Person

Vivica A. Fox

Acting · Born 1964-07-30 · South 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.

Known for

Filmography

2026Night of the Living Dead
2026Is God IsRuby
2026Plan CRita
2026The Wrong Baby DaddyRobin
2025The Christmas CampaignMonique
2025Stella Stevens: The Last StarletSelf
2025The Demon DetectiveMrs. Mangi
2025Celebrity Weakest LinkSelf - Contestant
2025The Wrong MarriageKim
2025A Tooth Fairy TaleOpal (voice)
2025Number One on the Call SheetSelf
2025The Wrong ObsessionSabrina
2025Like Father Like SonLouise
2024Make or Bake ChristmasLeslie Lake
2024Poppa's HouseJudge Saywha
2024The Lost HollidayCassandra Marshall
2024On Ten
2024Not Another Church MovieJudge Loreal
2024Finding Faith
2024BoscoWilla
2024The Wrong Life CoachTara
2023A Christmas InternCharlotte
2023Sworn Justice: Taken Before ChristmasLaila Porter
2023First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch StoryDirector
2023Bobcat MorettiJoanne 'Jo' Wallis
2023Twisted House Sitter 2Pamela
2023The Interrogation Room Hosted by Vivica A. FoxSelf - Host
2023The Dirty
2023Every DayMorgan
2022The WheelSelf - Expert
2022A New Diva's Christmas CarolBastia
2022Dognapped: Hound for the HolidaysDD Ward
2022Holiday HideawayAngela
2022A Cozy Christmas InnSharon
2022A Marriage Made in HeavenPatty Jensen
2022Twisted VinesSheryl Wright
2022SherriSelf - Guest
2022Secret Society 2: Never EnoughCharles' (Celess's) Mom
2022Harmony in ParadiseMadelyn
2022Due SeasonGwen Waters
2022The Wrong High School SweetheartDee Kressley
2022The Wrong Blind DateBeth
2021The Christmas ThiefRobin
2021The Wrong Cheer CaptainCarol
2021Keeping Up with the JonesesRobin Jones
2021Aquarium of the DeadEddie "Clu" Cluwirth
2021Secret SocietyCharles' (Celess's) Mom
2021For Real: The Story of Reality TVSelf
2021Overserved with Lisa VanderpumpSelf
2021The Wrong ValentineMs. Connelly
2021Woman in MotionSelf
2021The Wrong Prince CharmingBridget
2021The Wrong Mr. RightSandra
2021The Wrong FiancéCharlotte
2021Celebrity Wheel of FortuneSelf - Contestant
2021Name That TuneSelf - Contestant
2021The Wrong Real Estate AgentAlex
2020Christmas TogetherDeb
2020A Christmas for MaryVivian
2020True to the Game 2Shoog
2020Joy & HopeAmanda Parkington
2020The Wrong Cheerleader CoachCoach Burke
2020RevDetective Reid
2020The Wrong StepfatherPrincipal Higgins
2020The Wrong Wedding PlannerDetective Jones
2020The Story of SoapsSelf
2020ArkansasHer
2020IllicitLinda Steele
2020UnthinkableDr. Sherry Cooper
2020Hooking UpCindy
2020The Wrong House SitterDebbie
20192nd Chance for ChristmasDeath
2019Christmas MatchmakersKate
2019Tamron HallSelf - Guest
2019The Wrong CheerleaderCoach Flynn
2019The Wrong TutorCarol
2019The Wrong MommySamantha
2019The Wrong Boy Next DoorDetective Watkins
2019The Wrong StepmotherMs. Price
2019Dead End
2019CrossbreedPresident Ellen Henricksen
2019The Masked SingerSelf
2018The Wrong TeacherMs. Burns
2018A Wedding for ChristmasMrs. Reynolds
2018Christmas with a ViewLydia
2018KinkyDana
2018American NightmaresChris
2018Cool Cat Kids SuperheroHerself
2018The Wrong FriendPrincipal Atkins
2018The Last Sharknado: It's About TimeSkye
2018The Wrong CruiseClaire Tanner
2018Garlic and GunpowderMayor Brown
2018The Sky PrincessMoon Queen
2017The Wrong ManJen Bennington
