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Vivica A. Fox

Vivica A. Fox

Acting1964South Bend, Indiana, USA

Biography

Vivica A. Fox (born July 30, 1964) is an American actress and producer.

She began her career on Soul Train and played roles on the daytime television soap operas Days of Our Lives and Generations. In prime time, she starred opposite Patti LaBelle in the NBC sitcom Out All Night. Fox's breakthrough came in 1996, with roles in Independence Day and Set It Off.

Fox has starred in the films Booty Call, Soul Food, Why Do Fools Fall in Love, Kingdom Come, Two Can Play That Game, and Boat Trip. She had leading roles in the short-lived tv shows Getting Personal and City of Angels as well as Missing, for which she received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series. Fox starred in the movie series The Wrong... for Lifetime and played Candace Mason on Empire.

Fox made her directorial debut with First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story about the First Lady of the Black Mafia Family in Detroit.

Acting History

Future
USA Motel
as Sara
3 of a Kind
as Monique
2026
Is God Is
as God
2025
A Tooth Fairy Tale
as Opal (voice)
The Demon Detective
as Mrs. Mangi
Celebrity Weakest Link
TVas Self - Contestant
2024
Bosco
as Willa
The Lost Holliday
as Cassandra Marshall
Name That Tune
TVas Self - Contestant• 1 eps
Poppa's House
TVas Judge Saywha
The Wrong Life Coach
Executive Producer
2023
Every Day
as Morgan
Bobcat Moretti
as Joanne 'Jo' Wallis
A Christmas Intern
as Charlotte
Miss USA
TVas Self - Judge• 1 eps
Sherri
TVas Self - Guest• 2 eps
2022
Secret Society 2: Never Enough
as Charles' (Celess's) Mom
Twisted Vines
as Sheryl Wright
Due Season
as Gwen Waters
The Wheel
TVas Self - Expert
black-ish
TVas Vivica A. Fox• 1 eps
2021
The Wrong Fiancé
as Charlotte
Aquarium of the Dead
as Eddie "Clu" Cluwirth
Secret Society
as Charles' (Celess's) Mom
A Wedding for Christmas
as Mrs. Reynolds
The Wrong Valentine
as Ms. Connelly
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
TVas Self - Contestant• 1 eps
The Masked Singer
TVas Mother Nature / Self• 1 eps
2020
Arkansas
as Her
Illicit
as Linda Steele
Unthinkable
as Dr. Sherry Cooper
Joy & Hope
as Amanda Parkington
Rev
as Detective Reid
Hooking Up
as Cindy
The Wrong Wedding Planner
as Detective Jones
The Wrong Stepfather
as Principal Higgins
Beat Bobby Flay
TVas Self• 1 eps
Tamron Hall
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
2019
The Wrong Mommy
as Samantha
The Wrong Boy Next Door
as Detective Watkins
Crossbreed
as President Ellen Henricksen
The Wrong Cheerleader
as Coach Flynn
To Tell the Truth
TVas Self - Panelist• 3 eps
Empire
TVas Candace• 18 eps
The Wrong Mommy
Executive Producer
The Wrong Boy Next Door
Executive Producer
2018
The Wrong Friend
as Principal Atkins
The Sky Princess
as Moon Queen
Kinky
as Dana
Garlic and Gunpowder
as Mayor Brown
The Wrong Cruise
as Claire Tanner
The Wrong Teacher
as Ms. Burns
Celebrity Family Feud
TVas Self• 1 eps
The $100,000 Pyramid
TVas Self• 1 eps
2017
The Wrong Man
as Jen Bennington
Fat Camp
as Barb
A Christmas Cruise
as Pam Stevenson
Bobbi Kristina
as Pat Houston
The Wrong Student
as Detective Gibson
Jason's Letter
as Sammi Brooks
Match Game
TVas Self - Panelist• 3 eps
Worst Cooks in America
TVas Self - Contestant• 1 eps
2016
The Wrong Roommate
as Detective Valdez
Chocolate City: Vegas Strip
as Katherine McCoy
Gibby
as Director
Love Won't Let Me Wait
as Sisters Mother
A Husband for Christmas
as Brooke Harris
Independence Day: Resurgence
as Dr. Jasmine Hiller
RuPaul's Drag Race
TVas Self - Guest Judge• 1 eps
2015
Carter High
as Mrs. James
4Got10
as Imani Cole
Chocolate City
as Katherine McCoy
Assassin's Game
as The Target
6 Ways to Die
as Veronica Smith
Sofia the First
TVas Carol of the Arrow (voice)• 1 eps
2014
Greencard Warriors
as Gabrielle
Mercenaries
as Raven
Q
as Patricia Mills
30 Days in Atlanta
as Wilson's Wife
Celebrity Name Game
