Robin Givens
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Robin Simone Givens is an American model and film, television, and stage actress. She is best known for her role as Darlene Merriman on the television series Head of the Class
.
, the daughter of Ruth Roper (née Newby) and Reuben Givens. Givens's mother and father divorced when she was two. She and her sister Stephanie were raised by their mother in Mt. Vernon and New Rochelle, New York
. Givens graduated two years early (1980) from New Rochelle Academy (a N-12 private school which closed in June 1987). At the age of 15 she enrolled at Sarah Lawrence College
. She later studied various medical courses at Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
, followed by roles in Diff'rent Strokes
, and the 1986 television film Beverly Hills Madam opposite Faye Dunaway
. That same year, she landed her breakthrough role as rich girl Darlene Merriman on the ABC
sitcom Head of the Class
. The series lasted five seasons, ending in 1991. In 1989, while starring in Head of the Class, she appeared in The Women of Brewster Place with Oprah Winfrey
. She later appeared in 1992's Boomerang. In 1994, she posed nude for Playboy
magazine and was ranked #88 on Empire Magazine 100 Sexiest Stars in Film History list in May 1995.
In 1996, Givens portrayed Claudia in the television movie The Face (also known as A Face to Die For) with Yasmine Bleeth
. Later that year, she co-starred in the UPN
sitcom Sparks
. The series ended its run in 1998.
In January 2000, Givens appeared in a cameo in music video "He Wasn't Man Enough
" by Toni Braxton
, as the wife of a cheating husband. She returned to the entertainment industry later that year as the host of the talk show Forgive or Forget
, replacing television personality Mother Love
halfway through the show's second. Ratings initially increased after Givens took over hosting duties, but soon fell. The series was canceled after this season.
In 2006, Givens attempted a return to television on MyNetworkTV
's telenovela
Saints and Sinners
, but the show garnered low ratings and was soon canceled. Givens continued acting in made-for-television films while also making appearances on Trinity Broadcasting Network
's Praise the Lord program (July 12, 2007), and Larry King Live
. In June 2007, she released her autobiography Grace Will Lead Me Home.
In 2008, Givens returned to feature films in Tyler Perry Southern drama The Family That Preys
. Givens also had a recurring role portraying a fictionalized version of herself on the CW comedy-drama The Game. She has also had a recurring role on the TBS show Tyler Perry's House of Payne
, and she has a guest role on USA Network
's Burn Notice
.
In addition to television and film roles, Givens has also performed onstage. In 2001, she appeared in an Off Broadway production of The Vagina Monologues
. From February to April 16, 2006, she played the role of Roxie Hart in the Broadway play Chicago
. In 2007, she toured the country playing a part in the I'm Ready Productions play Men, Money & Golddiggers.
Givens most recently starred in the 2009 stage play "A Mother's Prayer", which also stars Johnny Gill
, Shirley Murdock
and Jermaine Crawford
.
In 2007, she published a memoir entitled "Grace Will Lead Me Home". In it, she reflects on the life of her praying grandmother, Grace, her experiences of domestic violence, her strong will to survive, feeling abandoned by her father, and her faith in God.
co-star Brian Robbins
, comedian and actor Eddie Murphy
, and a pre-fame Brad Pitt
. She briefly dated Howard Stern
from 1999–2000.
After meeting in March 1987, she married boxer
Mike Tyson
on February 7, 1988. Tyson was then estimated to have US$
50 million, and he and Givens did not make a prenuptial agreement
. During their marriage, Givens and her mother bought a $4.5 million mansion in the affluent suburb of Bernardsville, New Jersey
.
After a miscarriage
in May 1988, the marriage began to fall apart. She alleged spousal abuse
while Tyson alleged alienation and interest in his money, not in him. The marriage ended on Valentine's Day
, just a year later. Newspapers reported that Givens received a divorce settlement of over $10 million from her marriage to Tyson. She later denied the report stating "I didn’t receive one dime". She received negative press following her split from Tyson, particularly within the African American
community. One article in particular described her as "the most hated woman in America".
In 1993, Givens adopted her first son, and she has a second son with ex-boyfriend Murphy Jensen
. She married her tennis instructor, Svetozar Marinkovic, in 1997. She and Marinkovic separated the same day that they married. Givens filed for divorce months later.
