Renee Lawless stars as Katheryn Cryer on Tyler Perry`s "The Haves and the Have Nots" on the OWN network. Renee is also in pre-production of her own video blog series "Renee`s Way or the Highway." Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, Renee is a graduate of Stetson University and did her Masters studies at the University of Cincinnati in Vocal Performance.