Vivica A. Fox
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 30, 1964 in South Bend, Indiana, USA
- Active Years
- 1963–2026 (64 Years)
- Total Credits
- 331 credits in database
Acting Born Jul 30, 1964 South Bend, Indiana, USA 331 credits
Biography
Vivica A. Fox, born July 30, 1964 in South Bend, Indiana, is an American actress and producer. She began her career appearing on Soul Train and later took roles on the daytime soap operas Days of Our Lives and Generations. In prime‑time television she starred opposite Patti LaBelle in the NBC sitcom Out All Night. Fox’s breakthrough arrived in 1996 with parts in the blockbuster Independence Day and the crime drama Set It Off. Her film work includes Booty Call, Soul Food, Why Do Fools Fall in Love, Kingdom Come, Two Can Play That Game and Boat Trip. She also led the short‑lived series Getting Personal, City of Angels and Missing, earning an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for the latter.
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Career overview
Vivica A. Fox, born July 30 1964 in South Bend, Indiana, is an American actress and producer whose career spans film, television and music‑video work. She entered the entertainment industry through appearances on the music program Soul Train before securing roles on the daytime soap operas Days of Our Lives and Generations. Transitioning to prime‑time television, Fox co‑starred with Patti LaBelle in the NBC sitcom Out All Night, establishing her presence in comedic series.
Fox’s breakthrough arrived in 1996 when she appeared in the blockbuster Independence Day and the urban drama Set It Off, performances that raised her profile in Hollywood. Subsequent film work includes starring roles in Booty Call, Soul Food, Why Do Fools Fall in Love, Kingdom Come, Two Can Play That Game and Boat Trip. In addition to her film résumé, she held leading parts in the short‑lived television series Getting Personal and City of Angels, and later headlined the drama Missing, a role that earned her an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series. Across her career, Fox has amassed more than 280 credited appearances, reflecting a versatile body of work that spans comedy, drama and action genres.
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Night of the Living DeadIs God IsThe Wrong Baby DaddyThe Wrong Baby Daddy · ProducerPlan C
Number One on the Call SheetA Tooth Fairy TaleCelebrity Weakest LinkStella Stevens: The Last StarletThe Demon Detective
Poppa's HouseOn TenBoscoThe Lost HollidayMake or Bake Christmas
Bobcat MorettiA Christmas InternThe Interrogation Room Hosted by Vivica A. FoxThe DirtyTwisted House Sitter 2
SherriThe WheelSecret Society 2: Never EnoughA Cozy Christmas InnA Marriage Made in Heaven
Celebrity Wheel of FortuneName That TuneAquarium of the DeadKeeping Up with the JonesesSecret Society
The Wrong House SitterThe Wrong House Sitter · ProducerHooking UpArkansasRev
Tamron HallThe Masked SingerThe Masked SingerThe Wrong StepmotherThe Wrong Stepmother · Producer
The Wrong TeacherThe Wrong Teacher · ProducerThe Last Sharknado: It's About TimeKinkyCool Cat Kids Superhero
SteveBring It On: Worldwide #CheersmackThe Wrong StudentThe Wrong Student · ProducerMy Christmas Grandpa
Match GameMatch GameTo Tell the TruthThe $100,000 PyramidIndependence Day: Resurgence
EmpireCelebrity Family FeudGolden ShoesAssassin's Game4Got10
black-ishCelebrity Name GameSharknado 2: The Second OneMercenariesLooking for Mr. Right
Sofia the FirstBeat Bobby FlayScooby-Doo! Stage FrightSo This Is ChristmasHome Run
The Eric Andre ShowIn the HiveLadies of the ChurchSolid StateHitman: Burning Hope
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody AffairFemme FatalesMob WivesHollywood & WineTrapped: Haitian Nights
Scooby-Doo! Mystery IncorporatedScooby-Doo! Mystery IncorporatedScooby-Doo! Mystery IncorporatedRaising HopeMelissa & Joey
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenRuPaul's Drag RaceDrop Dead DivaJunkyard DogShark City
True Jackson, VPPrivate Valentine: Blonde & DangerousLittle Britain USACelebrity Family FeudUnstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare
