Vivica A. Fox
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · Night of the Living Dead as
- 2026 · Is God Is as Ruby
- 2026 · Plan C as Rita
- 2026 · The Wrong Baby Daddy as Robin
- 2025 · The Christmas Campaign as Monique
- 2025 · Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet as Self
- 2025 · The Demon Detective as Mrs. Mangi
- 2025 · Celebrity Weakest Link as Self - Contestant
- 2025 · A Tooth Fairy Tale as Opal (voice)
- 2025 · Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
- 2025 · The Wrong Obsession as Sabrina
- 2025 · Like Father Like Son as Louise
- 2024 · Make or Bake Christmas as Leslie Lake
- 2024 · Poppa's House as Judge Saywha
- 2024 · Bosco as Willa
- 2023 · Twisted House Sitter 2 as Pamela
- 2023 · The Interrogation Room Hosted by Vivica A. Fox as Self - Host
- 2023 · Every Day as Morgan
- 2022 · The Wheel as Self - Expert
- 2022 · Dognapped: Hound for the Holidays as DD Ward
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2022 · Secret Society 2: Never Enough as Charles' (Celess's) Mom
- 2022 · Due Season as Gwen Waters
- 2022 · The Wrong High School Sweetheart as Dee Kressley
- 2022 · The Wrong Blind Date as Beth
- 2021 · The Christmas Thief as Robin
- 2021 · Keeping Up with the Joneses as Robin Jones
- 2021 · Aquarium of the Dead as Eddie "Clu" Cluwirth
- 2021 · Secret Society as Charles' (Celess's) Mom
- 2021 · For Real: The Story of Reality TV as Self
- 2021 · Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump as Self
- 2021 · The Wrong Fiancé as Charlotte
- 2021 · Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant
- 2021 · Name That Tune as Self - Contestant
- 2020 · Joy & Hope as Amanda Parkington
- 2020 · Rev as Detective Reid
- 2020 · The Wrong Stepfather as Principal Higgins
- 2020 · The Wrong Wedding Planner as Detective Jones
- 2020 · Arkansas as Her
- 2020 · Illicit as Linda Steele
- 2020 · Hooking Up as Cindy
- 2020 · The Wrong House Sitter as Debbie
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 2019 · The Wrong Cheerleader as Coach Flynn
- 2019 · The Wrong Mommy as Samantha
- 2019 · The Wrong Stepmother as Ms. Price
- 2019 · Dead End as
- 2019 · The Masked Singer as Self
- 2019 · The Masked Singer as Mother Nature
- 2018 · The Wrong Teacher as Ms. Burns
- 2018 · Christmas with a View as Lydia
- 2018 · The Last Sharknado: It's About Time as Skye
- 2017 · The Wrong Man as Jen Bennington
- 2017 · My Christmas Grandpa as Madison
- 2017 · Jason's Letter as Sammi Brooks
- 2017 · Steve as Self
- 2017 · Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack as Cheer Goddess
- 2017 · Fat Camp as Barb
- 2016 · A Husband for Christmas as Brooke Harris
- 2016 · The $100,000 Pyramid as Self
- 2016 · Match Game as
- 2016 · Match Game as Self - Panelist
- 2016 · Independence Day: Resurgence as Dr. Jasmine Hiller
- 2016 · Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' as Self
- 2016 · To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
- 2016 · Kocktails With Khloé as Self
- 2015 · Carter High as Mrs. James
- 2015 · 4Got10 as Imani Cole
- 2015 · Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- 2015 · Cool Cat Saves the Kids as Self
- 2015 · Empire as Candace Holloway-Mason
- 2014 · black-ish as Vivica A. Fox
- 2014 · Celebrity Name Game as Self
- 2014 · Mercenaries as Raven
- 2014 · Sharknado 2: The Second One as Skye
- 2014 · Looking for Mr. Right as Della
- 2014 · Greencard Warriors as Gabrielle
- 2013 · So This Is Christmas as Sharon
- 2013 · It's Not You, It's Me as Gina
- 2013 · Beat Bobby Flay as Self
- 2013 · Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright as Lotte Lavoie (voice)
- 2013 · Queen City as Lady Midnight
- 2013 · Home Run as Helene
- 2013 · The Pastor and Mrs. Jones as Mrs. Hunter
- 2013 · Sofia the First as Carol of the Arrow (voice)
- 2012 · Black November as Angela
- 2012 · Solid State as Agent Fox
- 2012 · The Eric Andre Show as Self
- 2011 · Femme Fatales as Dean Vera Rutledge
- 2011 · Mob Wives as Self - Host
- 2011 · Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair as Vernita Green (Copperhead)
- 2011 · Trapped: Haitian Nights as Detective Martin
- 2010 · The Land of the Astronauts as Studio Executive
- 2010 · Raising Hope as Sara Louise
