Who is Vivica Anjanetta Fox ?

Who is Vivica Anjanetta Fox? ^[1] The entertainment and acting world knows her as Vivica Fox. Fox is an American actress and television producer. She is best known for her roles in the films Independence Day, Set It Off, Soul Food, Why Do Fools Fall In Love, and Kill Bill: Vol. 1.

Early life

Fox, was born July 30, 1964 in South Bend, Indiana. Fox is of African American and Native American descent,^[2][3] the daughter of Everlyena, a pharmaceutical technician, and William Fox, a private school administrator.^[4] She is a graduate of Arlington High School in Indianapolis, Indiana and Golden West College with an Associate Art degree in Social Sciences.^[2]

Career

Fox moved to California to attend Golden West College. While in California she started acting professionally, first on soap operas such as Generations, Days of our Lives and The Young and the Restless. She was cast as Emily Franklin in the pilot episode of ABC's Living Dolls, a spin-off of the sitcom Who's the Boss? but was replaced with Halle Berry for the remaining episodes. Another early role saw her as Patti LaBelle's fashion designer daughter, Charisse Chamberlain, on the NBC TV series Out All Night. She also appeared as Jazz's sister on the hit show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and on Beverly Hills, 90210. She got her big break in film in two 1996 movies, Independence Day, and Set It Off.
From 2004 to 2006 Fox starred in and co-produced the Lifetime Network drama series, Missing. Fox was a judge on The WB's talent show The Starlet. Fox participated in the third season of ABC's hit television show, Dancing with the Stars, she was voted off after the fourth week. In September 2007, she appeared in the sixth season of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm as a mother of a family displaced by a hurricane and taken in by Larry and Cheryl. Then, on October 1, she appeared in an episode of the show The Game.
In August 2008, she filmed Shark City in Toronto.^[5] Fox also hosted her own VH1 reality series entitled Glam God (2008).
In 2009, Fox served as celebrity spokesperson for the newly revamped Psychic Friends Network. After receiving backlash for her involvement with the network, Fox denied any involvement with the company, despite having filmed a commercial and promo video which had already gone to air.^[6]
On March 2, 2010, while Fox appeared as a guest on The Wendy Williams Show, Fox announced that she would be starring in a play entitled Cheaper to Keep Her, produced by I'm Ready Productions. Fox was one of TV Guide Network's red carpet correspondents for the 82nd Academy Awards which were held on Sunday, March 7, 2010.
Also in March 2010, Fox appeared on an episode of "Talk Cruze," hosted by Micah Jesse, where she admitted she was starstruck by Tom Selleck.^[7]

Personal life

50 Cent

 

Christopher Harvest.

In December 1998, Fox married singer Christopher Harvest. The couple divorced in 2002.^[8] Fox later dated rapper 50 Cent in 2003.^[9]
On March 20, 2007, Fox was arrested on suspicion of DUI.^[10]

Omar "Slim" White

On December 26, 2010, Vivica Fox got engaged to her younger boyfriend, Atlanta club promoter Omar "Slim" White, during the holidays.^[11]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1996	Don't Be a Menace...	Ashtray's Mother
1996	Independence Day	Jasmine Dubrow
1996	Set It Off	Francesca "Frankie" Sutton
1997	Booty Call	Lysterine
1997	Batman & Robin	Miss B. Haven
1997	Soul Food	Maxine
1998	Why Do Fools Fall in Love	Elizabeth "Mickey" Waters
1999	Idle Hands	Debi LeCure
1999	A Saintly Switch	Sara
1999	Teaching Mrs. Tingle	Miss Gold
2001	Double Take	Shari	Uncredited
2001	Kingdom Come	Lucille
2001	Two Can Play That Game	Shante Smith
2001	Little Secrets	Pauline
2002	Juwanna Mann	Michelle Langford
2002	Boat Trip	Felicia
2003	Kill Bill: Vol. 1	Vernita Green/Jeanie Bell ("Copperhead")
2003	Ride or Die		Producer
2004	Motives	Constance Simms	Producer
2004	Ella Enchanted	Lucinda
2005	The Salon	Jenny	Producer
2005	Getting Played	Andrea Collins	Producer
2006	The Hard Corps	Tamara
2006	Citizen Duane	Duane's Teacher
2007	Kickin' It Old Skool	Roxanna Jackson
2007	Father of Lies	Barbara Robinson
2008	Three Can Play That Game	Shante Smith	Producer
2008	Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare	Dotty Tortoise	Voice
2008	Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous	Sgt. Louisa Morley
2008	Cover	Zahara Milton
2009	The Slammin' Salmon	Customer
2009	Hollywood & Wine	Jackie Johnson
2009	Shark City	Veronica Wolf
2009	Do You Think About Me (Music Video)	50 Cent's girlfriend
2009	Degrassi Goes Hollywood (TV Movie)	Cameo Appearance
2010	Cleopatra Smiles	Cleopatra[12]
2010	Trapped: Haitian Nights	Violet Martin[13]	Detective