Keeping Up with the KardashiansFather of LiesDa Kink in My HairCoverKickin' It Old Skool
'Til DeathCitizen DuaneMy Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage
Dancing with the StarsLoonatics UnleashedThe Hard CorpsGetting PlayedGetting Played · Producer
Kill Bill: Vol. 2Ella EnchantedBlastHair ShowMotives
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Punk'dMissingKill Bill: Vol. 1All of Us
The Twilight ZoneOzzy & DrixBoat TripLittle SecretsJuwanna Mann
My Wife and KidsThe Proud FamilyAliasTwo Can Play That GameDouble Take
Curb Your EnthusiasmCity of AngelsArista Records' 25th Anniversary CelebrationHendrix
The ParkersIdle HandsTeaching Mrs. TingleA Saintly Switch
Hollywood SquaresThe HughleysGetting PersonalWhy Do Fools Fall In Love
The ViewBatman & RobinThe Chris Rock ShowBooty CallSolomon
Full Filmography
331 titles- Night of the Living Dead (2026)
- Is God Is (2026) as Ruby
- The Wrong Baby Daddy (2026) as Robin
- The Wrong Baby Daddy (2026) Producer
- Plan C (2026) as Rita
- Number One on the Call Sheet (2025) as Self
- A Tooth Fairy Tale (2025) as Opal (voice)
- Celebrity Weakest Link (2025) as Self - Contestant
- Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet (2025) as Self
- The Demon Detective (2025) as Mrs. Mangi
- Like Father Like Son (2025) as Louise
- The Wrong Marriage (2025) as Kim
- The Christmas Campaign (2025) as Monique
- The Wrong Obsession (2025) as Sabrina
- Poppa's House (2024) as Judge Saywha
- On Ten (2024)
- Bosco (2024) as Willa
- The Lost Holliday (2024) as Cassandra Marshall
- Make or Bake Christmas (2024) as Leslie Lake
- Make or Bake Christmas (2024) Producer
- Not Another Church Movie (2024) as Judge Loreal
- The Wrong Life Coach (2024) as Tara
- The Wrong Life Coach (2024) Executive Producer
- Finding Faith (2024)
- Bobcat Moretti (2023) as Joanne 'Jo' Wallis
- A Christmas Intern (2023) as Charlotte
- The Interrogation Room Hosted by Vivica A. Fox (2023) as Self - Host
- The Dirty (2023)
- Twisted House Sitter 2 (2023) as Pamela
- First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story (2023) Director
- Every Day (2023) as Morgan
- Sworn Justice: Taken Before Christmas (2023) as Laila Porter
- Sherri (2022) as Self - Guest
- The Wheel (2022) as Self - Expert
- Secret Society 2: Never Enough (2022) as Charles' (Celess's) Mom
- A Cozy Christmas Inn (2022) as Sharon
- A Marriage Made in Heaven (2022) as Patty Jensen
- The Wrong Blind Date (2022) as Beth
- The Wrong Blind Date (2022) Producer
- The Wrong High School Sweetheart (2022) as Dee Kressley
- The Wrong High School Sweetheart (2022) Producer
- Harmony in Paradise (2022) as Madelyn
- Twisted Vines (2022) as Sheryl Wright
- Twisted Vines (2022) Producer
- A New Diva's Christmas Carol (2022) as Bastia
- Due Season (2022) as Gwen Waters
- Dognapped: Hound for the Holidays (2022) as DD Ward
- Holiday Hideaway (2022) as Angela
- Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (2021) as Self - Contestant
- Name That Tune (2021) as Self - Contestant
- Aquarium of the Dead (2021) as Eddie "Clu" Cluwirth
- Keeping Up with the Joneses (2021) as Robin Jones
- Secret Society (2021) as Charles' (Celess's) Mom
- Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump (2021) as Self
- For Real: The Story of Reality TV (2021) as Self
- The Wrong Fiancé (2021) as Charlotte
- The Wrong Fiancé (2021) Producer
- The Wrong Mr. Right (2021) as Sandra
- The Wrong Mr. Right (2021) Producer
- The Wrong Cheer Captain (2021) as Carol
- The Wrong Cheer Captain (2021) Producer
- The Wrong Prince Charming (2021) as Bridget
- The Wrong Prince Charming (2021) Producer
- The Wrong Valentine (2021) as Ms. Connelly
- The Wrong Valentine (2021) Producer
- The Wrong Real Estate Agent (2021) as Alex
- The Wrong Real Estate Agent (2021) Producer
- Woman in Motion (2021) as Self
- The Christmas Thief (2021) as Robin
- The Wrong House Sitter (2020) as Debbie
- The Wrong House Sitter (2020) Producer
- Hooking Up (2020) as Cindy
- Arkansas (2020) as Her
- Rev (2020) as Detective Reid
- True to the Game 2 (2020) as Shoog
- The Story of Soaps (2020) as Self
