She also starred in the short-lived American Broadcasting Company sitcom Work lieutenant in 2012.
The series premiered on June 3, 2013. Aytes played the role of Perri "Pebbles" Reid in the 2013 biographical film CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story about the Rhythm & Blues and hip hop musical trio TLC. In 2013, she also began appearing as Savannah Hayes, Shemar Moore" character, Derek Morgan"s girlfriend on the Columbia Broadcasting System series, Criminal Minds.
Personal In July 2015, Aytes became engaged to her boyfriend, CJ Lindsey.