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Vivica A. Fox

Born: 1964-07-30 in South Bend, Indiana, USA

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

2026

2025

Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
Celebrity Weakest Link as Self - Contestant
A Tooth Fairy Tale as Opal (voice)
The Demon Detective as Mrs. Mangi
Like Father Like Son as Louise
The Wrong Marriage as Kim
The Christmas Campaign as Monique
Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet as Self
The Wrong Obsession as Sabrina

2024

Poppa's House as Judge Saywha
On Ten
Finding Faith
Bosco as Willa
Not Another Church Movie as Judge Loreal
The Lost Holliday as Cassandra Marshall
Make or Bake Christmas as Leslie Lake
The Wrong Life Coach as Tara

2023

The Interrogation Room Hosted by Vivica A. Fox as Self - Host
Bobcat Moretti as Joanne 'Jo' Wallis
The Dirty
A Christmas Intern as Charlotte
Twisted House Sitter 2 as Pamela
Every Day as Morgan
Sworn Justice: Taken Before Christmas as Laila Porter
First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story ... (Director)

2022

Sherri as Self - Guest
The Wheel as Self - Expert
A Marriage Made in Heaven as Patty Jensen
A Cozy Christmas Inn as Sharon
The Wrong Blind Date as Beth
Secret Society 2: Never Enough as Charles' (Celess's) Mom
The Wrong High School Sweetheart as Dee Kressley
Dognapped: Hound for the Holidays as DD Ward
Twisted Vines as Sheryl Wright
A New Diva's Christmas Carol as Bastia
Due Season as Gwen Waters
Holiday Hideaway as Angela
Harmony in Paradise as Madelyn

2021

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant
Name That Tune as Self - Contestant
Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump as Self
For Real: The Story of Reality TV as Self
Keeping Up with the Joneses as Robin Jones
Secret Society as Charles' (Celess's) Mom
Aquarium of the Dead as Eddie "Clu" Cluwirth
The Wrong Fiancé as Charlotte
The Wrong Cheer Captain as Carol
Woman in Motion as Self
The Wrong Valentine as Ms. Connelly
The Wrong Real Estate Agent as Alex
The Wrong Mr. Right as Sandra
The Wrong Prince Charming as Bridget
The Christmas Thief as Robin

2020

Hooking Up as Cindy
Arkansas as Her
Rev as Detective Reid
The Story of Soaps as Self
Joy & Hope as Amanda Parkington
True to the Game 2 as Shoog
The Wrong Stepfather as Principal Higgins
Christmas Together as Deb
The Wrong House Sitter as Debbie
Unthinkable as Dr. Sherry Cooper
The Wrong Wedding Planner as Detective Jones
The Wrong Cheerleader Coach as Coach Burke
A Christmas for Mary as Vivian
Illicit as Linda Steele

2019

Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
The Masked Singer as Self
The Wrong Boy Next Door as Detective Watkins
The Wrong Mommy as Samantha
The Wrong Stepmother as Ms. Price
The Wrong Tutor as Carol
Crossbreed as President Ellen Henricksen
Dead End
2nd Chance for Christmas as Death
Christmas Matchmakers as Kate
The Wrong Cheerleader as Coach Flynn

2018

The Wrong Teacher as Ms. Burns
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time as Skye
Christmas with a View as Lydia
Kinky as Dana
The Wrong Friend as Principal Atkins
American Nightmares as Chris
The Wrong Cruise as Claire Tanner
A Wedding for Christmas as Mrs. Reynolds
Garlic and Gunpowder as Mayor Brown
Cool Cat Kids Superhero as Herself
The Sky Princess as Moon Queen

2017

Steve as Self
Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack as Cheer Goddess
Fat Camp as Barb
The Wrong Man as Jen Bennington
The Wrong Student as Detective Gibson
True to the Game as Shoog
Jason's Letter as Sammi Brooks
The Wrong Crush as Gwen
Bobbi Kristina as Pat Houston
My Christmas Grandpa as Madison
A Christmas Cruise as Pam Stevenson

2016

Match Game
Independence Day: Resurgence as Dr. Jasmine Hiller
To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
The $100,000 Pyramid as Self
Kocktails With Khloé as Self
Gibby as Director
The Wrong Child as Renee
The Wrong Roommate as Detective Valdez
Chocolate City: Vegas Strip as Katherine McCoy
A Husband for Christmas as Brooke Harris
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' as Self
Summer in the City as Alyssa
Love Won't Let Me Wait as Sisters Mother

2015

Empire as Candace Holloway-Mason
Celebrity Family Feud as Self
Golden Shoes as Mary
6 Ways to Die as Veronica Smith
4Got10 as Imani Cole
Chocolate City as Katherine McCoy
Assassin's Game as The Target
Carter High as Mrs. James
Cool Cat Saves the Kids as Self
A Royal Family Christmas as Mona Levi
A Royal Family Holiday as Mona Levi

2014

black-ish as Vivica A. Fox
Celebrity Name Game as Self
Sharknado 2: The Second One as Skye
Mercenaries as Raven
Looking for Mr. Right as Della
Q as Patricia Mills
Greencard Warriors as Gabrielle
30 Days in Atlanta as Wilson's Wife

