Vivica A. Fox facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Vivica A. Fox
Fox at the 2017 New York Comic Con
Born	Vivica Anjanetta Fox (1964-07-30) July 30, 1964 (age 61) South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Education	Golden West College (AA)
Occupation	Actress producer
Years active	1982–present
Spouse(s)	skypie ​ ​ (m. 1998; div. 2002)​

Vivica Anjanetta Fox (born July 30, 1964) is an American actress and producer. She started her career as a dancer on the TV show Soul Train in the early 1980s. She then acted in popular daytime soap operas like Days of Our Lives and Generations.

Vivica Fox became widely known in 1996. She starred in two big movies: Independence Day, a science fiction film, and Set It Off, an action movie. Since then, she has appeared in many films and TV shows. She also produces movies and TV series. In 2023, she directed her first movie, First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story.

Early Life and Education

Vivica Fox was born in South Bend, Indiana. Her mother, Everlyena, worked with medicines, and her father, William Fox, was a school leader. Soon after she was born, her family moved to Benton Harbor, Michigan.

Vivica Fox finished high school at Arlington High School in Indianapolis in 1982. After that, she went to Golden West College in Huntington Beach, California. She earned a college degree in Social Sciences there.

Vivica Fox's Acting Career

Starting Out: 1982–1995

In 1982, Vivica Fox moved to California to attend Golden West College. While in college, she was a dancer on the TV show Soul Train from 1983 to 1984. She also appeared in the music video for the popular R&B song "Meeting in the Ladies Room" by the group Klymaxx.

After her dancing career, she began acting. Her first professional acting role was in 1988 on the TV soap opera Days of Our Lives. She played Carmen Silva. In 1989, she made her movie debut in Born on the Fourth of July. Later that year, she was cast as Maya Reubens in the soap opera Generations. This show was special because it was the first soap opera to feature an African-American family from the very beginning.

In the early 1990s, Vivica Fox started appearing in prime-time TV shows. She had guest roles on popular series like The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Beverly Hills, 90210, Family Matters, Matlock, and Martin. In 1992, she played Charisse Chamberlain, the daughter of Patti LaBelle's character, in the sitcom Out All Night. She also returned to soap operas, playing Dr. Stephanie Simmons on The Young and the Restless from 1994 to 1995.

Big Success: 1996–2003

Fox in 1998

The year 1996 was a huge turning point for Vivica Fox. She starred as Jasmine Dubrow, the girlfriend of Will Smith's character, in the science fiction movie Independence Day. This film was a massive hit, earning over $800 million worldwide. For her role, Fox won an MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss with Will Smith.

Later in 1996, she played Francesca "Frankie" Sutton in the action film Set It Off. She starred alongside Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, and Kimberly Elise. Set It Off was praised by critics and also did very well at the box office. In 1997, Fox appeared in three more films: the comedy Booty Call, the superhero movie Batman & Robin, and the comedy-drama Soul Food. Soul Food was a big success and earned her nominations for awards like the NAACP Image Award.

Vivica Fox also continued to have leading roles on television. She played the Queen of Sheba in the British TV movie Solomon in 1997. In 1998, she was the main actress in the sitcom Getting Personal. She also starred with Halle Berry in the romantic drama Why Do Fools Fall in Love, playing one of the wives of singer Frankie Lymon. In 2000, she starred in the medical drama City of Angels.

In 2001, Fox played Lucille Slocumb in the comedy-drama Kingdom Come. That same year, she was the lead in the romantic comedy Two Can Play That Game. In 2002, she starred in Juwanna Mann and Boat Trip. In 2003, director Quentin Tarantino cast her as Vernita Green in his two-part martial arts film Kill Bill.

Later Roles and Producing: 2004–Present

From 2004 to 2006, Vivica Fox was a co-producer and star of the TV crime drama series Missing on the Lifetime channel. She played FBI special agent Nicole Scott and won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series in 2006 for her work on the show. During this time, she also produced and starred in several movies, including Motives and The Salon.

Vivica Fox has also been a judge on TV talent shows like The Starlet. She competed on Dancing with the Stars in 2006. She hosted her own reality shows, Glam God with Vivica A. Fox (2008) and The Cougar (2009). In 2015, she was a contestant on The Apprentice.

Fox at The Heart Truth in 2009

In the late 2000s and 2010s, Fox continued to act in many films and TV shows. She had guest roles on series like Law & Order and Drop Dead Diva. She also starred in the sitcom Mr. Box Office. In 2014, she appeared in the popular TV movie Sharknado 2: The Second One.

In 2015, she joined the cast of the musical drama series Empire as Candace Mason, the sister of the character Cookie Lyon. She became a regular cast member for the show's final season. She also starred in the film Chocolate City.

Vivica Fox returned to her role as Jasmine Hiller in Independence Day: Resurgence, which was released in 2016. That same year, it was announced she would play the president of the United States in the science fiction film "Crossbreed." This made her the first African-American woman to play this role in a feature film.

In 2017, Lifetime launched her new show "Vivica's Black Magic." She also appeared in Chocolate City: Vegas Strip and Bring It On: Worldwide Cheersmack. She starred in the TV biopic Bobbi Kristina, based on the life of Whitney Houston's daughter.

In 2018, Vivica Fox released a book called Every Day I'm Hustling. It shares stories from her career and relationships. She also appeared in The Last Sharknado: It's About Time and hosted the TV talk show Face the Truth.

Since 2019, Vivica Fox has continued to be very busy. She has starred in many TV films, including several in "The Wrong..." series. In 2020, she appeared in the film Arkansas and True to the Game 2. She also competed on The Masked Singer as "Mother Nature."

In 2021, she starred in the horror film Aquarium of the Dead. In 2022, she appeared in several Christmas TV movies. On October 5, 2023, Vivica Fox directed the movie First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story for BET+. In 2024, she had a role in the film Bosco and the comedy Not Another Church Movie.

Personal Life

In December 1998, Vivica Fox married singer Christopher "Sixx-Nine" Harvest. They divorced in 2002. She briefly dated rapper 50 Cent in 2003. In 2011, her engagement to club promoter Omar "Slimm" White ended.

In November 2020, she became an honorary member of the Zeta Phi Beta sorority.

Vivica Fox's Achievements

Vivica Fox has appeared in over 250 movies and TV shows throughout her career. She has also produced more than 40 films and TV projects.

She received nominations for the MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance and the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Independence Day. She has also been nominated for nine NAACP Image Awards. These include nominations for NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for films like Soul Food and Two Can Play That Game. For directing First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story in 2023, she received an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Directing.

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Vivica A. Fox para niños