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Vivica A. Fox’s Milestones
| Appeared as Maya Davis, a recurring character, on "Generations", an NBC daytime soap targeted at black audiences | |
| Appeared on stage in "In the Abyss of Coney Island" and "Generations of the Dead" in L.A. | |
| Born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Played bit parts in "Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood" and "A Low Down Dirty Shame" | |
| 1982 | Moved to Hollywood after graduating high school |
| 1986 | "Discovered" while waitressing at a restaurant on Sunset Boulevard by Trevor Walton, then a producer at Paramount; Walton introduced her to the woman who subsequently became her agent (date approximate) |
| 1989 | Screen debut as a hooker in "Born on the Fourth of July" |
| 1991 | First primetime guest shot, an episode of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"; first acted with sitcom's star Will Smith |
| 1992 | Debut as a series regular, "Out All Night"; played the fashion stylist daughter of nightclub owner Patti LaBelle |
| 1994 | Appeared on CBS's daytime soap "The Young and the Restless" in the recurring role of Dr. Stephanie Simmons |
| 1995 - 1996 | Cast in a feature supporting role in the high-profile sequel "Batman and Robin"; had leading roles in "Set It Off" and "Booty Call" |
| 1995 | Cast in first featured film role, played Will Smith's stripper/single mother girlfriend in the sci-fi blockbuster "Independence Day" (released 1996) |
| 1995 | TV-movie debut, "The Tuskegee Airmen" on HBO |
| 1997 | Co-starred with Arsenio Hall in his short-lived ABC sitcom "Arsenio" |
| 1997 | Signed deal to devlop own sitcom for Twentieth Century-Fox |
| 1998 | Had co-starring role as one of the wives of pop singer Frankie Lymon in "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" |
| 1998 | Starred in the Fox sitcom "Getting Personal" |
| 2000 | Acted in first 13 episodes of the CBS medical drama "City of Angels" |
| 2001 | Co-starred in "Kingdom Come" as LL Cool J's wife |
| 2001 | Starred opposite Morris Chestnut in "Two Can Play That Game" |
| 2002 | Co-starred in "Juwanna Mann" with Miguel A. Nunez Jr. |
| 2003 - 2004 | Starred as assassin Copperhead opposite Uma Thurman in Quentin Tarantino's film, which was released in two Volumes "Kill Bill Vol. 1" in 2003 and "Kill Bill Vol.2" in 2004 |
| 2004 - 2006 | Starring in the Lifetime drama series, "Missing" with Caterina Scorsone and Mark Consuelos; also served as co-producer |
| 2006 | Competed on the third season of "Dancing with the Stars" (ABC) |
| 2007 | Starred as Jenny, the owner of a neighbourhood beauty salon in director Mark Brown's "The Salon" |
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