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

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

as Vernita Green

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

as Vernita Green 'Copperhead'

Independence Day

as Jasmine Dubrow

Independence Day: Resurgence

as Dr. Jasmine Hiller

Batman & Robin

as Ms. B. Haven

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

as Janet

Ella Enchanted

as Lucinda

Born on the Fourth of July

as Hooker

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

as Ashtray's Mother

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

as Vernita Green (Copperhead)