Head of the Class
Head of the Class is an American sitcom that ran from 1986 to 1991 on the ABC television network. The series follows a group of gifted students in the Individualized Honors Program at the fictional Monroe High School in Manhattan, and their history teacher Charlie Moore...
.
Early life
Givens was born in New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, the daughter of Ruth Roper (née Newby) and Reuben Givens. Givens's mother and father divorced when she was two. She and her sister Stephanie were raised by their mother in Mt. Vernon and New Rochelle, New York
New Rochelle, New York
New Rochelle is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state.The town was settled by refugee Huguenots in 1688 who were fleeing persecution in France...
. Givens graduated two years early (1980) from New Rochelle Academy (a N-12 private school which closed in June 1987). At the age of 15 she enrolled at Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college in the United States, and a leader in progressive education since its founding in 1926. Located just 30 minutes north of Midtown Manhattan in southern Westchester County, New York, in the city of Yonkers, this coeducational college offers...
. She later studied various medical courses at Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Career
Givens first began acting in 1985 with an appearance on The Cosby ShowThe Cosby Show
The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992...
, followed by roles in Diff'rent Strokes
Diff'rent Strokes
Diff'rent Strokes is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from November 3, 1978 to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985 to March 7, 1986...
, and the 1986 television film Beverly Hills Madam opposite Faye Dunaway
Faye Dunaway
Faye Dunaway is an American actress.Dunaway won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Network after receiving previous nominations for the critically acclaimed films Bonnie and Clyde and Chinatown...
. That same year, she landed her breakthrough role as rich girl Darlene Merriman on the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
sitcom Head of the Class
Head of the Class
Head of the Class is an American sitcom that ran from 1986 to 1991 on the ABC television network. The series follows a group of gifted students in the Individualized Honors Program at the fictional Monroe High School in Manhattan, and their history teacher Charlie Moore...
. The series lasted five seasons, ending in 1991. In 1989, while starring in Head of the Class, she appeared in The Women of Brewster Place with Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer and philanthropist. Winfrey is best known for her self-titled, multi-award-winning talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011...
. She later appeared in 1992's Boomerang. In 1994, she posed nude for Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
magazine and was ranked #88 on Empire Magazine 100 Sexiest Stars in Film History list in May 1995.
In 1996, Givens portrayed Claudia in the television movie The Face (also known as A Face to Die For) with Yasmine Bleeth
Yasmine Bleeth
Yasmine Amanda Bleeth is an American actress. Her television roles include Caroline Holden in the long-running series Baywatch.-Early life and career:...
. Later that year, she co-starred in the UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
sitcom Sparks
Sparks (TV series)
Sparks is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from August 26, 1996 to March 2, 1998. The series stars James Avery, Robin Givens, Terrence Howard, and Miguel A. Núñez, Jr.. The sitcom is set in Compton, California, and is about the every day lives of a family of lawyers running a family owned law...
. The series ended its run in 1998.
In January 2000, Givens appeared in a cameo in music video "He Wasn't Man Enough
He Wasn't Man Enough
"He Wasn't Man Enough" is a song from American R&B recording artist and songwriter Toni Braxton, and was released as the lead single from her third studio album, The Heat . The song was released on March 7, 200 by LaFace Records. The song was produced by Rodney 'Darkchild' Jenkins. "He Wasn't Man...
" by Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton
Toni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide...
, as the wife of a cheating husband. She returned to the entertainment industry later that year as the host of the talk show Forgive or Forget
Forgive or Forget
Forgive or Forget is an American talk show aired in national syndication from June 1998 to May 2000. The original host of the show was Mother Love, but she was replaced with former Head of the Class actress Robin Givens for the series' third and last season.The premise of the show involved people...
, replacing television personality Mother Love
Mother Love
Mother Love is an American entertainer. From 1998 to 2000, she was the original host of Forgive or Forget. In addition, she has hosted on radio in Los Angeles radio stations KLSX, KACE FM, and a show on KFI. She came from Cleveland OH radio. She also appeared in such films as Volcano, Mr. Nanny and...
halfway through the show's second. Ratings initially increased after Givens took over hosting duties, but soon fell. The series was canceled after this season.
In 2006, Givens attempted a return to television on MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
's telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
Saints and Sinners
Saints & Sinners (2007 TV series)
Saints & Sinners is a telenovela which premiered on March 14, 2007 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on the American television network MyNetworkTV. Twentieth Television produced this limited-run serial, based on the a 2000 TV Azteca telenovela titled La Calle de las Novias...