- The Wrong Stepfather (2020) as Principal Higgins
- Joy & Hope (2020) as Amanda Parkington
- The Wrong Cheerleader Coach (2020) as Coach Burke
- The Wrong Cheerleader Coach (2020) Producer
- Christmas Together (2020) as Deb
- Christmas Together (2020) Producer
- Unthinkable (2020) as Dr. Sherry Cooper
- Illicit (2020) as Linda Steele
- A Christmas for Mary (2020) as Vivian
- A Christmas for Mary (2020) Producer
- The Wrong Wedding Planner (2020) as Detective Jones
- The Wrong Wedding Planner (2020) Producer
- Tamron Hall (2019) as Self - Guest
- The Masked Singer (2019) as Self
- The Masked Singer (2019) as Mother Nature
- The Wrong Stepmother (2019) as Ms. Price
- The Wrong Stepmother (2019) Producer
- Christmas Matchmakers (2019) as Kate
- Christmas Matchmakers (2019) Producer
- The Wrong Mommy (2019) as Samantha
- The Wrong Mommy (2019) Executive Producer
- The Wrong Cheerleader (2019) as Coach Flynn
- The Wrong Cheerleader (2019) Producer
- The Wrong Boy Next Door (2019) as Detective Watkins
- The Wrong Boy Next Door (2019) Executive Producer
- 2nd Chance for Christmas (2019) as Death
- The Wrong Tutor (2019) as Carol
- The Wrong Tutor (2019) Producer
- Dead End (2019)
- Crossbreed (2019) as President Ellen Henricksen
- The Wrong Teacher (2018) as Ms. Burns
- The Wrong Teacher (2018) Producer
- The Last Sharknado: It's About Time (2018) as Skye
- Kinky (2018) as Dana
- Cool Cat Kids Superhero (2018) as Herself
- A Wedding for Christmas (2018) as Mrs. Reynolds
- A Wedding for Christmas (2018) Producer
- Christmas with a View (2018) as Lydia
- American Nightmares (2018) as Chris
- The Sky Princess (2018) as Moon Queen
- Garlic and Gunpowder (2018) as Mayor Brown
- The Wrong Friend (2018) as Principal Atkins
- The Wrong Friend (2018) Producer
- The Wrong Cruise (2018) as Claire Tanner
- Steve (2017) as Self
- Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack (2017) as Cheer Goddess
- The Wrong Student (2017) as Detective Gibson
- The Wrong Student (2017) Producer
- My Christmas Grandpa (2017) as Madison
- The Wrong Crush (2017) as Gwen
- The Wrong Crush (2017) Producer
- True to the Game (2017) as Shoog
- A Christmas Cruise (2017) as Pam Stevenson
- A Christmas Cruise (2017) Producer
- Fat Camp (2017) as Barb
- Bobbi Kristina (2017) as Pat Houston
- Jason's Letter (2017) as Sammi Brooks
- The Wrong Man (2017) as Jen Bennington
- The Wrong Man (2017) Producer
- Match Game (2016)
- Match Game (2016) as Self - Panelist
- To Tell the Truth (2016) as Self - Panelist
- The $100,000 Pyramid (2016) as Self
- Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) as Dr. Jasmine Hiller
- Kocktails With Khloé (2016) as Self
- Gibby (2016) as Director
- Chocolate City: Vegas Strip (2016) as Katherine McCoy
- Summer in the City (2016) as Alyssa
- A Husband for Christmas (2016) as Brooke Harris
- A Husband for Christmas (2016) Producer
- The Wrong Roommate (2016) as Detective Valdez
- The Wrong Child (2016) as Renee
- The Wrong Child (2016) Producer
- Love Won't Let Me Wait (2016) as Sisters Mother
- Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' (2016) as Self
- Empire (2015) as Candace Holloway-Mason
- Celebrity Family Feud (2015) as Self
- Golden Shoes (2015) as Mary
- Assassin's Game (2015) as The Target
- 4Got10 (2015) as Imani Cole
- 6 Ways to Die (2015) as Veronica Smith
- A Royal Family Christmas (2015) as Mona Levi
- Chocolate City (2015) as Katherine McCoy
- Cool Cat Saves the Kids (2015) as Self
- Carter High (2015) as Mrs. James
- A Royal Family Holiday (2015) as Mona Levi
- black-ish (2014) as Vivica A. Fox
- Celebrity Name Game (2014) as Self
- Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014) as Skye
- Mercenaries (2014) as Raven
- Looking for Mr. Right (2014) as Della
- Q (2014) as Patricia Mills
- Greencard Warriors (2014) as Gabrielle
- 30 Days in Atlanta (2014) as Wilson's Wife
- Sofia the First (2013) as Carol of the Arrow (voice)
- Beat Bobby Flay (2013) as Self
- Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright (2013) as Lotte Lavoie (voice)
- So This Is Christmas (2013) as Sharon
- Home Run (2013) as Helene
