Biography
Who is Vivica A. Fox?
Early life and real name
Vivica A. Fox Anjanetta Fox was born on July 30, 1964, in South Bend, United States. Her mother, Everlyena, worked as a pharmaceutical technician, and her father, William Fox, served as a school administrator. Shortly after her birth, her family relocated to the Benton Harbor, Michigan area where she spent part of her early years.
For her education, Vivica attended Arlington High School in Indianapolis, graduating in 1982. She then moved to California to attend Golden West College in Huntington Beach. She successfully completed her studies there, earning an Associate of Arts in Social Sciences before launching her professional career.
Television and early work
Vivica started her path in the entertainment industry in the early 1980s. While living in California, she worked as a dancer on the popular program Soul Train between 1983 and 1984. She also made an appearance in the music video for the hit single Meeting in the Ladies Room by the R&B group Klymaxx.
Transitioning to acting, she secured a role on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives in 1988 playing Carmen Silva. Following her film debut in Oliver Stone's war drama Born on the Fourth of July, she joined the cast of the NBC soap opera Generations, which broke ground as the first show to feature an African-American family from its inception.
Career highlights and major films
Vivica achieved her major breakthrough in 1996 by starring in two big box-office hits. She played Jasmine Dubrow in Roland Emmerich's sci-fi disaster blockbuster Independence Day alongside Will Smith. Later that same year, she starred as Francesca Sutton in the crime action film Set It Off, directed by F. Gary Gray.
Her film resume continued to grow through the late 1990s and 2000s with well-known roles in Soul Food, Why Do Fools Fall in Love, and Two Can Play That Game. In 2003, Quentin Tarantino cast her as Vernita Green in his martial arts action film Kill Bill. She also took on television work, co-starring in and producing the Lifetime crime drama series Missing.
Producer and later roles
Beyond performing in front of the camera, Vivica expanded her work into producing and directing. From 2015 to 2020, she played Candace Mason in the Fox musical drama series Empire. She also starred in a large number of movies for the Lifetime network under The Wrong... Series umbrella starting in 2016.
In 2023, she made her directorial debut with the biographical crime film First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story. Her extensive career encompasses dozens of television shows, independent films, and mainstream studio releases.
Birthday and age
Vivica A. Fox was born on July 30, 1964, which makes Vivica 62 years old today. That birthday falls under the Leo sign. Vivica shares the date with 74 other famous people.
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