Hollywood Stacey Dash

Profile

Name : Stacey Dash

Date of Birth : Friday January 20 1967

Born : Bronx, New York

Years active : 1982–present

Spouse : Brian Lovell (1999–2005)James Maby (2005–2006)Emmanuel Xuereb (2007–)

Occupation : Actor

Nationality : American

Biography

A strikingly pretty African-American young lead and character player, Dash garnered notice in the 1990s in a series of teen roles in both features and on TV. Of West Indian and Aztec Indian descent, with clear green eyes and a light complexion, the Bronx-born Dash decided to become an actor at an early age. Early TV work included a small role in the crusading lawyer TV-movie "Farrell for the People" (NBC, 1982) and she later did guest spots on "The Cosby Show" in 1984, as a friend of Denise Huxtable's with a secret to hide, and "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" in 1994, as a pop star who captivates the series hero. Her first try at a TV series, "TV 101" (CBS, 1988-89), with Dash as a student of an ambitious high school journalism teacher, only lasted half a season, despite critical acclaim.
With her youthful beauty and her early start in acting, Dash has been cast most often as high school students, daughters of the protagonist, or smart and upwardly mobile ingenues. Feature work began with a role in "Enemy Territory" (1987) and she soon thereafter played Richard Pryor's rebellious daughter in the formula-bound comedy "Moving" (1988). A first lead in "Black Water/Tennessee Nights" (1989) only hit the US market when it was released on video five years later. Dash concentrated on TV for a while, but later appeared as the romantic interest in the popular action comedy "Mo' Money" (1992), although the film was centered on the antics of Damon and Marlon Wayans. After a supporting role in "Renaissance Man/By the Book" (1994), she enjoyed a breakthrough in features in the second lead of the surprise hit "Clueless" (1995). As Dionne, a Beverly Hills teen who shares with best friend Cher (Alicia Silverstone) a passion for fashion as well as a famous pop singer's name, Dash gave a winning performance in this satire of 90s materialism, one she reprised for the sitcom of the same name (ABC, 1996-97; UPN, 1997-99). She kept busy in features as well with a role in the crime drama "Cold Heart" (1997).

Career

She made her first TV appearance in Farrell for the People starring Valerie Harper and a virtually unknown Ed O'Neill in 1982, which did not make it past its pilot episode. Her notable first appearance was as 'Michelle' in the 1985 The Cosby Show episode "Denise's Friend" alongside Lisa Bonet, and in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Dash's first substantial television role was in the 1988 television series TV 101, which also featured Matt LeBlanc and Sam Robards. The series was canceled after 13 episodes.
Dash's first major film role was in the Richard Pryor comedy Moving in 1988. She also had sizeable roles in Mo' Money and Renaissance Man during this time. In 1995, Dash starred as a femme fatale in a low budget film, Illegal in Blue. Dash received her big break with the 1995 film Clueless, which starred Alicia Silverstone and Brittany Murphy. Dash played Cher's high school best friend Dionne Marie Davenport, even though Dash was twenty-eight at the time. In 1996 the film spawned a television spinoff, also called Clueless, in which Dash reprised her role as Dionne and Rachel Blanchard played Cher. The series ran from 1996–1999.
After the television series ended, she appeared in View from the Top (2003) and smaller budget films, including Gang Of Roses (2003), and Getting Played (2005). She also has appeared in small guest roles on television shows such as Eve and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Dash played Vanessa Weir in the television series, The Strip, which was not successful and was canceled after several episodes.
In 2001, Dash was featured in a music video by Carl Thomas for the single "Emotional". In 2004, Dash was featured in a music video by Kanye West, label mate of her cousin Damon Dash for the single "All Falls Down." At age 40, Stacey Dash posed nude in the August 2006 issue of Playboy; that same year she was featured in singer Marques Houston's video, "Favorite Girl". In 2006, she launched her own lingerie line called Letters of Marque.
In 2007, she completed filming roles in I Could Never Be Your Woman, Nora's Hair Salon II, Fashion Victim, Ghost Image and American Primitive. For 2008 release, she filmed Phantom Punch and Secrets Of A Hollywood Nurse for television, and the feature film Close Quarters.
Dash performed in the 2008 reality television series, Celebrity Circus. Prior to the series premiere, Dash suffered a broken rib while training. Despite the injury, Dash performed on the trapeze bungee during the premiere and continued on to be a finalist. Dash finished second behind Antonio Sabato, Jr.
Dash made a guest appearance on the television series The Game in early 2009. In March 2010, she said she will be starring in her own reality show on VH1.

Movies List

Enemy Territory (1987)

Moving (1988)

Tennessee Nights (1989)

Mo' Money (1992)

Renaissance Man (1994)

Clueless (1995)

Illegal in Blue (1995)

Cold Around the Heart (1997)

Personals (1997)

The Painting (2001)

Paper Soldiers (2002)

View from the Top (2002)

Gang of Roses (2003)

Ride or Die (2003)

Lethal Eviction (2005)

Getting Playedm (2005)

I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)

Ghost Image (2007)

Christmas Break (2008)

Nora's Hair Salon 2: A Cut Above (2008)

Fashion Victim (2008)

American Primitive (2008)

Phantom Punch (2008)

Chrome Angels (2009)

Close Quarters (2009)

House Arrest (2010)

Television Program List

Farrell for the People (1982)

The Cosby Show (1985)

St. Elsewhere (1988)

TV 101 (1988-1989)

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1994)

Clueless (1996-1999)

Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular (1998)

The Strip (1999-2000)

Going to California (2001)

Men, Women & Dogs (2001)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2001)

Eve (2003)

Duck Dodgers (2005)

Secrets of a Hollywood Nurse (2008)

American Dad! (2008)

The Game (2009)