Biography And Filmography:

Vivica A. Fox first grabbed our attention on the daytime soap operas, "Generations", and "The Young and the Restless", and primetime guest appearances on the Will Smith series "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air". On "Fresh Prince", she played an attractive but venomous date whom Smith tries to fix up with his cousin. This experience led to a short run as a regular cast member on the television sitcom "Out All Night" (1992) where she played the daughter of nightclub owner Patti LaBelle.

After small appearances in various comedy shows, she was cast in the role of a devoted single mother who works to support her family by working part time as a stripper in the science fiction blockbuster "Independence Day" (1996). This exposure brought in lots of job offers. Starring roles followed in the crime thriller "Set It Off" (1996) with Queen Latifah, as one of four female bank robbers, then the comedy "Booty Call" (1997) with Jamie Foxx and Tommy Davidson, and a supporting role as Ms. B Haven, a partner of Arnold Schwarzenegger's Mr. Freeze, in the highly successful sequel "Batman & Robin" (1997) starring George Clooney, Alicia Silverstone and Uma Thurman.

She was then hired and cast next to Halle Berry in "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" (1998), about three very different women with one man in common. She then appeared in thirteen episodes of "City Of Angels" (2000), a television series where she co-starred as Dr. Lillian Price. In 2001, she was cast in "Little Secrets" starring Evan Rachel Wood and David Gallagher. The following year she had a starring role in "Juwanna Mann" (2002), a story about a basketball star who is kicked out of the NBA when his on-court actions go too far, so he poses as a woman and joins the WUBA. 

After a role alongside Cuba Gooding, Jr., in the comedy "Boat Trip" (2002), the actress was cast as Vernita Green, one of the killers marked for revenge by 'The Bride' (Uma Thurman) in Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill, Vol. 1" (2003) also featuring Lucy Liu and Daryl Hannah. 

She then appeared in "Ella Enchanted" (2004) portraying Lucinda, who gives a young girl (Anne Hathaway) the gift of obedience at birth. She then lent her voice talents to Disney's time travel animated action adventure comedy "Kim Possible: A Stitch in Time" (2003), about two kids who start out a new school year only to find out that their family is moving to Norway. 

The actress was next seen in two video releases in, “Getting Played” (2006) with Carmen Electra, a romantic comedy about three women weary of men who try to trap a random target for fun, and “The Hard Corps” (2006), a Jean Claude Van Damme action movie about a war veteran hired to protect a former boxing champion from a corrupt music mogul. 

Meanwhile, she joined ten other celebrities as a contestant on the smash hit “Dancing With the Stars” (2005- ), a weekly dance competition that pairs professional dancers with inexperienced celebrities. In 2007, she took another high-profile television job with a thirteen episode deal working with Larry David on the hit series "Curb Your Enthusiasm", where Larry David stars as himself in this hilarious comedy that profiles a dogged, self-depreciating picture of his life. He's got it all: a loving wife, good friends, a successful career, a great home - what could possibly go wrong?

2008 proved to be one of the busiest years ever for the actress, as she had no less then nine projects in the works at the same time. She started with the mystery "San Saba" (2008), before starring in the movie musical "Caught On Tape" (2008) with Cedric the Entertainer, about a little boy who uses his video camera that he got for his birthday to spy on his mothers boyfriend who is plotting a crime. Next was a role in the comedy "Miss Nobody" (2008), about a mild-mannered secretary who discovers that she has a talent for murder as she ascends the corporate ladder.

She was next cast in the drama "Street" (2008), before switching gears with more voice work in the animated adventure "Unstable Fables: Tortise vs. Hare" (2008) with Drake Bell and Danny Glover. More comedy followed with "Major Movie Star" (2008) starring Jessica Simpson, the story of when bubble gum movie star Megan Parker (Jessica Simpson) suddenly finds herself broke and humiliated in the public eye, and wanders from the wreckage of a car accident and enlists in the U.S. Army hoping it will change her life. She then starred in the thriller "Junkyard Dog" (2008), a psychological thriller about an FBI Special Agent who travels to rural Tennessee to track down a college coed who's been abducted by a serial killer. 

She showed that she was comfortable in a supporting comedy role with "Hollywood & Wine" (2008) starring David Spade and Pamela Anderson, a story about betrayal, Hollywood pride and shame. She wrapped her year starring in the comedy "Shark City" (2008) with Dennis Rodman, about two best friends in their early 30's living in New York city who are looking for love in all the wrong places.