2017A Christmas CruisePam Stevenson
2017My Christmas GrandpaMadison
2017Jason's LetterSammi Brooks
2017Bobbi KristinaPat Houston
2017True to the GameShoog
2017SteveSelf
2017Bring It On: Worldwide #CheersmackCheer Goddess
2017The Wrong CrushGwen
2017Fat CampBarb
2017The Wrong StudentDetective Gibson
2016A Husband for ChristmasBrooke Harris
2016Summer in the CityAlyssa
2016GibbyDirector
2016Chocolate City: Vegas StripKatherine McCoy
2016The $100,000 PyramidSelf
2016The Wrong ChildRenee
2016Match Game
2016Independence Day: ResurgenceDr. Jasmine Hiller
2016Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'Self
2016To Tell the TruthSelf - Panelist
2016Love Won't Let Me WaitSisters Mother
2016Kocktails With KhloéSelf
2016The Wrong RoommateDetective Valdez
2015A Royal Family ChristmasMona Levi
2015A Royal Family HolidayMona Levi
2015Carter HighMrs. James
2015Golden ShoesMary
20154Got10Imani Cole
20156 Ways to DieVeronica Smith
2015Celebrity Family FeudSelf
2015Chocolate CityKatherine McCoy
2015Assassin's GameThe Target
2015Cool Cat Saves the KidsSelf
2015EmpireCandace Holloway-Mason
201430 Days in AtlantaWilson's Wife
2014black-ishVivica A. Fox
2014Celebrity Name GameSelf
2014MercenariesRaven
2014Sharknado 2: The Second OneSkye
2014Looking for Mr. RightDella
2014QPatricia Mills
2014Greencard WarriorsGabrielle
2013A Christmas WeddingSharon Douglas
2013So This Is ChristmasSharon
2013The Power of LovePJ Payton
2013It's Not You, It's MeGina
2013Mission ParkAgent Montelongo
2013Beat Bobby FlaySelf
2013Scooby-Doo! Stage FrightLotte Lavoie (voice)
2013Cool Cat Finds a GunCelebrity PSA
2013Queen CityLady Midnight
2013Home RunHelene
2013Doctor BelloChloe Durant
2013The Pastor and Mrs. JonesMrs. Hunter
2013Caught on TapeNadine
2013Sofia the FirstCarol of the Arrow (voice)
2012In the HiveBillie
2012Black NovemberAngela
2012Solid StateAgent Fox
2012Hitman: Burning HopeHerself (uncredited)
2012Cool Cat Stops BullyingVivica
2012The Eric Andre ShowSelf
20121 Out of 7Devon
2012The Marriage ChroniclesLeah
2012Ladies of the Church
2011Annie Claus Is Coming to TownLucy
2011Cheaper to Keep HerMorgan Mays
2011A Holiday HeistDean Erma
2011The Cookout 2Hot Female Messenger
2011Lord, All Men Can't Be DogsLisa
2011Femme FatalesDean Vera Rutledge
2011Hollywood & WineJackie Johnson
2011Mob WivesSelf - Host
2011Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody AffairVernita Green (Copperhead)
2011Trapped: Haitian NightsDetective Martin
2010Farewell Mr. KringleZoe Marsden
2010The Land of the AstronautsStudio Executive
2010Raising HopeSara Louise
2010Melissa & Joey
2010Love Chronicles: Secrets RevealedJanet
2010Scooby-Doo! Mystery IncorporatedCassidy Williams (voice)
2010Miss NobodyNan Wilder
2010Whatever She WantsVivian Wolf
2010Worst Cooks in AmericaSelf - Contestant
2009The Slammin' SalmonNutella
2009Shark CityVeronica Wolf
2009Degrassi Goes HollywoodVivica A. Fox
2009Junkyard DogSamantha Deatherage
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
2009Drop Dead DivaMaria Ellis
2009There's a Stranger in My HouseHarmony's mother
2009The CougarHost
2009RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Guest Judge
2009Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
2008True Jackson, VPMrs. Jackson
2008Private Valentine: Blonde & DangerousSergeant Louisa Morely
