About
Vivica A. Fox
Overview
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
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| 2026 | Is God Is | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2025 | The Wrong Marriage | Actor | Kim | N/A N/A |
| 2025 | A Tooth Fairy Tale | Actor | Opal (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2025 | The Wrong Obsession | Actor | Sabrina | 58 Average |
| 2025 | Like Father Like Son | Actor | Louise | 58 Average |
| 2024 | Make or Bake Christmas | Actor | Leslie | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet | Actor | Herself | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | The Lost Holliday | Actor | Cassandra Marshall | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | On Ten | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2024 | Not Another Church Movie | Actor | Judge Loreal | 58 Average |
| 2024 | Finding Faith | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 2024 | Bosco | Actor | Willa | 59 Average |
| 2024 | The Demon Detective | Actor | Mrs. Mangi | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | The Wrong Life Coach | Actor | Tara | 58 Average |
| 2023 | A Christmas Intern | Actor | Charlotte | 59 Average |
| 2023 | Sworn Justice: Taken Before Christmas | Actor | Laila Porter | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | Bobcat Moretti | Actor | Joanne 'Jo' Wallis | 58 Average |
| 2023 | Twisted House Sitter 2 | Actor | Pamela | 59 Average |
| 2023 | The Dirty | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2023 | Every Day | Actor | Morgan | 59 Average |
| 2022 | A New Diva's Christmas Carol | Actor | Bastia | 58 Average |
| 2022 | Dognapped: A Hound for the Holidays | Actor | DD Ward | 58 Average |
| 2022 | Holiday Hideaway | Actor | Angela | 59 Average |
| 2022 | A Cozy Christmas Inn | Actor | Sharon | 58 Average |
| 2022 | A Marriage Made in Heaven | Actor | Patty Jensen | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | Twisted Vines | Actor | Sheryl Wright | 58 Average |
| 2022 | Harmony in Paradise | Actor | Madelyn | 58 Average |
| 2022 | Due Season | Actor | Gwen Waters | 58 Average |
| 2022 | The Wrong High School Sweetheart | Actor | Dee Kressley | 58 Average |
| 2022 | The Wrong Blind Date | Actor | Beth | 58 Average |
| 2021 | The Christmas Thief | Actor | Robin | 58 Average |
| 2021 | A Wedding for Christmas | Actor | Mrs. Reynolds | 58 Average |
| 2021 | The Wrong Cheer Captain | Actor | Carol | 58 Average |
| 2021 | Keeping Up with the Joneses | Actor | Robin Jones | 70 Good |
| 2021 | Aquarium of the Dead | Actor | Eddie "Clu" Cluwirth | 58 Average |
| 2021 | Secret Society | Actor | Charles' Mom | 58 Average |
| 2021 | For Real: The Story of Reality TV | Actor | Self | 70 Good |
| 2021 | The Wrong Valentine | Actor | Ms. Connelly | 58 Average |
| 2021 | Woman in Motion | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2021 | The Wrong Prince Charming | Actor | Bridget | 58 Average |
| 2021 | The Wrong Mr. Right | Actor | Sandra | 58 Average |
| 2021 | The Wrong Fiancé | Actor | Charlotte | 58 Average |
| 2021 | The Wrong Real Estate Agent | Actor | Alex | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Christmas Together | Actor | Deb | 58 Average |
| 2020 | A Christmas for Mary | Actor | Vivian | 59 Average |
| 2020 | True to the Game 2 | Actor | Shoog | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Joy & Hope | Actor | Amanda Parkington | 58 Average |
| 2020 | The Wrong Cheerleader Coach | Actor | Coach Burke | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Rev | Actor | Detective Reid | 58 Average |
| 2020 | The Wrong Stepfather | Actor | Principal Higgins | 58 Average |
| 2020 | The Wrong Wedding Planner | Actor | Detective Jones | 59 Average |
| 2020 | The Story of Soaps | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Arkansas | Actor | Her | 58 Average |
| 2020 | Illicit | Actor | Linda Steele | 58 Average |
| 2020 | Unthinkable | Actor | Dr. Sherry Cooper | 58 Average |
| 2020 | Hooking Up | Actor | Cindy | 59 Average |
| 2020 | The Wrong House Sitter | Actor | Debbie | 58 Average |
| 2019 | 2nd Chance for Christmas | Actor | Death | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Christmas Matchmakers | Actor | Kate | 58 Average |
| 2019 | QT8: The First Eight | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 62 Fair |
| 2019 | The Wrong Cheerleader | Actor | Coach Flynn | 59 Average |
| 2019 | The Wrong Tutor | Actor | Carol | 58 Average |
| 2019 | The Wrong Mommy | Actor | Samantha | 59 Average |
| 2019 | The Wrong Boy Next Door | Actor | Detective Watkins | 58 Average |