- 2010 · Melissa & Joey as
- 2010 · Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Cassidy Williams (voice)
- 2010 · Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Angel Dynamite (voice)
- 2010 · Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Angel (voice)
- 2010 · Love Chronicles: Secrets Revealed as Janet
- 2010 · Miss Nobody as Nan Wilder
- 2010 · Worst Cooks in America as Self - Contestant
- 2009 · The Slammin' Salmon as Nutella
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Drop Dead Diva as Maria Ellis
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
- 2009 · Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’ as
- 2008 · True Jackson, VP as Mrs. Jackson
- 2008 · Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous as Sergeant Louisa Morely
- 2008 · Little Britain USA as
- 2008 · Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare as Dotty Tortoise (voice)
- 2008 · Celebrity Family Feud as Herself
- 2007 · Keeping Up with the Kardashians as Self
- 2007 · Da Kink in My Hair as
- 2006 · 'Til Death as Sarah
- 2005 · Getting Played as Andrea Collins
- 2005 · Loonatics Unleashed as Black Velvet (voice)
- 2005 · The Hard Corps as Tamara Barclay
- 2005 · Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
- 2005 · The Starlet as
- 2004 · Blast as Agent Reed
- 2004 · Hair Show as Herself
- 2004 · Kill Bill: Vol. 2 as Vernita Green 'Copperhead'
- 2004 · Ella Enchanted as Lucinda
- 2004 · Motives as Constance Simms
- 2003 · Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time as Future Monique (voice)
- 2003 · Kill Bill: Vol. 1 as Vernita Green
- 2003 · All of Us as
- 2003 · Eve as Self
- 2003 · Missing as Nicole Scott
- 2003 · Tremors as Delores
- 2003 · Punk'd as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · Boat Trip as Felicia
- 2002 · The Twilight Zone as Adelaide Tyler
- 2002 · Ozzy & Drix as Ellen Patella (voice)
- 2002 · Little Secrets as Pauline
- 2002 · Juwanna Mann as Michelle Langford
- 2001 · Alias as Toni Cummings
- 2001 · The Proud Family as Margaret (voice)
- 2001 · Two Can Play That Game as Shanté Smith
- 2001 · Kingdom Come as Lucille Slocumb
- 2001 · My Wife and Kids as Kelly
- 2001 · Double Take as Shari
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Loretta Black
- 2000 · City of Angels as Lillian Price
- 1999 · The Parkers as
- 1999 · Teaching Mrs. Tingle as Miss Gold
- 1999 · Idle Hands as Debi
- 1998 · The Hughleys as Regina
- 1998 · Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
- 1998 · Why Do Fools Fall In Love as Elizabeth 'Mickey' Waters
- 1998 · Getting Personal as Robyn Buckley
- 1997 · Solomon as Regina di Saba
- 1997 · Solomon as Sheba
- 1997 · Soul Food as Maxine
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Batman & Robin as Ms. B. Haven
- 1997 · Arsenio as Vicki Atwood
- 1997 · Booty Call as Lysterine
- 1997 · The Chris Rock Show as Self
- 1996 · Set It Off as Frankie
- 1996 · Jungle Cubs as
- 1996 · Cosby as
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion as Self
- 1996 · Independence Day as Jasmine Dubrow
- 1996 · Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood as Ashtray's Mother
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1995 · MADtv as Self - Special Guest
- 1995 · The Tuskegee Airmen as Charlene
- 1995 · The Watcher as
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Living Single as
- 1992 · Out All Night as Charisse Chamberlain
- 1992 · Martin as Patrice
- 1990 · Beverly Hills, 90210 as Sherice Ashe
- 1990 · Law & Order as Kate Tenny
- 1990 · The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Janet
- 1989 · Born on the Fourth of July as Hooker
- 1989 · Family Matters as Halawna
- 1989 · Generations as Maya Reubens
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1988 · China Beach as
- 1986 · Matlock as Celebrity Patient at Clinic
- 1963 · Miss USA as Self - Judge
- Future · Masha's Mushrooms as Nix
- 2025 · The Wrong Marriage as Kim
- 2024 · The Lost Holliday as Cassandra Marshall
- 2024 · On Ten as
- 2024 · Not Another Church Movie as Judge Loreal
- 2024 · Finding Faith as
- 2024 · The Wrong Life Coach as Tara
- 2023 · A Christmas Intern as Charlotte