, but the show garnered low ratings and was soon canceled. Givens continued acting in made-for-television films while also making appearances on Trinity Broadcasting Network
Trinity Broadcasting Network
The Trinity Broadcasting Network is a major American Christian television network. TBN is based in Costa Mesa, California, with auxiliary studio facilities in Irving, Texas; Hendersonville, Tennessee; Gadsden, Alabama; Decatur, Georgia; Miami, Florida; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Orlando, Florida; and New...
's Praise the Lord program (July 12, 2007), and Larry King Live
Larry King Live
Larry King Live is an American talk show hosted by Larry King on CNN from 1985 to 2010. It was CNN's most watched and longest-running program, with over one million viewers nightly....
. In June 2007, she released her autobiography Grace Will Lead Me Home.
In 2008, Givens returned to feature films in Tyler Perry Southern drama The Family That Preys
The Family That Preys
The Family That Preys is a 2008 American drama written, produced and directed by Tyler Perry. The screenplay, focuses on two families, one wealthy and the other working class, whose lives are intertwined in both love and business....
. Givens also had a recurring role portraying a fictionalized version of herself on the CW comedy-drama The Game. She has also had a recurring role on the TBS show Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Tyler Perry's House of Payne is an American comedy-drama television series created and produced by playwright, director, and producer Tyler Perry. The show revolves around a multi-generational family living under one roof in Atlanta, Georgia led by patriarch Curtis Payne and his wife Ella...
, and she has a guest role on USA Network
USA Network
USA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1971. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity because of breakout hits like Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, White Collar, Monday Night RAW, Suits, and reruns of the various...
's Burn Notice
Burn Notice (TV series)
Burn Notice is an American television series created by Matt Nix. The show stars Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell, Sharon Gless, and, beginning in the fourth season, Coby Bell. The series premiered on June 28, 2007, on USA Network. On April 15, 2010, the show was renewed for its...
.
In addition to television and film roles, Givens has also performed onstage. In 2001, she appeared in an Off Broadway production of The Vagina Monologues
The Vagina Monologues
The Vagina Monologues is an episodic play written by Eve Ensler which ran at the Off Broadway Westside Theatre after a limited run at AFRICA in 1996. Ensler originally starred in the production which was produced by David Stone, Nina Essman, Dan Markley, The Araca Group, Willa Shalit, Mike Skipper...
. From February to April 16, 2006, she played the role of Roxie Hart in the Broadway play Chicago
Chicago (musical)
Chicago is a musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago. The music is by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal"...
. In 2007, she toured the country playing a part in the I'm Ready Productions play Men, Money & Golddiggers.
Givens most recently starred in the 2009 stage play "A Mother's Prayer", which also stars Johnny Gill
Johnny Gill
Johnny Gill is an American R&B singer-songwriter. He is the sixth and final member of the R&B supergroup New Edition, and was also a member of another supergroup called LSG; with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat. His signature song "My, My, My" has been included on numerous romantic...
, Shirley Murdock
Shirley Murdock
Shirley Murdock is an American R&B singer, who is best known for her 1986 R&B hit single "As We Lay" and for her vocals on Zapp and Roger hit single Computer Love.-Career:...
and Jermaine Crawford
Jermaine Crawford
Jermaine Crawford is an actor best known for appearing on the HBO original series The Wire as Duquan "Dukie" Weems. He is a cousin to fellow Wire castmember and actor Tristan Wilds....
.
In 2007, she published a memoir entitled "Grace Will Lead Me Home". In it, she reflects on the life of her praying grandmother, Grace, her experiences of domestic violence, her strong will to survive, feeling abandoned by her father, and her faith in God.
Personal life
Givens dated her Head of the ClassHead of the Class
Head of the Class is an American sitcom that ran from 1986 to 1991 on the ABC television network. The series follows a group of gifted students in the Individualized Honors Program at the fictional Monroe High School in Manhattan, and their history teacher Charlie Moore...
co-star Brian Robbins
Brian Robbins
Brian Robbins is an American actor and producer, director and screenwriter. He often collaborates with Mike Tollin.-Biography:...
, comedian and actor Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician....
, and a pre-fame Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt
William Bradley "Brad" Pitt is an American actor and film producer. Pitt has received two Academy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one...
. She briefly dated Howard Stern
Howard Stern
Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, and actor best known for his radio show, which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. He gained wide recognition in the 1990s where he was labeled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style...
from 1999–2000.