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	China Beach	Toffee Candette	2 episodes
1988	Days of our Lives	Carmen Silva	Unknown episodes
1989	Who's the Boss?	Emily Franklin	1 episode
1989	Living Dolls	Emily Franklin	1 episode
1989– 1990	Generations	Maya Reubens	Unknown episodes
1991	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Janet	1 episode
1991	Beverly Hills, 90210	Sherice Ashe	1 episode
1992	Family Matters	Halawna	1 episode
1992– 1993	Out All Night	Charisse Chamberlain	19 episodes
1993	Matlock	Celebrity Patient at Clinic	1 episode
1995	Martin	Patrice	1 episode
1995	The Watcher	Elizabeth	1 episode
1995	The Tuskegee Airmen	Charlene	TV movie
1995	The Young and the Restless	Stephanie Simmons	Unknown episodes
1996	Living Single	Tina	1 episode
1997	Arsenio	Vicki Atwood	6 episodes
1998	Getting Personal	Robyn Buckley	1 episode
1999	A Saintly Switch	Sara Anderson	TV movie
1999	Cosby	Anita	1 episode
1999	The Hughleys	Regina	3 episodes
2000	City of Angels	Dr. Lillian Price	13 episodes
2000	Hendrix	Faye Pridgeon	TV movie
2001	The Proud Family	Margaret (Voice)	1 episode
2002	My Wife and Kids	Kelly Kyle	1 episode
2003	Ozzy & Drix	Ellen Patella (Voice)	2 episodes
2003	The Twilight Zone	Adelaide Tyler	1 episode
2003	Tremors	Delores	1 episode
2003	The Parkers	Claire	1 episode
2003	Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time	Future Monique (Voice)	TV movie
2004	Alias	Toni Cummings	2 episodes
2004– 2006	1-800-Missing	FBI Agent Nicole Scott	36 episodes Co-executive producer
2005	Loonatics Unleashed	Black Velvet (Voice)	1 episode
2006	All of Us	Beverly Hunter	2 episodes
2006	Icons		1 episode
2007– 2009	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Loretta Black	11 episodes
2008	Little Britain USA		1 episode
2008	Law & Order	Kate Tenny	1 episode
2008	Glam God with Vivica A. Fox		Executive producer
2009	'da Kink In My Hair	Karen	1 episode
2009– 2010	True Jackson, VP	True's mom	1 episode
2010–	Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated	Voice of Angel Dynamite	recurring
2010-	Drop Dead Diva	Maria Ellis	1 episode

 

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Who is Candice Loren Crawford?

Who is Candice Loren Crawford? The entertainment and Beauty pageant world knows her as Candice Crawford. Crawford was a reporter for KDAF, the CW-affiliate in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas^[2] and a former American beauty queen. She won the Miss Missouri USA competition in 2008. She later competed in the Miss USA pageant when she placed in the top ten.

Personal life

Candice was born December 16, 1986 in Lubbock, Texas and then raised in Dallas, Texas, Crawford is the younger sister of the actor Chace Crawford, from the television show Gossip Girl.^[3] Crawford graduated from Trinity Christian Academy in Addison, Texas in 2005.^[4]
After high school, Crawford enrolled at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, where she studied journalism and business. While at Columbia, Missouri, Candice worked with the local NBC affiliate KOMU-TV as a reporter. During college, Crawford also worked for Dallas, Texas CBS affiliate KTVT, as a reporter covering the Dallas Cowboys on the CBS show, The Blitz. She was also an active member of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for women. Plus, Crawford served as a volunteer writer for sports blog Midwest Sports Fans.^[5]
On March 16, 2007, Crawford was arrested for underaged possession of alcohol at the bar Tonic in Columbia, Missouri.^[6][7]
She dated Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo since summer 2009.^[8][9] On December 16, 2010, the KDAF Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas news station where Crawford works, announced she became engaged to Romo while celebrating her 24th birthday with her family at the restaurant Five Sixty.^[10] On May 28, 2011, the couple were married.^[11]

Career

She competed in the Miss Texas Teen USA 2003 and 2005 pageants, placing third runner-up in both competitions.
Crawford competed in the Miss Missouri USA 2007 pageant in November 2006 and placed first runner-up to Amber Seyer. She then competed the following year and won the 2008 title and the Special Achievement recognition in the Swimsuit category.^[4][3][12] She represented Missouri in the Miss USA 2008 pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada in April 2008.^[13]
Crawford did work for KDAF as the 33TV's reporter covering high school sports, as well as the Up All Night segment about nightlife hot spots in Dallas-Fort Worth, mostly drinking establishments,^[14] and co-hosts The RC Project with Roni Proter about the latest trends.^[15] Crawford hosted the Dallas Cowboys' weekend sports show, Special Edition.