| 2019 | The Wrong Stepmother | Actor | Ms. Price | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Dead End | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 2019 | Crossbreed | Actor | President Ellen Henricksen | 57 Average |
| 2018 | The Wrong Teacher | Actor | Ms. Burns | 58 Average |
| 2018 | Christmas with a View | Actor | Lydia | 58 Average |
| 2018 | Kinky | Actor | Dana | 58 Average |
| 2018 | American Nightmares | Actor | Chris | 57 Average |
| 2018 | Cool Cat Kids Superhero | Actor | Herself | 58 Average |
| 2018 | The Wrong Friend | Actor | Principal Atkins | 58 Average |
| 2018 | The Last Sharknado: It's About Time | Actor | Skye | 53 Average |
| 2018 | The Wrong Cruise | Actor | Claire Tanner | 58 Average |
| 2018 | Garlic and Gunpowder | Actor | Mayor Brown | 58 Average |
| 2018 | The Sky Princess | Actor | Moon Queen | N/A N/A |
| 2017 | The Wrong Man | Actor | Jen Bennington | 58 Average |
| 2017 | My Christmas Grandpa | Actor | Madison | 58 Average |
| 2017 | A Christmas Cruise | Actor | Pam Stevenson | 58 Average |
| 2017 | Jason's Letter | Actor | Sammi Brooks | N/A N/A |
| 2017 | Bobbi Kristina | Actor | Pat Houston | 59 Average |
| 2017 | True to the Game | Actor | Shoog | 58 Average |
| 2017 | Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack | Actor | Cheer Goddess | 58 Average |
| 2017 | The Wrong Crush | Actor | Gwen | 58 Average |
| 2017 | Fat Camp | Actor | Barb | 59 Average |
| 2017 | The Wrong Student | Actor | Detective Gibson | 58 Average |
| 2016 | A Husband for Christmas | Actor | Brooke Harris | 58 Average |
| 2016 | Summer in the City | Actor | Alyssa | 58 Average |
| 2016 | Gibby | Actor | Director | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Chocolate City: Vegas Strip | Actor | Katherine McCoy | 58 Average |
| 2016 | The Wrong Child | Actor | Renee | 58 Average |
| 2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence | Actor | Dr. Jasmine Hiller | 53 Average |
| 2016 | Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2016 | Love Won't Let Me Wait | Actor | Sisters Mother | 59 Average |
| 2016 | The Wrong Roommate | Actor | Detective Valdez | 58 Average |
| 2015 | A Royal Family Christmas | Actor | Mona Levi | 59 Average |
| 2015 | A Royal Family Holiday | Actor | Mona Levi | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Carter High | Actor | Mrs. James | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Golden Shoes | Actor | Mary | 58 Average |
| 2015 | 4Got10 | Actor | Imani Cole | 57 Average |
| 2015 | 6 Ways to Die | Actor | Veronica Smith | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Chocolate City | Actor | Katherine McCoy | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Assassin's Game | Actor | The Target | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Cool Cat Saves the Kids | Actor | Self | 56 Average |
| 2015 | Empire | Actor | Candace | 71 Good |
| 2014 | 30 Days in Atlanta | Actor | Wilson's Wife | N/A N/A |
| 2014 | Mercenaries | Actor | Raven | 57 Average |
| 2014 | Sharknado 2: The Second One | Actor | Skye | 51 Average |
| 2014 | Looking for Mr. Right | Actor | Della | 58 Average |
| 2014 | Q | Actor | Patricia Mills | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Greencard Warriors | Actor | Gabrielle | 59 Average |
| 2013 | A Christmas Wedding | Actor | Sharon Douglas | 59 Average |
| 2013 | So This Is Christmas | Actor | Sharon | 58 Average |
| 2013 | The Power of Love | Actor | PJ Payton | N/A N/A |
| 2013 | It's Not You, It's Me | Actor | Gina | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Mission Park | Actor | Agent Montelongo | 58 Average |
| 2013 | Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright | Actor | Lotte Lavoie (voice) | 63 Fair |
| 2013 | Cool Cat Finds a Gun | Actor | Celebrity PSA | 57 Average |
| 2013 | Queen City | Actor | Lady Midnight | 58 Average |
| 2013 | Home Run | Actor | Helene | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Doctor Bello | Actor | Chloe Durant | 58 Average |
| 2013 | The Pastor and Mrs. Jones | Actor | Mrs. Hunter | N/A N/A |
| 2013 | Caught on Tape | Actor | Nadine | 58 Average |
| 2012 | In the Hive | Actor | Billie | 58 Average |
| 2012 | Black November | Actor | Angela | 58 Average |
| 2012 | Solid State | Actor | Agent Fox | 58 Average |
| 2012 | Hitman: Burning Hope | Actor | Herself (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 2012 | Cool Cat Stops Bullying | Actor | Vivica | N/A N/A |
| 2012 | 1 Out of 7 | Actor | Devon | 59 Average |
| 2012 | The Marriage Chronicles | Actor | Leah | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Cool Cat Stops Bullying | Actor | Vivica | 58 Average |
