Vivica A. Fox

Biography

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

Law & Order

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Daily Show

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Dancing with the Stars

Beverly Hills, 90210

Steve

The View

All Movies (204)

• Night of the Living Dead2026
• Is God Is2026 · as Ruby
• Plan C2026 · as Rita
• The Wrong Baby Daddy2026 · as Robin
• The Christmas Campaign2025 · as Monique
• Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet2025 · as Self
• The Demon Detective2025 · as Mrs. Mangi
• The Wrong Marriage2025 · as Kim
• A Tooth Fairy Tale2025 · as Opal (voice)
• The Wrong Obsession2025 · as Sabrina
• Like Father Like Son2025 · as Louise
• Make or Bake Christmas2024 · as Leslie Lake
• The Lost Holliday2024 · as Cassandra Marshall
• Not Another Church Movie2024 · as Judge Loreal
• Finding Faith2024
• Bosco2024 · as Willa
• The Wrong Life Coach2024 · as Tara
• A Christmas Intern2023 · as Charlotte
• Sworn Justice: Taken Before Christmas2023 · as Laila Porter
• Bobcat Moretti2023 · as Joanne 'Jo' Wallis
• Twisted House Sitter 22023 · as Pamela
• The Dirty2023
• Every Day2023 · as Morgan
• A New Diva's Christmas Carol2022 · as Bastia
• Dognapped: Hound for the Holidays2022 · as DD Ward
• Holiday Hideaway2022 · as Angela
• A Cozy Christmas Inn2022 · as Sharon
• A Marriage Made in Heaven2022 · as Patty Jensen
• Twisted Vines2022 · as Sheryl Wright
• Secret Society 2: Never Enough2022 · as Charles' (Celess's) Mom
• Harmony in Paradise2022 · as Madelyn
• Due Season2022 · as Gwen Waters
• The Wrong High School Sweetheart2022 · as Dee Kressley
• The Wrong Blind Date2022 · as Beth
• The Christmas Thief2021 · as Robin
• The Wrong Cheer Captain2021 · as Carol
• Aquarium of the Dead2021 · as Eddie "Clu" Cluwirth
• Secret Society2021 · as Charles' (Celess's) Mom
• The Wrong Valentine2021 · as Ms. Connelly
• Woman in Motion2021 · as Self
• The Wrong Prince Charming2021 · as Bridget
• The Wrong Mr. Right2021 · as Sandra
• The Wrong Fiancé2021 · as Charlotte
• The Wrong Real Estate Agent2021 · as Alex
• Christmas Together2020 · as Deb
• A Christmas for Mary2020 · as Vivian
• True to the Game 22020 · as Shoog
• Joy & Hope2020 · as Amanda Parkington
• The Wrong Cheerleader Coach2020 · as Coach Burke
• Rev2020 · as Detective Reid
• The Wrong Stepfather2020 · as Principal Higgins
• The Wrong Wedding Planner2020 · as Detective Jones
• The Story of Soaps2020 · as Self
• Arkansas2020 · as Her
• Illicit2020 · as Linda Steele
• Unthinkable2020 · as Dr. Sherry Cooper
• Hooking Up2020 · as Cindy
• The Wrong House Sitter2020 · as Debbie
• 2nd Chance for Christmas2019 · as Death
• Christmas Matchmakers2019 · as Kate
• The Wrong Cheerleader2019 · as Coach Flynn
• The Wrong Tutor2019 · as Carol
• The Wrong Mommy2019 · as Samantha
• The Wrong Boy Next Door2019 · as Detective Watkins
• The Wrong Stepmother2019 · as Ms. Price
• Dead End2019
• Crossbreed2019 · as President Ellen Henricksen
• The Wrong Teacher2018 · as Ms. Burns
• A Wedding for Christmas2018 · as Mrs. Reynolds
• Christmas with a View2018 · as Lydia
• Kinky2018 · as Dana
• American Nightmares2018 · as Chris
• Cool Cat Kids Superhero2018 · as Herself
• The Wrong Friend2018 · as Principal Atkins
• The Last Sharknado: It's About Time2018 · as Skye
• The Wrong Cruise2018 · as Claire Tanner
• Garlic and Gunpowder2018 · as Mayor Brown
• The Sky Princess2018 · as Moon Queen
• The Wrong Man2017 · as Jen Bennington
• A Christmas Cruise2017 · as Pam Stevenson
• My Christmas Grandpa2017 · as Madison
• Jason's Letter2017 · as Sammi Brooks
• Bobbi Kristina2017 · as Pat Houston
• True to the Game2017 · as Shoog
• Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack2017 · as Cheer Goddess
• The Wrong Crush2017 · as Gwen
• Fat Camp2017 · as Barb
• The Wrong Student2017 · as Detective Gibson
• A Husband for Christmas2016 · as Brooke Harris
• Summer in the City2016 · as Alyssa
• Gibby2016 · as Director
• Chocolate City: Vegas Strip2016 · as Katherine McCoy
• The Wrong Child2016 · as Renee
• Independence Day: Resurgence2016 · as Dr. Jasmine Hiller
• Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'2016 · as Self
• Love Won't Let Me Wait2016 · as Sisters Mother
• The Wrong Roommate2016 · as Detective Valdez
• A Royal Family Christmas2015 · as Mona Levi
• A Royal Family Holiday2015 · as Mona Levi
• Carter High2015 · as Mrs. James
• Golden Shoes2015 · as Mary
• 4Got102015 · as Imani Cole