 

 

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Who is LisaRaye McCoy?

Who is Lisa Raye McCoy?  The entertainment and acting world know her as Lisa Raye. Lisa Raye is an American actress and fashion designer. She is also the ex-wife of Michael Misick, a former Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands. She is best known for portraying Diana "Diamond" Armstrong in the film The Players Club and Neesee James on the CW sitcom All of Us from 2003 until 2007.

Early life

McCoy was born September 23, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of a businessman and professional model. She is the half sister of rap artist Da Brat. McCoy attended Thornridge High School and Kenwood Academy before attending Eastern Illinois University before pursuing an acting career.^[4]
She has a daughter named Kai from a previous relationship. In April 2006, McCoy married Premier Michael Misick. He was later accused of raping an American woman, reportedly a friend of LisaRaye's, after a party on the island of Providenciales. He has since been acquitted. He was also rumored to have had a relationship with current 106 & Park co-host Rocsi while married to LisaRaye. In August 2008, Premier Misick released a statement announcing that he and McCoy were getting a divorce.^[5]

Career

Before acting, McCoy began her career as a model doing fashion shows in churches and high schools in her native home Chicago. She made her acting debut as the lead in Reasons, an 

independent film directed by Monty Ross. She also had the lead role in another film as Diamond in The Players Club, directed and written by Ice Cube.;^[2] and has film credits in The Wood, opposite Omar Epps, Rhapsody, All About You, and Go for Broke. In 2003, McCoy starred as Neesee James in the UPN/ CW sitcom All of Us. She played Robert Sr.'s (Duane Martin) ex-wife and the mother of their 6-year-old son, Bobby, Jr. The series ended in 2007.

In 2005, she launched two fashion lines: Luxe & Romance, a lingerie line that was introduced during New York's Fashion Week, and Xraye, a jeans line for women.

In addition to acting, McCoy has also appeared in several music videos including Tupac Shakur's "Toss It Up", Calvin Richardson's "True Love," Sisqó's "Incomplete", Lil Jon and Ice Cube's "Roll Call" Video clip, and Ludacris' "Number 1 Spot." McCoy also recorded the single "Would You?" with rapper Benzino. Also, LisaRaye was in Ginuwine's video, "Last Chance" in May 2009. She is credited as LisaRaye in the beginning of the video. She was also in the videos "I Don't Wanna See" and " I Really Want to Sex Your Body," by Link (singer), "Never Be The Same Again" by Ghostface Killah & Carl Thomas (singer). More videos she has been in are "Ooohhhwwweee" by Master P, "Unpredictable" by Jamie Foxx, "Download" by Lil' Kim, "Slip N' Slide by Danny Boy (singer), & "Are You in the Mood" by Teddy & Dru Down. She also had a cameo in Seven (singer)'s music video "Girls" & Jaheim's music video "Back Tight Wit You"

LisaRaye is currently starring in her own reality show on TV One, "LisaRaye: The Real McCoy"  along with her 21-year old daughter Kai.
She will star in and have a leading role in a film called Single Ladies through Queen Latifah's production company. Here’s how VH1 describes the TV show: “Single Ladies is a comedic drama about a Val, Keisha, and April – three best friends with different philosophies on sex and relationships. Val (Stacey Dash) is an ambitious aspiring fashion mogul who wants to find a true partner. Keisha (LisaRaye McCoy), on the other hand, is a former video dancer just looking for a rich man to keep her in style. April (Charity Shea) has supposedly found the perfect man and the perfect marriage – but is learning that marriage isn’t necessarily a happy ending. Single Ladies is a modern, sexy series set in the world of Atlanta fashion, music, and celebrity that will constantly explore which woman has the right approach to relationships.”

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1996	Reasons
1997	In the House	Delivery Woman	TV, 2 episodes, credited as Lisa Raye
1998	The Parent 'Hood		TV, 1 episode, credited as Lisa Raye
	The Players Club	Diana Armstrong/Diamond
1999	The Wood	Lisa	Credited as Lisaraye
2000	The Cheapest Movie Ever Made
	Rhapsody	Victoria	Television movie
2001	Date from Hell
	All About You	Lisa
2002	Civil Brand	Frances Shepard
	Go for Broke	Belinda/Star
2003	Love Chronicles	Marie Toursaant
	Gang of Roses	Marie
2003–2007	All of Us	Neesee James	TV, 51 episodes
2005	Beauty Shop	Rochelle	Credited as Lisaraye McCoy
	Envy
	The Proud Family Movie	Choreographer (Voice)	Credited as LisaRaye McCoy
2009	Contradictions of the Heart	Kiki
2011	Single Ladies (U.S. TV series)	Keisha Greene

Award nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Series
2007	NAACP Image Awards	Nominated	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	All of Us

 

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