After meeting in March 1987, she married boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson
Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson is a retired American boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles, he was 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old...
on February 7, 1988. Tyson was then estimated to have US$
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
50 million, and he and Givens did not make a prenuptial agreement
Prenuptial agreement
A prenuptial agreement, antenuptial agreement, or premarital agreement, commonly abbreviated to prenup or prenupt, is a contract entered into prior to marriage, civil union or any other agreement prior to the main agreement by the people intending to marry or contract with each other...
. During their marriage, Givens and her mother bought a $4.5 million mansion in the affluent suburb of Bernardsville, New Jersey
Bernardsville, New Jersey
Bernardsville is a borough and affluent suburb in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. Bernardsville has the 10th-highest per capita income in the state. Nationwide, Bernardsville ranks 75th among the 100 highest-income places in the United States...
.
After a miscarriage
Miscarriage
Miscarriage or spontaneous abortion is the spontaneous end of a pregnancy at a stage where the embryo or fetus is incapable of surviving independently, generally defined in humans at prior to 20 weeks of gestation...
in May 1988, the marriage began to fall apart. She alleged spousal abuse
Domestic violence
Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence , is broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, or cohabitation...
while Tyson alleged alienation and interest in his money, not in him. The marriage ended on Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day, is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496...
, just a year later. Newspapers reported that Givens received a divorce settlement of over $10 million from her marriage to Tyson. She later denied the report stating "I didn’t receive one dime". She received negative press following her split from Tyson, particularly within the African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
community. One article in particular described her as "the most hated woman in America".
In 1993, Givens adopted her first son, and she has a second son with ex-boyfriend Murphy Jensen
Murphy Jensen
Murphy Jensen is an American professional tennis player from Ludington, Michigan, and currently the coach of the Washington Kastles of World TeamTennis. His elder brother is former professional tennis player Luke Jensen...
. She married her tennis instructor, Svetozar Marinkovic, in 1997. She and Marinkovic separated the same day that they married. Givens filed for divorce months later.
Lawsuit
In January 2004, Givens critically injured an 89-year-old pedestrian, Maria Antonia Alcover, while driving her SUV through a Miami intersection. Givens was ticketed for failing to use due care with a pedestrian in a crosswalk, but the charges were later dismissed. In June 2004, Alcover filed a civil lawsuit against Givens and her sister (the owner of the SUV Givens was driving) for an unknown amount.Tax problems
A May 7, 2009 article in Forbes magazine reports that the U.S. government is suing Givens over allegations of $292,000 of unpaid federal taxes, interest and penalties. The government has asked a federal court in Florida for a judgment against her on 39 assessments covering eight years.Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Guest at Aunt Emma's Party | Uncredited | |
| 1991 | Imabelle | ||
| 1992 | Boomerang | Jacqueline "Jackie/Jack" Broyer | |
| 1994 | Foreign Student | April | |
| 1994 | Blankman Blankman Blankman is a 1994 superhero parody film starring Damon Wayans and David Alan Grier, who are both of In Living Color fame. The film was directed by Mike Binder and written by Damon Wayans and J. F. Lawton, whose biggest success was writing Pretty Woman.-Plot:Darryl Walker is a clumsy nerdy... |
Kimberly Jonz | |
| 1995 | Dangerous Intentions | Kaye Ferrar | |
| 1998 | Secrets | ||
| 2000 | Everything's Jake Everything's Jake Everything's Jake is a 2000 drama film distributed by Warner Bros. The movie marks the feature writing and directorial debut of Matthew Miele along with his producing/writing partner, Chris Fetchko.-Plot:... |
Publisher | |
| 2001 | Ashe | ||
| 2002 | Book of Love Book of Love (2002 film) Book of Love, also known as Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs, is a 2002 romantic comedy film, written and directed by Jeffrey W. Byrd, and starring Anthony "Treach" Criss, Eric K. George, and Richard T. Jones as its three male protagonists, respectively.-Plot:Book of Love is a... |
