Vivica A. Fox

Vivica A. Fox

actress, producer, executive

Vivica A. Fox was born on Jul 30, 1964 in USA. Vivica A. Fox's big-screen debut came with Generations - Season 1 directed by Ken Herman in 1989. Vivica A. Fox is known for Providence Island directed by Roger M. Bobb, Vivica A. Fox stars as Grandma and Demetria McKinney as Mary Dunbar. Vivica A. Fox has got 6 awards and 17 nominations so far. The most recent award Vivica A. Fox achieved is CinemaCon, USA. The upcoming new movie Vivica A. Fox plays is A New Diva's Christmas Carol which will be released on Dec 14, 2022.

Vivica A. Fox was born in South Bend, Indiana, on July 30, 1964, and is the daughter of Everlyena, a pharmaceutical technician, and William Fox, a private school administrator. She is of Native American and African-American descent and is proud of her heritage. She is a graduate of Arlington High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, and, after graduating, moved to California to attend college. Vivica went to Golden West College and graduated with an Associate Art degree in Social Sciences. While in California, she started acting professionally, first on soap operas, such as Generations (1989), Des jours et des vies (1965) and Les feux de l'amour (1973). In another early role, she played Patti LaBelle's fashion designer daughter, "Charisse Chamberlain", on the NBC-TV series, Out All Night (1992). Her first big break was in the film, Independence Day : Le Jour de la riposte (1996), along with Will Smith, and also Le prix à payer (1996). She has earned critical acclaim for her portrayal of "Maxine" in the 1997 motion picture, Soul Food (1997), which netted her MTV Movie Award and NAACP Image Award nominations. In 2000, she was casted in the medical drama, City of Angels (2000), as "Dr. Lillian Price". She has had roles in many other movies ever since, such as: Mrs. Tingle (1999), L'amour n'est qu'un jeu (2001) and Kill Bill: Volume I (2003). In 2004, Fox was in an episode of Punk'd (2003), where her pregnant friend pretended to go into labor, but they became angry when a paramedic appeared to care more about taking pictures than delivering the baby. Vivica also took another television role, from 2004 to 2006, as she starred in the drama series, Missing: disparus sans laisser de trace (2003), on the Lifetime Television Network. In 2007, she was a contender on Dancing with the Stars (2005) and stayed until she was voted off in the fourth week. In 1998, Vivica A. Fox married singer Christopher Harvest (aka Sixx-Nine), whom she later divorced in June 2002. She also dated rapper 50 Cent, however this was a brief relationship.

  • Birthday

    Jul 30, 1964

  • Place of Birth

    South Bend, Indiana, USA

  • Also known

    Vivica Fox

Known For

Providence Island
Movie
Providence Island

20177.4

Empire
TV
Empire

20157.4

Queen City
Movie
Queen City

20138.5

Hitman: Absolution
Movie
Hitman: Absolution

20128.2

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
TV
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

20108.1

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Movie
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

20068.8

Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Movie
Kill Bill: Vol. 2

20048.0

Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Movie
Kill Bill: Vol. 1

20038.2

Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV
Curb Your Enthusiasm

20008.8

Getting Personal
TV
Getting Personal

19987.9

Awards

6 wins & 17 nominations

CinemaCon, USA
2016
Ensemble of the Universe
Winner - CinemaCon Award
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
LA Femme International Film Festival
2008
Image Award
Winner - LA Femme Filmmaker Award
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