Biography
Unafraid of reinventing herself anew several times throughout her career, actress-producer Vivica A. Fox was seen in everything from low-brow theatrical comedies to award-winning procedural TV dramas, and continually racked up recognition from the Image Awards and Black Reel Awards for her performances. The former soap opera actress' breakout role was playing Will Smith's hardworking single mom girlfriend in the blockbuster "Independence Day" …
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Career Milestones
| Appeared as Maya Davis, a recurring character, on "Generations", an NBC daytime soap targeted at black audiences | ||
| Appeared on stage in "In the Abyss of Coney Island" and "Generations of the Dead" in L.A. | ||
| Born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana | ||
| Played bit parts in "Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood" and "A Low Down Dirty Shame" | ||
1982 | Moved to Hollywood after graduating high school | |
1986 | "Discovered" while waitressing at a restaurant on Sunset Boulevard by Trevor Walton, then a producer at Paramount; Walton introduced her to the woman who subsequently became her agent (date approximate) | |
1989 | Screen debut as a hooker in "Born on the Fourth of July" | |
1991 | First primetime guest shot, an episode of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"; first acted with sitcom's star Will Smith | |
1992 | Debut as a series regular, "Out All Night"; played the fashion stylist daughter of nightclub owner Patti LaBelle | |
1994 | Appeared on CBS's daytime soap "The Young and the Restless" in the recurring role of Dr. Stephanie Simmons | |
1995 | Cast in a feature supporting role in the high-profile sequel "Batman and Robin"; had leading roles in "Set It Off" and "Booty Call" | |
1995 | Cast in first featured film role, played Will Smith's stripper/single mother girlfriend in the sci-fi blockbuster "Independence Day" (released 1996) | |
1995 | TV-movie debut, "The Tuskegee Airmen" on HBO | |
1997 | Co-starred with Arsenio Hall in his short-lived ABC sitcom "Arsenio" | |
1997 | Signed deal to devlop own sitcom for Twentieth Century-Fox | |
1998 | Had co-starring role as one of the wives of pop singer Frankie Lymon in "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" | |
1998 | Starred in the Fox sitcom "Getting Personal" | |
2000 | Acted in first 13 episodes of the CBS medical drama "City of Angels" | |
2001 | Co-starred in "Kingdom Come" as LL Cool J's wife | |
2001 | Starred opposite Morris Chestnut in "Two Can Play That Game" | |
2002 | Co-starred in "Juwanna Mann" with Miguel A. Nunez Jr. | |
2003 | Starred as assassin Copperhead opposite Uma Thurman in Quentin Tarantino's film, which was released in two Volumes "Kill Bill Vol. 1" in 2003 and "Kill Bill Vol.2" in 2004 | |
2004 | Starring in the Lifetime drama series, "Missing" with Caterina Scorsone and Mark Consuelos; also served as co-producer | |
2006 | Competed on the third season of "Dancing with the Stars" (ABC) | |
2007 | Starred as Jenny, the owner of a neighbourhood beauty salon in director Mark Brown's "The Salon" | |
Awards
1997 | MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance in Independence Day |
1998 | MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance in Soul Food |