2013

Sofia the First as Carol of the Arrow (voice)
Beat Bobby Flay as Self
Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright as Lotte Lavoie (voice)
Home Run as Helene
Mission Park as Agent Montelongo
So This Is Christmas as Sharon
Doctor Bello as Chloe Durant
Caught on Tape as Nadine
Queen City as Lady Midnight
Cool Cat Finds a Gun as Celebrity PSA
The Pastor and Mrs. Jones as Mrs. Hunter
It's Not You, It's Me as Gina
A Christmas Wedding as Sharon Douglas
The Power of Love as PJ Payton

2012

The Eric Andre Show as Self
Black November as Angela
Solid State as Agent Fox
In the Hive as Billie
1 Out of 7 as Devon
Ladies of the Church
Hitman: Burning Hope as Herself (uncredited)
The Marriage Chronicles as Leah
Cool Cat Stops Bullying as Vivica

2011

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair as Vernita Green (Copperhead)
Femme Fatales as Dean Vera Rutledge
Mob Wives as Self - Host
Hollywood & Wine as Jackie Johnson
The Cookout 2 as Hot Female Messenger
A Holiday Heist as Dean Erma
Trapped: Haitian Nights as Detective Martin
Annie Claus Is Coming to Town as Lucy
Lord, All Men Can't Be Dogs as Lisa
Cheaper to Keep Her as Morgan Mays

2010

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Cassidy Williams (voice)
Raising Hope as Sara Louise
Worst Cooks in America as Self - Contestant
Melissa & Joey
Miss Nobody as Nan Wilder
The Land of the Astronauts as Studio Executive
Whatever She Wants as Vivian Wolf
Farewell Mr. Kringle as Zoe Marsden
Love Chronicles: Secrets Revealed as Janet

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
Drop Dead Diva as Maria Ellis
The Cougar as Host
The Slammin' Salmon as Nutella
Junkyard Dog as Samantha Deatherage
Shark City as Veronica Wolf
Degrassi Goes Hollywood as Vivica A. Fox
There's a Stranger in My House as Harmony's mother
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’

2008

True Jackson, VP as Mrs. Jackson
Little Britain USA
Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous as Sergeant Louisa Morely
Celebrity Family Feud as Herself
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare as Dotty Tortoise (voice)
San Saba as Kate

2007

Keeping Up with the Kardashians as Self
Da Kink in My Hair
Cover as Zahara Milton
Kickin' It Old Skool as Roxanne
Three Can Play That Game as Shanté Smith
Motives 2 : Retribution as Connie Simms
Father of Lies as Barbara Robinson
Pauly Shore's Natural Born Komics: Miami as Self
Testimonies of Faith

2006

'Til Death as Sarah
Citizen Duane as Miss Houston
My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage as Self

2005

Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
Loonatics Unleashed as Black Velvet (voice)
The Hard Corps as Tamara Barclay
Getting Played as Andrea Collins
The Starlet
The Salon as Jenny

2004

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 as Vernita Green 'Copperhead'
Ella Enchanted as Lucinda
Blast as Agent Reed
Hair Show as Herself
Motives as Constance Simms
Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem as Self

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
Missing as Nicole Scott
Punk'd as Self
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 as Vernita Green
All of Us
Eve as Self
Hustle and Heat as Lisa
Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time as Future Monique (voice)
The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 1' as Self

2002

The Twilight Zone as Adelaide Tyler
Ozzy & Drix as Ellen Patella (voice)
Boat Trip as Felicia
Juwanna Mann as Michelle Langford
Little Secrets as Pauline

2001

My Wife and Kids as Kelly
The Proud Family as Margaret (voice)
Alias as Toni Cummings
Two Can Play That Game as Shanté Smith
Kingdom Come as Lucille Slocumb
Double Take as Shari

2000

Curb Your Enthusiasm as Loretta Black
City of Angels as Lillian Price
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration as Self
Hendrix as Faye Pridgeon

1999

The Parkers
Idle Hands as Debi
Teaching Mrs. Tingle as Miss Gold
A Saintly Switch as Sara Anderson

1998

Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
The Hughleys as Regina
Getting Personal as Robyn Buckley
Why Do Fools Fall In Love as Elizabeth 'Mickey' Waters

1997

The View as Self
Batman & Robin as Ms. B. Haven
The Chris Rock Show as Self
Booty Call as Lysterine
Soul Food as Maxine
Arsenio as Vicki Atwood
Solomon as Regina di Saba
Solomon as Sheba

1996

The Daily Show as Self
Independence Day as Jasmine Dubrow
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood as Ashtray's Mother
Cosby
Jungle Cubs
Set It Off as Frankie
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion as Self
The Making of 'Independence Day' as Self

1995

The Watcher
The Tuskegee Airmen as Charlene
MADtv as Self

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
Living Single

1992

Martin as Patrice
Out All Night as Charisse Chamberlain

1990

Law & Order as Kate Tenny
Beverly Hills, 90210 as Sherice Ashe
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Janet

1989

Family Matters as Halawna
Born on the Fourth of July as Hooker
Generations as Maya Reubens

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
China Beach

1986

Matlock as Celebrity Patient at Clinic

1963

Miss USA as Self - Judge