Iyanna | |
| 2002 | Antibody Antibody (film) Antibody is a 2002 science fiction thriller directed by Christian McIntire.A former FBI agent is shrunk to microscopic size and injected into the bloodstream of a comatose terrorist whose body conceals a computer chip that will trigger a global nuclear holocaust in less than 24 hours. Robin Givens... |
Dr. Rachel Saverini | Direct-to-video release Direct-to-video Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television... |
| 2003 | Head of State Head of State (film) Head of State is a 2003 comedy film directed, written by, and starring Chris Rock and also co-starring Bernie Mac. The film's title refers to that function of the President of the United States, the other two functions being head of government and commander in chief.-Plot:Mays Gilliam is an... |
Kim | |
| 2003 | Dana | ||
| 2003 | Love Chronicles Love Chronicles Love Chronicles is the second studio album of Scottish folk artist Al Stewart, released in September 1969. It was also his first album to be released in the US... |
Monifa Burly | |
| 2005 | Flip the Script | Rain Jones | |
| 2006 | Restraining Order Restraining order A restraining order or order of protection is a form of legal injunction that requires a party to do, or to refrain from doing, certain acts. A party that refuses to comply with an order faces criminal or civil penalties and may have to pay damages or accept sanctions... |
Diane McNeil | |
| 2008 | Queen of Media Queen of Media Queen of Media is a 2008 American drama film, directed by Furqaan Clover, starring Robin Givens. The film is loosely-based on The New York Times best seller Wendy's Got the Heat by Wendy Williams. It stars Robin Givens in the title role. It was written by Jim Yoakum with Furqaan Clover. It was... |
Wendy Williams | |
| 2008 | Abigail "Abby" Dexter | ||
| 2008 | Little Hercules in 3-D | Dana | |
| 2009 | Brenda | Direct-to-DVD release | |
| 2010 | Enemies Among Us Enemies Among Us Enemies Among Us is a 2010 thriller film starring Billy Zane and Eric Roberts. It is the first film directed by Dan Garcia, who produced Death Toll and Sinners & Saints. Filming took place in Louisiana.-Plot:... |
TBA | Direct-to-DVD release |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Susanne | Episode: "Theo and the Older Woman" | |
| 1986 | Diff'rent Strokes Diff'rent Strokes Diff'rent Strokes is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from November 3, 1978 to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985 to March 7, 1986... |
Ann | Episode: "The Big Bribe" |
| 1986 | Beverly Hills Madam | April Baxter | Television movie |
| 1986 | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye Philip Marlowe, Private Eye Philip Marlowe, Private Eye is a mystery series that aired on ITV in the United Kingdom and on HBO in the United States from April 16, 1983 through June 3, 1986. The series featured Powers Boothe as Raymond Chandler's titular character, and was the first drama produced for HBO.-Synopsis:The series... |
Token Ware | Episode: "Pickup on Noon Street" |
| 1986– 1991 |
Head of the Class Head of the Class Head of the Class is an American sitcom that ran from 1986 to 1991 on the ABC television network. The series follows a group of gifted students in the Individualized Honors Program at the fictional Monroe High School in Manhattan, and their history teacher Charlie Moore... |
Darlene Merriman | 114 episodes |
| 1989 | Dinah St. Clair | Television movie | |
| 1989 | Kiswana | Miniseries | |
| 1992 | Angel Street | Det. Anita King | Television movie |
| 1992 | Angel Street | Det. Anita King | Unknown episodes |
| 1995 | Me and the Boys | Nina | Episodes: "Goldilocks" "The B Word" |
| 1995 | Denise | Episode: "Cold Feet, Hot Body" | |
| 1995 | Courthouse Courthouse (TV series) Courthouse is a short-lived drama television series that ran from September to November 1995 on CBS. The series was created and executive produced by Deborah Joy LeVine. The series ranked during the Nielsen Media Research... |
Suzanne Graham | 11 episodes |
| 1996 | In the House In the House (TV series) In the House is an American sitcom that premiered on April 10, 1995 on NBC. The series moved to UPN after its second season where it remained for an additional three seasons until it was canceled on August 11, 1999. In the House starred LL Cool J and Maia Campbell.-Synopsis:Marion Hill is a former... |
Alex | 3 episodes |
| 1996 | A Face to Die For | Claudia | Television movie |
| 1996– 1998 |
Sparks Sparks (TV series) Sparks is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from August 26, 1996 to March 2, 1998. The series stars James Avery, Robin Givens, Terrence Howard, and Miguel A. Núñez, Jr.. The sitcom is set in Compton, California, and is about the every day lives of a family of lawyers running a family owned law... |
