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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
Like Father Like Son as Louise
The Christmas Campaign as Monique
A Tooth Fairy Tale as Opal (voice)
The Demon Detective as Mrs. Mangi
Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet as Self
The Wrong Obsession as Sabrina
The Wrong Marriage as Kim

2024

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

2023

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

2022

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

2021

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

2020

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

2019

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

2018

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

2017

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

2016

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

2015

Empire as Candace Holloway-Mason
Celebrity Family Feud as Self
4Got10 as Imani Cole
Golden Shoes as Mary
6 Ways to Die as Veronica Smith
Carter High as Mrs. James
Chocolate City as Katherine McCoy
Assassin's Game as The Target
A Royal Family Christmas as Mona Levi
Cool Cat Saves the Kids as Self
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
Greencard Warriors as Gabrielle
Q as Patricia Mills
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
Caught on Tape as Nadine
Mission Park as Agent Montelongo
Doctor Bello as Chloe Durant
So This Is Christmas as Sharon
Queen City as Lady Midnight
It's Not You, It's Me as Gina
The Power of Love as PJ Payton
The Pastor and Mrs. Jones as Mrs. Hunter
Cool Cat Finds a Gun as Celebrity PSA
A Christmas Wedding as Sharon Douglas

2012

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

2011

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

2010

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

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 Slammin' Salmon as Nutella
Junkyard Dog as Samantha Deatherage
The Cougar as Host
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
Kickin' It Old Skool as Roxanne
Motives 2 : Retribution as Connie Simms
Cover as Zahara Milton
Three Can Play That Game as Shanté Smith
Pauly Shore's Natural Born Komics: Miami as Self
Father of Lies as Barbara Robinson
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
The Starlet
Getting Played as Andrea Collins
The Salon as Jenny

2004

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

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
Missing as Nicole Scott
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 as Vernita Green
Punk'd as Self
All of Us
Eve as Self
Tremors as Delores
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
Hendrix as Faye Pridgeon
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration as Self

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
Solomon as Regina di Saba
Soul Food as Maxine
Arsenio as Vicki Atwood
Booty Call as Lysterine
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