- A Christmas Wedding (2013) as Sharon Douglas
- Cool Cat Finds a Gun (2013) as Celebrity PSA
- Caught on Tape (2013) as Nadine
- It's Not You, It's Me (2013) as Gina
- Mission Park (2013) as Agent Montelongo
- Doctor Bello (2013) as Chloe Durant
- Queen City (2013) as Lady Midnight
- The Pastor and Mrs. Jones (2013) as Mrs. Hunter
- The Power of Love (2013) as PJ Payton
- The Eric Andre Show (2012) as Self
- In the Hive (2012) as Billie
- Ladies of the Church (2012)
- Solid State (2012) as Agent Fox
- Hitman: Burning Hope (2012) as Herself (uncredited)
- The Marriage Chronicles (2012) as Leah
- Black November (2012) as Angela
- 1 Out of 7 (2012) as Devon
- Cool Cat Stops Bullying (2012) as Vivica
- Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011) as Vernita Green (Copperhead)
- Femme Fatales (2011) as Dean Vera Rutledge
- Mob Wives (2011) as Self - Host
- Hollywood & Wine (2011) as Jackie Johnson
- Trapped: Haitian Nights (2011) as Detective Martin
- Annie Claus Is Coming to Town (2011) as Lucy
- Cheaper to Keep Her (2011) as Morgan Mays
- Lord, All Men Can't Be Dogs (2011) as Lisa
- A Holiday Heist (2011) as Dean Erma
- The Cookout 2 (2011) as Hot Female Messenger
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010) as Cassidy Williams (voice)
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010) as Angel Dynamite (voice)
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010) as Angel (voice)
- Raising Hope (2010) as Sara Louise
- Melissa & Joey (2010)
- Worst Cooks in America (2010) as Self - Contestant
- Miss Nobody (2010) as Nan Wilder
- Whatever She Wants (2010) as Vivian Wolf
- The Land of the Astronauts (2010) as Studio Executive
- Farewell Mr. Kringle (2010) as Zoe Marsden
- Love Chronicles: Secrets Revealed (2010) as Janet
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) as Self - Guest Judge
- Drop Dead Diva (2009) as Maria Ellis
- Junkyard Dog (2009) as Samantha Deatherage
- Shark City (2009) as Veronica Wolf
- There's a Stranger in My House (2009) as Harmony's mother
- The Slammin' Salmon (2009) as Nutella
- The Cougar (2009) as Host
- Degrassi Goes Hollywood (2009) as Vivica A. Fox
- Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’ (2009)
- True Jackson, VP (2008) as Mrs. Jackson
- Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous (2008) as Sergeant Louisa Morely
- Little Britain USA (2008)
- Celebrity Family Feud (2008) as Herself
- Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare (2008) as Dotty Tortoise (voice)
- San Saba (2008) as Kate
- Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007) as Self
- Father of Lies (2007) as Barbara Robinson
- Da Kink in My Hair (2007)
- Cover (2007) as Zahara Milton
- Kickin' It Old Skool (2007) as Roxanne
- Motives 2 : Retribution (2007) as Connie Simms
- Three Can Play That Game (2007) as Shanté Smith
- Three Can Play That Game (2007) Producer
- Pauly Shore's Natural Born Komics: Miami (2007) as Self
- Testimonies of Faith (2007)
- 'Til Death (2006) as Sarah
- Citizen Duane (2006) as Miss Houston
- My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage (2006) as Self
- Dancing with the Stars (2005) as Self - Contestant
- Loonatics Unleashed (2005) as Black Velvet (voice)
- The Hard Corps (2005) as Tamara Barclay
- Getting Played (2005) as Andrea Collins
- Getting Played (2005) Producer
- The Starlet (2005)
- The Salon (2005) as Jenny
- Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) as Vernita Green 'Copperhead'
- Ella Enchanted (2004) as Lucinda
- Blast (2004) as Agent Reed
- Hair Show (2004) as Herself
- Motives (2004) as Constance Simms
- Motives (2004) Producer
- Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem (2004) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Punk'd (2003) as Self
- Missing (2003) as Nicole Scott
- Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) as Vernita Green
- All of Us (2003)
- Eve (2003) as Self
- Tremors (2003) as Delores
- Hustle and Heat (2003) as Lisa
- Hustle and Heat (2003) Producer
- Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (2003) as Future Monique (voice)
- The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 1' (2003) as Self