Wilma Cuthbert | 40 episodes |
| 1997 | Moesha Moesha Moesha is an American sitcom series that aired on the UPN network from January 23, 1996 to May 14, 2001. The series stars R&B singer Brandy Norwood as Moesha Mitchell, a high school student living with her family in the Leimert Park neighborhood of South Central Los Angeles.-Overview:The show... |
Ladonna | Episode: "Strike a Pose" |
| 1999 | Dana Chase | Episode: "Don't Judge a Book by Its Lover" | |
| 1999 | Michael Jordan: An American Hero Michael Jordan: An American Hero Michael Jordan: An American Hero is an American television film that aired on April 18, 1999 on Fox Family Channel. It stars Michael Jace as Michael Jordan.-References:... |
Juanita Vanoy/Juanita Jordan | Television movie |
| 1999 | Cosby Cosby Cosby is a situation comedy television series broadcast on CBS from September 16, 1996 to April 28, 2000, loosely based on the British sitcom One Foot in the Grave. The program starred Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashād... |
Ms. Malone | Episodes: "Afterschool Delight" "The Vesey Method" |
| 2000 | Randy | Television movie | |
| 2000 | Chicken Soup for the Soul | Counselor | Episode: "The Right Thing" |
| 2000 | DAG DAG (TV series) DAG is an American sitcom that aired from November 2000 to May 2001 on NBC. It was named after its star, David Alan Grier, who stars as United States Secret Service agent Jerome Daggett. Daggett's name, in turn, is a back-formation... |
Jennifer | Episode: "Jennifer Returns" |
| 2001 | Spinning Out of Control | Erin | Television movie |
| 2003 | Hollywood Wives: The New Generation Hollywood Wives: The New Generation Hollywood Wives: The New Generation, also released as Jackie Collins' Hollywood Wives: The New Generation, is a 2003 television film directed by Joyce Chopra... |
Kyndra | Television movie |
| 2003– 2004 |
One on One One on One (TV series) One on One is an American sitcom that aired on the now-defunct UPN from its September 3, 2001 premiere until May 15, 2006. The series stars Flex Alexander as a single sportscaster, who becomes a full-time dad when his ex-wife decides to accept a job out of the country and his teenage daughter... |
Sheila | Episodes: "Spy Games" "Spy Games Reloaded" |
| 2005 | Captive Hearts | Jade Marlo | Television movie |
| 2008 | House of Payne | Tanya | 3 episodes |
| 2008 | Burn Notice | Kandi | Episode: "Scatter Point" |
| 2008 | Herself | 3 episodes | |
| 2008 | Everybody Hates Chris Everybody Hates Chris Everybody Hates Chris is an African American television period sitcom inspired by the teenage experiences of comedian Chris Rock , while growing up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York . The show is set from 1982 to 1987; however, Rock himself was a teenager during years... |
Stacy | Episode: "Everybody Hates Doc's" |
| 2010 | My Parents, My Sister & Me | Keela Goldman | 7 episodes |
| 2010 | Drop Dead Diva Drop Dead Diva Drop Dead Diva is an American legal comedy-drama/fantasy television series that debuted on Lifetime on July 12, 2009. The hour-long series, which was created by Josh Berman, is produced by Sony Pictures Television... |
Ann Simpson | Episode: "A Mother's Secret" |
| 2010 | Nikita Nikita (TV series) La Femme Nikita is a Canadian action/drama television series based on the French film Nikita by Luc Besson. The series was co-produced by Jay Firestone of Fireworks Entertainment and Warner Brothers. It was adapted for television by Joel Surnow... |
Mary Miracle | Episode "All the Way" |
| 2011 | Chuck Chuck (TV series) Chuck is an action-comedy/spy-drama television program from the United States created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working for the Central... |
Jane Bentley | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Masquerade" |
| 2011 | Reed Between the Lines Reed Between the Lines Reed Between the Lines is an American television family sitcom created by Kellie R. Griffin. It premiered on BET on October 11, 2011. On April 12, 2011, BET announced that it picked up Reed Between The Lines for a fall 2011-2012 television schedule to pair with The Game and Let's Stay Together... |
Dominique | Episode: "Let's Talk About Jealousy" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Result | Category | Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | ShoWest Convention, USA | Won | Female Star of Tomorrow | |
| 2004 | Black Reel Awards Black Reel Awards The Black Reel Awards began in 2000 and were designed to annually recognize and celebrate the achievements of black people in feature, independent and television films... |
Nominated | Television: Best Supporting Actress | Hollywood Wives: The New Generation |