- 2023 · Sworn Justice: Taken Before Christmas as Laila Porter
- 2023 · Bobcat Moretti as Joanne 'Jo' Wallis
- 2023 · The Dirty as
- 2022 · A New Diva's Christmas Carol as Bastia
- 2022 · Holiday Hideaway as Angela
- 2022 · A Cozy Christmas Inn as Sharon
- 2022 · A Marriage Made in Heaven as Patty Jensen
- 2022 · Twisted Vines as Sheryl Wright
- 2022 · Harmony in Paradise as Madelyn
- 2021 · The Wrong Cheer Captain as Carol
- 2021 · The Wrong Valentine as Ms. Connelly
- 2021 · Woman in Motion as Self
- 2021 · The Wrong Prince Charming as Bridget
- 2021 · The Wrong Mr. Right as Sandra
- 2021 · The Wrong Real Estate Agent as Alex
- 2020 · Christmas Together as Deb
- 2020 · A Christmas for Mary as Vivian
- 2020 · True to the Game 2 as Shoog
- 2020 · The Wrong Cheerleader Coach as Coach Burke
- 2020 · The Story of Soaps as Self
- 2020 · Unthinkable as Dr. Sherry Cooper
- 2019 · 2nd Chance for Christmas as Death
- 2019 · Christmas Matchmakers as Kate
- 2019 · The Wrong Tutor as Carol
- 2019 · The Wrong Boy Next Door as Detective Watkins
- 2019 · Crossbreed as President Ellen Henricksen
- 2018 · A Wedding for Christmas as Mrs. Reynolds
- 2018 · Kinky as Dana
- 2018 · American Nightmares as Chris
- 2018 · Cool Cat Kids Superhero as Herself
- 2018 · The Wrong Friend as Principal Atkins
- 2018 · The Wrong Cruise as Claire Tanner
- 2018 · Garlic and Gunpowder as Mayor Brown
- 2018 · The Sky Princess as Moon Queen
- 2017 · A Christmas Cruise as Pam Stevenson
- 2017 · Bobbi Kristina as Pat Houston
- 2017 · True to the Game as Shoog
- 2017 · The Wrong Crush as Gwen
- 2017 · The Wrong Student as Detective Gibson
- 2016 · Summer in the City as Alyssa
- 2016 · Gibby as Director
- 2016 · Chocolate City: Vegas Strip as Katherine McCoy
- 2016 · The Wrong Child as Renee
- 2016 · Love Won't Let Me Wait as Sisters Mother
- 2016 · The Wrong Roommate as Detective Valdez
- 2015 · A Royal Family Christmas as Mona Levi
- 2015 · A Royal Family Holiday as Mona Levi
- 2015 · Golden Shoes as Mary
- 2015 · 6 Ways to Die as Veronica Smith
- 2015 · Chocolate City as Katherine McCoy
- 2015 · Assassin's Game as The Target
- 2012 · Ladies of the Church as
- 2011 · Cheaper to Keep Her as Morgan Mays
- 2007 · Pauly Shore's Natural Born Komics: Miami as Self
- Future · 3 of a Kind as Monique
- Future · Break the Cycle as
- 2014 · 30 Days in Atlanta as Wilson's Wife
- 2013 · A Christmas Wedding as Sharon Douglas
- 2013 · The Power of Love as PJ Payton
- 2010 · Whatever She Wants as Vivian Wolf
- Future · USA Motel as Sara
- 2014 · Q as Patricia Mills
- 2013 · Mission Park as Agent Montelongo
- 2013 · Cool Cat Finds a Gun as Celebrity PSA
- 2013 · Doctor Bello as Chloe Durant
- 2013 · Caught on Tape as Nadine
- 2012 · In the Hive as Billie
- 2012 · Hitman: Burning Hope as Herself (uncredited)
- 2012 · Cool Cat Stops Bullying as Vivica
- 2012 · 1 Out of 7 as Devon
- 2012 · The Marriage Chronicles as Leah
- 2011 · Annie Claus Is Coming to Town as Lucy
- 2011 · A Holiday Heist as Dean Erma
- 2011 · The Cookout 2 as Hot Female Messenger
- 2011 · Lord, All Men Can't Be Dogs as Lisa
- 2011 · Hollywood & Wine as Jackie Johnson
- 2010 · Farewell Mr. Kringle as Zoe Marsden
- 2009 · Shark City as Veronica Wolf
- 2009 · Degrassi Goes Hollywood as Vivica A. Fox
- 2009 · Junkyard Dog as Samantha Deatherage
- 2009 · There's a Stranger in My House as Harmony's mother
- 2009 · The Cougar as Host
- 2008 · San Saba as Kate
- 2007 · Father of Lies as Barbara Robinson
- 2007 · Three Can Play That Game as Shanté Smith
- 2007 · Cover as Zahara Milton
- 2007 · Motives 2 : Retribution as Connie Simms
- 2007 · Kickin' It Old Skool as Roxanne
- 2007 · Testimonies of Faith as
- 2006 · Citizen Duane as Miss Houston
- 2006 · My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage as Self
- 2005 · The Salon as Jenny
- 2004 · Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem as Self
- 2003 · Hustle and Heat as Lisa
- 2003 · The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 1' as Self
- 2000 · Hendrix as Faye Pridgeon
- 2000 · Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 1999 · A Saintly Switch as Sara Anderson
- 1996 · The Making of 'Independence Day' as Self
- Future · Cool Cat Stops a School Shooting as Teacher