TVas Self• 8 eps
2013
Queen City
as Lady Midnight
Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright
as Lotte Lavoie (voice)
Doctor Bello
as Chloe Durant
Home Run
as Helene
A Christmas Wedding
as Sharon Douglas
Mission Park
as Agent Montelongo
The Power of Love
as PJ Payton
Cool Cat Finds a Gun
as Celebrity PSA
The Eric Andre Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
2012
1 Out of 7
as Devon
Solid State
as Agent Fox
In the Hive
as Billie
Hitman: Burning Hope
as Herself (uncredited)
Femme Fatales
TVas Dean Vera Rutledge• 1 eps
Raising Hope
TVas Sara Louise• 1 eps
2011
Hollywood & Wine
as Jackie Johnson
Trapped: Haitian Nights
as Detective Martin
Cheaper to Keep Her
as Morgan Mays
A Holiday Heist
as Dean Erma
The Cookout 2
as Hot Female Messenger
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
as Vernita Green (Copperhead)
Mob Wives
TVas Self - Host
2010
Farewell Mr. Kringle
as Zoe Marsden
Miss Nobody
as Nan Wilder
The Land of the Astronauts
as Studio Executive
Whatever She Wants
as Vivian Wolf
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
TVas Angel Dynamite (voice) / Cassidy Williams (voice)
True Jackson, VP
TVas Mrs. Jackson• 1 eps
Drop Dead Diva
TVas Maria Ellis• 1 eps
2009
Junkyard Dog
as Samantha Deatherage
Shark City
as Veronica Wolf
Degrassi Goes Hollywood
as Vivica A. Fox
'Til Death
TVas Sarah• 1 eps
The Cougar
TVas Host
2008
San Saba
as Kate
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare
as Dotty Tortoise (voice)
Law & Order
TVas Kate Tenny• 1 eps
2007
Three Can Play That Game
as Shanté Smith
Cover
as Zahara Milton
Father of Lies
as Barbara Robinson
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TVas Loretta Black• 11 eps
2006
Citizen Duane
as Miss Houston
Dancing with the Stars
TVas Self - Contestant• 8 eps
2005
Getting Played
as Andrea Collins
The Salon
as Jenny
The Hard Corps
as Tamara Barclay
Loonatics Unleashed
TVas Black Velvet (voice)• 1 eps
Eve
TVas Self• 1 eps
2004
Hair Show
as Herself
Blast
as Agent Reed
Motives
as Constance Simms
Ella Enchanted
as Lucinda
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
as Vernita Green 'Copperhead'
Missing
TVas Nicole Scott• 37 eps
Punk'd
TVas Self• 1 eps
Alias
TVas Toni Cummings• 2 eps
Motives
Producer
2003
Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time
as Future Monique (voice)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
as Vernita Green
The Twilight Zone
TVas Adelaide Tyler• 1 eps
Tremors
TVas Delores• 1 eps
2002
Boat Trip
as Felicia
Secret Keeper
as Pauline
Juwanna Mann
as Michelle Langford
My Wife and Kids
TVas Kelly• 1 eps
Ozzy & Drix
TVas Ellen Patella (voice)
2001
Two Can Play That Game
as Shanté Smith
Double Take
as Shari
Kingdom Come
as Lucille Slocumb
The Proud Family
TVas Margaret (voice)• 1 eps
2000
Hendrix
as Faye Pridgeon
City of Angels
TVas Lillian Price
1999
Idle Hands
as Debi
A Saintly Switch
as Sara Anderson
1998
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
as Elizabeth 'Mickey' Waters
The Hughleys
TVas Regina
Getting Personal
TVas Robyn Buckley
Hollywood Squares
TVas Self - Panelist
1997
Batman & Robin
as Ms. B. Haven
Solomon
as Regina di Saba
Soul Food
as Maxine
Booty Call
as Lysterine
The View
TVas Self
The Chris Rock Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
Arsenio
TVas Vicki Atwood
Solomon
TVas Sheba
1996
Independence Day
as Jasmine Dubrow
Set It Off
as Frankie
1995
Martin
TVas Patrice• 1 eps
MADtv
TVas Self / Self - Special Guest
1993
Matlock
TVas Celebrity Patient at Clinic• 1 eps
1992
Family Matters
TVas Halawna• 1 eps
Out All Night
TVas Charisse Chamberlain
1991
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TVas Janet• 1 eps
Beverly Hills, 90210
TVas Sherice Ashe• 1 eps
1989
Generations
TVas Maya Reubens
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TVas Self - Guest

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
7/30/1964(61 years old)
Place of Birth
South Bend, Indiana, USA