2008Little Britain USA
2008Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. HareDotty Tortoise (voice)
2008San SabaKate
2008Celebrity Family FeudHerself
2007Father of LiesBarbara Robinson
2007Three Can Play That GameShanté Smith
2007Da Kink in My Hair
2007Keeping Up with the KardashiansSelf
2007CoverZahara Milton
2007Motives 2 : RetributionConnie Simms
2007Kickin' It Old SkoolRoxanne
2007Pauly Shore's Natural Born Komics: MiamiSelf
2007Testimonies of Faith
2006Citizen DuaneMiss Houston
2006'Til DeathSarah
2006My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itageSelf
2005Getting PlayedAndrea Collins
2005Loonatics UnleashedBlack Velvet (voice)
2005The Hard CorpsTamara Barclay
2005Dancing with the StarsSelf - Contestant
2005The Starlet
2005The SalonJenny
2004BlastAgent Reed
2004Hair ShowHerself
2004Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in HarlemSelf
2004Kill Bill: Vol. 2Vernita Green 'Copperhead'
2004Ella EnchantedLucinda
2004MotivesConstance Simms
2003Kim Possible: A Sitch in TimeFuture Monique (voice)
2003Hustle and HeatLisa
2003The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 1'Self
2003Kill Bill: Vol. 1Vernita Green
2003All of Us
2003EveSelf
2003MissingNicole Scott
2003TremorsDelores
2003Punk'dSelf
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self
2002Boat TripFelicia
2002The Twilight ZoneAdelaide Tyler
2002Ozzy & DrixEllen Patella (voice)
2002Little SecretsPauline
2002Juwanna MannMichelle Langford
2001AliasToni Cummings
2001The Proud FamilyMargaret (voice)
2001Two Can Play That GameShanté Smith
2001Kingdom ComeLucille Slocumb
2001My Wife and KidsKelly
2001Double TakeShari
2000Curb Your EnthusiasmLoretta Black
2000HendrixFaye Pridgeon
2000Arista Records' 25th Anniversary CelebrationSelf
2000City of AngelsLillian Price
1999The Parkers
1999Teaching Mrs. TingleMiss Gold
1999Idle HandsDebi
1999A Saintly SwitchSara Anderson
1998The HughleysRegina
1998Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist
1998Why Do Fools Fall In LoveElizabeth 'Mickey' Waters
1998Getting PersonalRobyn Buckley
1997SolomonRegina di Saba
1997SolomonSheba
1997Soul FoodMaxine
1997The ViewSelf
1997Batman & RobinMs. B. Haven
1997ArsenioVicki Atwood
1997Booty CallLysterine
1997The Chris Rock ShowSelf
1996Set It OffFrankie
1996Jungle Cubs
1996Cosby
1996The Daily ShowSelf
1996Independence DayJasmine Dubrow
1996Independence Day: The ID4 InvasionSelf
1996The Making of 'Independence Day'Self
1996Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the HoodAshtray's Mother
1995MADtvSelf
1995The Tuskegee AirmenCharlene
1995The Watcher
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
1993Living Single
1992Out All NightCharisse Chamberlain
1992MartinPatrice
1990Beverly Hills, 90210Sherice Ashe
1990Law & OrderKate Tenny
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirJanet
1989Born on the Fourth of JulyHooker
1989Family MattersHalawna
1989GenerationsMaya Reubens
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest
1988China Beach
1986MatlockCelebrity Patient at Clinic
1963Miss USASelf - Judge
—Break the Cycle
—3 of a KindMonique
—Masha's MushroomsNix
—USA MotelSara
—Cool Cat Stops a School ShootingTeacher
—Women Like Us

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