| 2012 | Ladies of the Church | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2011 | Annie Claus Is Coming to Town | Actor | Lucy | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Cheaper to Keep Her | Actor | Morgan Mays | 59 Average |
| 2011 | A Holiday Heist | Actor | Dean Erma | 58 Average |
| 2011 | The Cookout 2 | Actor | Hot Female Messenger | 58 Average |
| 2011 | Lord, All Men Can't Be Dogs | Actor | Lisa | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Hollywood & Wine | Actor | Jackie Johnson | 58 Average |
| 2011 | Trapped: Haitian Nights | Actor | Detective Martin | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Farewell Mr. Kringle | Actor | Zoe Marsden | 58 Average |
| 2010 | Black Limousine | Actor | Studio Executive | 58 Average |
| 2010 | Love Chronicles: Secrets Revealed | Actor | Janet | 58 Average |
| 2010 | Miss Nobody | Actor | Nan Wilder | 58 Average |
| 2010 | Whatever She Wants | Actor | Vivian Wolf | 59 Average |
| 2009 | The Slammin' Salmon | Actor | Nutella | 58 Average |
| 2009 | Shark City | Actor | Veronica Wolf | 58 Average |
| 2009 | Degrassi Goes Hollywood | Actor | Vivica A. Fox | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Junkyard Dog | Actor | Samantha Deatherage | 58 Average |
| 2009 | There's a Stranger in My House | Actor | Harmony's mother | 58 Average |
| 2009 | The Cougar | Actor | Host | N/A N/A |
| 2009 | Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’ | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2008 | Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous | Actor | Sergeant Louisa Morely | 60 Fair |
| 2008 | Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare | Actor | Dotty Tortoise (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2008 | San Saba | Actor | Kate | 58 Average |
| 2007 | Father of Lies | Actor | Barbara Robinson | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Three Can Play That Game | Actor | Shanté Smith | 58 Average |
| 2007 | Cover | Actor | Zahara Milton | 58 Average |
| 2007 | Motives 2 : Retribution | Actor | Connie Simms | 58 Average |
| 2007 | Kickin' It Old Skool | Actor | Roxanne | 56 Average |
| 2007 | Pauly Shore's Natural Born Komics: Miami | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2006 | Citizen Duane | Actor | Miss Houston | 58 Average |
| 2006 | My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2006 | Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair | Actor | Vernita Green (Copperhead) | 73 Good |
| 2006 | Tarantino's Mind | Actor | Vernita Green (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Getting Played | Actor | Andrea Collins | 58 Average |
| 2005 | The Hard Corps | Actor | Tamara Barclay | 59 Average |
| 2005 | The Starlet | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2005 | The Salon | Actor | Jenny | 58 Average |
| 2004 | Blast | Actor | Agent Reed | 58 Average |
| 2004 | Hair Show | Actor | Herself | 58 Average |
| 2004 | Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Kill Bill: Vol. 2 | Actor | Vernita Green 'Copperhead' | 78 Good |
| 2004 | Ella Enchanted | Actor | Lucinda | 63 Fair |
| 2004 | Motives | Actor | Constance Simms | 58 Average |
| 2003 | Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time | Actor | Future Monique (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2003 | Hustle and Heat | Actor | Lisa | 58 Average |
| 2003 | The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 1' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2003 | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | Actor | Vernita Green | 79 Good |
| 2003 | Missing | Actor | Nicole Scott | 68 Fair |
| 2002 | Boat Trip | Actor | Felicia | 55 Average |
| 2002 | Juwanna Mann | Actor | Michelle Langford | 57 Average |
| 2001 | Little Secrets | Actor | Pauline | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Two Can Play That Game | Actor | Shanté Smith | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Kingdom Come | Actor | Lucille Slocumb | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Double Take | Actor | Shari | 58 Average |
| 2000 | Hendrix | Actor | Faye Pridgeon | 59 Average |
| 2000 | Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2000 | City of Angels | Actor | Lillian Price | 70 Good |
| 1999 | Teaching Mrs. Tingle | Actor | Miss Gold | 57 Average |
| 1999 | Idle Hands | Actor | Debi | 60 Fair |
| 1999 | A Saintly Switch | Actor | Sara Anderson | 58 Average |
| 1998 | Why Do Fools Fall In Love | Actor | Elizabeth 'Mickey' Waters | 59 Average |