- The Twilight Zone (2002) as Adelaide Tyler
- Ozzy & Drix (2002) as Ellen Patella (voice)
- Boat Trip (2002) as Felicia
- Little Secrets (2002) as Pauline
- Juwanna Mann (2002) as Michelle Langford
- My Wife and Kids (2001) as Kelly
- The Proud Family (2001) as Margaret (voice)
- Alias (2001) as Toni Cummings
- Two Can Play That Game (2001) as Shanté Smith
- Double Take (2001) as Shari
- Kingdom Come (2001) as Lucille Slocumb
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) as Loretta Black
- City of Angels (2000) as Lillian Price
- Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration (2000) as Self
- Hendrix (2000) as Faye Pridgeon
- The Parkers (1999)
- Idle Hands (1999) as Debi
- Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999) as Miss Gold
- A Saintly Switch (1999) as Sara Anderson
- Hollywood Squares (1998) as Self - Panelist
- The Hughleys (1998) as Regina
- Getting Personal (1998) as Robyn Buckley
- Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998) as Elizabeth 'Mickey' Waters
- The View (1997) as Self
- Batman & Robin (1997) as Ms. B. Haven
- The Chris Rock Show (1997) as Self
- Booty Call (1997) as Lysterine
- Solomon (1997) as Regina di Saba
- Arsenio (1997) as Vicki Atwood
- Soul Food (1997) as Maxine
- Solomon (1997) as Sheba
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- Independence Day (1996) as Jasmine Dubrow
- Cosby (1996)
- Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996) as Ashtray's Mother
- Jungle Cubs (1996)
- Set It Off (1996) as Frankie
- Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion (1996) as Self
- The Making of 'Independence Day' (1996) as Self
- The Watcher (1995)
- MADtv (1995) as Self
- MADtv (1995) as Self - Special Guest
- The Tuskegee Airmen (1995) as Charlene
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Living Single (1993)
- Martin (1992) as Patrice
- Out All Night (1992) as Charisse Chamberlain
- Law & Order (1990) as Kate Tenny
- Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) as Sherice Ashe
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) as Janet
- Family Matters (1989) as Halawna
- Born on the Fourth of July (1989) as Hooker
- Generations (1989) as Maya Reubens
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- China Beach (1988)
- Matlock (1986) as Celebrity Patient at Clinic
- Miss USA (1963) as Self - Judge
- Masha's Mushrooms as Nix
- Masha's Mushrooms Producer
- 3 of a Kind as Monique
- Break the Cycle
- Cool Cat Stops a School Shooting as Teacher
- USA Motel as Sara
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Vivica A. Fox best known for?
Vivica A. Fox is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Night of the Living Dead (2026), Is God Is (2026), Number One on the Call Sheet (2025), Celebrity Weakest Link (2025).
When and where was Vivica A. Fox born?
Vivica A. Fox was born on July 30, 1964 in South Bend, Indiana, USA.
How many credits does Vivica A. Fox have?
Vivica A. Fox has accumulated over 331 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1963 to 2026.
What is Vivica A. Fox's background in cinema and television?
Vivica A. Fox, born July 30, 1964 in South Bend, Indiana, is an American actress and producer. She began her career appearing on Soul Train and later took roles on the daytime soap operas Days of Our Lives and Generations. In prime‑time television she starred opposite Patti LaBelle in the NBC sitcom Out All Night. Fox’...
Vivica A. Fox by the numbers
331credits
242films
89TV series
1963–2026active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- City of Angels (2000) as Lillian Price — aged about 35
- Eve (2003) as Self — aged about 38
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010) as Cassidy Williams (voice) — aged about 45
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010) as Angel Dynamite (voice) — aged about 45
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010) as Angel (voice) — aged about 45
- Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011) as Vernita Green (Copperhead) — aged about 46
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