Vivica A. Fox is an African-American film and television actress.

After graduating from Golden West College with an Associate Art degree in Social Sciences, Fox moved to California to become an actress, first on soap operas such as Generations, Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless. One of her earliest roles saw her as Patti LaBelle's NBC TV series Out All Night. She also appeared as Jazz's sister on the hit show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. She got her big break in film as Will Smith's stripper girlfriend in Independence Day. From there, she was cast in many other films and earned critical acclaim for her role in the 1997 movie Soul Food, which netted her MTV Movie Award and NAACP Image Award nominations.

Fox also played roles in Idle Hands, Why Do Fools Fall In Love, Teaching Mrs. Tingle, Two Can Play That Game and Juwanna Mann. Fox has also tried her hand at voice acting, providing her voice for roles in the television cartoons Ozzy & Drix and Kim Possible.

Fox is currently starring in the drama series, Missing on the Lifetime Television Network with Caterina Scorsone and Mark Consuelos.

Public Name: Vivica A. Fox
Birth Name: Vivica Anjanetta Fox
Date of Birth: July 30, 1964
Place of Birth: Indianapolis, Indiana

Filmography

• Motives 2, 2007
• Marble City, 2007
• Caught on Tape, 2006
• Natural Born Komics, 2006
• Kickin It Old Skool, 2006
• Citizen Duane, 2006
• The Hard Corps, 2006
• "All of Us", 2006 TV Episode
• "1-800-Missing", 2004-2006 TV Episodes
• Getting Played, 2005
• "Loonatics Unleashed", 2005 TV Episode (voice)
• The Salon, 2005
• Blast!, 2004
• "Alias", 2004 TV Episode
• Ella Enchanted, 2004
• Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
• Motives, 2004
• Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time, 2003 (TV) (voice)
• Ride or Die, 2003
• "The Parkers", 2003 TV Episode
• Kill Bill: Vol. 1, 2003
• "Tremors", 2003 TV Episode
• "The Twilight Zone", 2003 TV Episode
• Boat Trip, 2002
• "Ozzy & Drix", 2002 TV Series
• Juwanna Mann, 2002
• "The Proud Family", 2001 TV Episode (voice)
• Little Secrets, 2001
• Two Can Play That Game, 2001
• Kingdom Come, 2001
• Double Take, 2001
• Hendrix, 2000 (TV)
• "City of Angels", 2000 TV Series
• "The Hughleys", 1999 TV Episodes
• Teaching Mrs. Tingle, 1999
• "Cosby", 1999 TV Episode
• Idle Hands, 1999
• A Saintly Switch, 1999 (TV)
• Why Do Fools Fall in Love, 1998
• "Getting Personal", 1998 TV Episode
• Solomon, 1997 (TV)
• Soul Food, 1997
• Batman & Robin, 1997
• "Arsenio", 1997 TV Series
• Booty Call, 1997
• "Living Single", 1996 TV Episode
• Set It Off, 1996
• Independence Day, 1996
• Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, 1996 TV Series
• "The Young and the Restless", 1973 TV Series
• The Tuskegee Airmen, 1995 (TV)
• "Martin", 1995 TV Episode
• "Matlock", 1993 TV Episode
• "Out All Night", 1992 TV Series
• "Family Matters", 1992 TV Episode
• "Beverly Hills, 90210", 1991 TV Episode
• "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", 1991 TV Episode
• Born on the Fourth of July, 1989
• "Who's the Boss?", 1989 TV Episode
• "Generations", 1989 TV Series
• "Days of Our Lives", 1965 TV Series
• "China Beach", 1988 TV Episodes

Awards

• Black Film Award Best Actress "Soul Food" 1998
• MTV Movie Award Best Kiss "Independence Day" 1997
• Universe Reader's Choice Award Best Supporting Actress In A Genre Motion Picture "Independence Day" 1996