• 6 Ways to Die2015 · as Veronica Smith
• Chocolate City2015 · as Katherine McCoy
• Assassin's Game2015 · as The Target
• Cool Cat Saves the Kids2015 · as Self
• 30 Days in Atlanta2014 · as Wilson's Wife
• Mercenaries2014 · as Raven
• Sharknado 2: The Second One2014 · as Skye
• Looking for Mr. Right2014 · as Della
• Q2014 · as Patricia Mills
• Greencard Warriors2014 · as Gabrielle
• A Christmas Wedding2013 · as Sharon Douglas
• So This Is Christmas2013 · as Sharon
• The Power of Love2013 · as PJ Payton
• It's Not You, It's Me2013 · as Gina
• Mission Park2013 · as Agent Montelongo
• Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright2013 · as Lotte Lavoie (voice)
• Cool Cat Finds a Gun2013 · as Celebrity PSA
• Queen City2013 · as Lady Midnight
• Home Run2013 · as Helene
• Doctor Bello2013 · as Chloe Durant
• The Pastor and Mrs. Jones2013 · as Mrs. Hunter
• Caught on Tape2013 · as Nadine
• In the Hive2012 · as Billie
• Black November2012 · as Angela
• Solid State2012 · as Agent Fox
• Hitman: Burning Hope2012 · as Herself (uncredited)
• Cool Cat Stops Bullying2012 · as Vivica
• 1 Out of 72012 · as Devon
• The Marriage Chronicles2012 · as Leah
• Ladies of the Church2012
• Annie Claus Is Coming to Town2011 · as Lucy
• Cheaper to Keep Her2011 · as Morgan Mays
• A Holiday Heist2011 · as Dean Erma
• The Cookout 22011 · as Hot Female Messenger
• Lord, All Men Can't Be Dogs2011 · as Lisa
• Hollywood & Wine2011 · as Jackie Johnson
• Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair2011 · as Vernita Green (Copperhead)
• Trapped: Haitian Nights2011 · as Detective Martin
• Farewell Mr. Kringle2010 · as Zoe Marsden
• The Land of the Astronauts2010 · as Studio Executive
• Love Chronicles: Secrets Revealed2010 · as Janet
• Miss Nobody2010 · as Nan Wilder
• Whatever She Wants2010 · as Vivian Wolf
• The Slammin' Salmon2009 · as Nutella
• Shark City2009 · as Veronica Wolf
• Degrassi Goes Hollywood2009 · as Vivica A. Fox
• Junkyard Dog2009 · as Samantha Deatherage
• There's a Stranger in My House2009 · as Harmony's mother
• Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’2009
• Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous2008 · as Sergeant Louisa Morely
• Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare2008 · as Dotty Tortoise (voice)
• San Saba2008 · as Kate
• Father of Lies2007 · as Barbara Robinson
• Three Can Play That Game2007 · as Shanté Smith
• Cover2007 · as Zahara Milton
• Motives 2 : Retribution2007 · as Connie Simms
• Kickin' It Old Skool2007 · as Roxanne
• Pauly Shore's Natural Born Komics: Miami2007 · as Self
• Testimonies of Faith2007
• Citizen Duane2006 · as Miss Houston
• My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage2006 · as Self
• Getting Played2005 · as Andrea Collins
• The Hard Corps2005 · as Tamara Barclay
• The Salon2005 · as Jenny
• Blast2004 · as Agent Reed
• Hair Show2004 · as Herself
• Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem2004 · as Self
• Kill Bill: Vol. 22004 · as Vernita Green 'Copperhead'
• Ella Enchanted2004 · as Lucinda
• Motives2004 · as Constance Simms
• Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time2003 · as Future Monique (voice)
• Hustle and Heat2003 · as Lisa
• The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 1'2003 · as Self
• Kill Bill: Vol. 12003 · as Vernita Green
• Boat Trip2002 · as Felicia
• Little Secrets2002 · as Pauline
• Juwanna Mann2002 · as Michelle Langford
• Two Can Play That Game2001 · as Shanté Smith
• Kingdom Come2001 · as Lucille Slocumb
• Double Take2001 · as Shari
• Hendrix2000 · as Faye Pridgeon
• Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration2000 · as Self
• Teaching Mrs. Tingle1999 · as Miss Gold
• Idle Hands1999 · as Debi
• A Saintly Switch1999 · as Sara Anderson
• Why Do Fools Fall In Love1998 · as Elizabeth 'Mickey' Waters
• Solomon1997 · as Regina di Saba
• Soul Food1997 · as Maxine
• Batman & Robin1997 · as Ms. B. Haven
• Booty Call1997 · as Lysterine
• Set It Off1996 · as Frankie
• Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion1996 · as Self
• The Making of 'Independence Day'1996 · as Self
• Independence Day1996 · as Jasmine Dubrow
• Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood1996 · as Ashtray's Mother
• The Tuskegee Airmen1995 · as Charlene
• Born on the Fourth of July1989 · as Hooker
• Break the Cycle—
• 3 of a Kind— · as Monique
• Masha's Mushrooms— · as Nix
• USA Motel— · as Sara
• Cool Cat Stops a School Shooting— · as Teacher

