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