| 1998 | Getting Personal | Actor | Robyn Buckley | N/A N/A |
| 1997 | Solomon | Actor | Regina di Saba | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Solomon | Actor | Sheba | N/A N/A |
| 1997 | Soul Food | Actor | Maxine | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Batman & Robin | Actor | Ms. B. Haven | 45 Bad |
| 1997 | Arsenio | Actor | Vicki Atwood | N/A N/A |
| 1997 | Booty Call | Actor | Lysterine | 57 Average |
| 1996 | Set It Off | Actor | Frankie | 64 Fair |
| 1996 | Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1996 | The Making of 'Independence Day' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1996 | Independence Day | Actor | Jasmine Dubrow | 68 Fair |
| 1996 | Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood | Actor | Ashtray's Mother | 67 Fair |
| 1995 | The Tuskegee Airmen | Actor | Charlene | 61 Fair |
| 1992 | Out All Night | Actor | Charisse Chamberlain | 70 Good |
| 1989 | Born on the Fourth of July | Actor | Hooker | 67 Fair |
| 1989 | Generations | Actor | Maya Reubens | 69 Fair |
| USA Motel | Actor | Sara | N/A N/A |
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| Cool Cat Stops a School Shooting | Actor | Teacher | N/A N/A |
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| Break the Cycle | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 3 of a Kind | Actor | Monique | N/A N/A |
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| Masha's Mushrooms | Actor | Nix | N/A N/A |
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| Plan C | Actor | N/A N/A |
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Directing |
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| 2023 | First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
Production |
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| 2024 | The Wrong Life Coach | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |
| 2022 | Twisted Vines | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2022 | The Wrong High School Sweetheart | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2022 | The Wrong Blind Date | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2021 | A Wedding for Christmas | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2021 | The Wrong Cheer Captain | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2021 | The Wrong Valentine | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2021 | The Wrong Prince Charming | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2021 | The Wrong Mr. Right | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2021 | The Wrong Fiancé | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2021 | The Wrong Real Estate Agent | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Christmas Together | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2020 | The Wrong Cheerleader Coach | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
| 2020 | The Wrong Wedding Planner | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
| 2020 | The Wrong House Sitter | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2019 | Christmas Matchmakers | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2019 | The Wrong Cheerleader | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
| 2019 | The Wrong Tutor | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2019 | The Wrong Mommy | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
| 2019 | The Wrong Boy Next Door | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |
| 2019 | The Wrong Stepmother | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
| 2018 | The Wrong Teacher | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2018 | The Wrong Friend | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2017 | The Wrong Man | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2017 | A Christmas Cruise | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2017 | The Wrong Crush | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2017 | The Wrong Student | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2016 | A Husband for Christmas | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2016 | The Wrong Child | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2007 | Three Can Play That Game | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2005 | Getting Played | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2004 | Motives | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2003 | Hustle and Heat | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| Masha's Mushrooms | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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