All TV Shows (89)

• Celebrity Weakest Link2025 · as Self - Contestant
• Number One on the Call Sheet2025 · as Self
• Poppa's House2024 · as Judge Saywha
• On Ten2024
• The Interrogation Room Hosted by Vivica A. Fox2023 · as Self - Host
• The Wheel2022 · as Self - Expert
• Sherri2022 · as Self - Guest
• Keeping Up with the Joneses2021 · as Robin Jones
• For Real: The Story of Reality TV2021 · as Self
• Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump2021 · as Self
• Celebrity Wheel of Fortune2021 · as Self - Contestant
• Name That Tune2021 · as Self - Contestant
• Tamron Hall2019 · as Self - Guest
• The Masked Singer2019 · as Self
• The Masked Singer2019 · as Mother Nature
• Steve2017 · as Self
• The $100,000 Pyramid2016 · as Self
• Match Game2016
• Match Game2016 · as Self - Panelist
• To Tell the Truth2016 · as Self - Panelist
• Kocktails With Khloé2016 · as Self
• Celebrity Family Feud2015 · as Self
• Empire2015 · as Candace Holloway-Mason
• black-ish2014 · as Vivica A. Fox
• Celebrity Name Game2014 · as Self
• Beat Bobby Flay2013 · as Self
• Sofia the First2013 · as Carol of the Arrow (voice)
• The Eric Andre Show2012 · as Self
• Femme Fatales2011 · as Dean Vera Rutledge
• Mob Wives2011 · as Self - Host
• Raising Hope2010 · as Sara Louise
• Melissa & Joey2010
• Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated2010 · as Cassidy Williams (voice)
• Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated2010 · as Angel Dynamite (voice)
• Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated2010 · as Angel (voice)
• Worst Cooks in America2010 · as Self - Contestant
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• Drop Dead Diva2009 · as Maria Ellis
• The Cougar2009 · as Host
• RuPaul's Drag Race2009 · as Self - Guest Judge
• True Jackson, VP2008 · as Mrs. Jackson
• Little Britain USA2008
• Celebrity Family Feud2008 · as Herself
• Da Kink in My Hair2007
• Keeping Up with the Kardashians2007 · as Self
• 'Til Death2006 · as Sarah
• Loonatics Unleashed2005 · as Black Velvet (voice)
• Dancing with the Stars2005 · as Self - Contestant
• The Starlet2005
• All of Us2003
• Eve2003 · as Self
• Missing2003 · as Nicole Scott
• Tremors2003 · as Delores
• Punk'd2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• The Twilight Zone2002 · as Adelaide Tyler
• Ozzy & Drix2002 · as Ellen Patella (voice)
• Alias2001 · as Toni Cummings
• The Proud Family2001 · as Margaret (voice)
• My Wife and Kids2001 · as Kelly
• Curb Your Enthusiasm2000 · as Loretta Black
• City of Angels2000 · as Lillian Price
• The Parkers1999
• The Hughleys1998 · as Regina
• Hollywood Squares1998 · as Self - Panelist
• Getting Personal1998 · as Robyn Buckley
• Solomon1997 · as Sheba
• The View1997 · as Self
• Arsenio1997 · as Vicki Atwood
• The Chris Rock Show1997 · as Self
• Jungle Cubs1996
• Cosby1996
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• MADtv1995 · as Self
• MADtv1995 · as Self - Special Guest
• The Watcher1995
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• Living Single1993
• Out All Night1992 · as Charisse Chamberlain
• Martin1992 · as Patrice
• Beverly Hills, 902101990 · as Sherice Ashe
• Law & Order1990 · as Kate Tenny
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air1990 · as Janet
• Family Matters1989 · as Halawna
• Generations1989 · as Maya Reubens
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• China Beach1988
• Matlock1986 · as Celebrity Patient at Clinic
• Miss USA1963 · as Self - Judge