Vivica A. Fox Net Worth

What Is Vivica A. Fox's Net Worth?

Vivica A. Fox is an American actress, producer, director, author, and television personality who has a net worth of $3 million.

Vivica A. Fox became one of Hollywood's most recognizable actresses during the 1990s through films including "Independence Day," "Set It Off," "Booty Call," and "Soul Food." She later played Vernita Green in Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill: Volume 1," returned to the "Independence Day" franchise in 2016, and built an unusually prolific second career as a producer of television movies.

Fox has worked consistently for nearly four decades, accumulating more than 200 acting credits while increasingly creating work for herself behind the camera. Her relationship with Lifetime became particularly important financially: she has starred in and produced dozens of films in "The Wrong" franchise and has described the network as the place that taught her how to become a filmmaker. She made her feature directorial debut with the 2023 BET+ film "First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story" and continues to produce and star in television movies into 2026.

Outside acting, Fox published the memoir "Every Day I'm Hustling" and has maintained a long-running licensed beauty business through the Vivica A. Fox Hair Collection, which sells wigs, extensions, and other hair products.

Early Life

Vivica Anjanetta Fox was born on July 30, 1964, in South Bend, Indiana. Her mother, Everlyena, worked as a pharmaceutical technician, while her father, William Fox, was a school administrator.

The family moved to Benton Harbor, Michigan, shortly after her birth. Fox later attended Arlington High School in Indianapolis before moving to California and enrolling at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, where she earned an associate degree in social sciences.

Before establishing herself as an actress, Fox appeared as a dancer on "Soul Train." She also appeared in Klymaxx's music video for "Meeting in the Ladies Room," gaining her first exposure to the entertainment industry.

Early Television Career

Fox made one of her earliest television appearances on "Days of Our Lives" in 1988 and appeared in two episodes of "China Beach" that same year. A guest appearance on "Who's the Boss?" followed in 1989.

Her first major television breakthrough came when she joined the NBC daytime soap opera "Generations" as Maya Reubens. The show premiered in 1989 and became notable as the first American soap opera built from its launch around an integrated Black and white cast.

After "Generations," Fox accumulated guest appearances on popular series including "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," "Beverly Hills, 90210," "Family Matters," "Matlock," and "Martin." She later returned to daytime television with a role on "The Young and the Restless."

Fox also starred opposite Patti LaBelle on the NBC sitcom "Out All Night" and later held regular roles on "Arsenio" and "Getting Personal."

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"Independence Day" and Film Breakthrough

Fox had appeared briefly in films before 1996, including Oliver Stone's "Born on the Fourth of July," but "Independence Day" transformed her career. She played Jasmine Dubrow, the girlfriend and eventual wife of fighter pilot Steven Hiller, played by Will Smith.

"Independence Day" became the highest-grossing film of 1996 and one of the defining blockbusters of the decade. The movie gave Fox an enormous international audience and immediately raised her profile in Hollywood.

That same year, she starred in the crime drama "Set It Off" alongside Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Kimberly Elise. Fox played Francesca "Frankie" Sutton, a bank employee who joins her friends in a series of robberies after losing her job.

"Set It Off" became both a commercial success and a durable cult favorite. The combination of "Independence Day" and "Set It Off" made 1996 the year Fox transitioned from working television actress to major film star.

"Booty Call," "Soul Food," and 1990s Success

Fox followed her breakthrough with several prominent movies in 1997. She starred opposite Jamie Foxx in the comedy "Booty Call," appeared in "Batman & Robin," and played Maxine in the family drama "Soul Food."

Her performance in "Soul Food" earned her an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture. The movie became another enduring title in her filmography and later inspired a successful television adaptation.

Fox continued working steadily with roles in "Why Do Fools Fall in Love," "Idle Hands," and "Teaching Mrs. Tingle." By the end of the decade, she had established herself across action films, comedy, drama, and television.

"Kill Bill"

One of Fox's most memorable later film roles came in Quentin Tarantino's 2003 revenge epic "Kill Bill: Volume 1."

She played Vernita Green, also known as Copperhead, a former member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad who is confronted at her suburban home by the Bride, played by Uma Thurman. Their violent kitchen fight became one of the film's best-known sequences.

Fox has frequently described the experience as a high point of her career. She later revealed that Thurman gave her important advice about managing her career and finances while they worked together.

Her other film credits from the 2000s included "Two Can Play That Game," "Juwanna Mann," "Boat Trip," "Ella Enchanted," "Motives," "The Salon," "Kickin' It Old Skool," and "The Slammin' Salmon."

Return to Television

Fox continued moving between film and television throughout the 2000s. She starred in the CBS medical drama "City of Angels" before landing the role of FBI agent Nicole Scott on the crime series "Missing."

Fox appeared on "Missing" from 2004 through 2006 and also served as a producer. The role earned her an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series and helped establish the producing experience she would later use extensively in television movies.

She subsequently appeared on series including "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Drop Dead Diva," "Melissa & Joey," and "Raising Hope." Fox also hosted the VH1 reality competition "Glam God with Vivica A. Fox" and appeared on competition shows including "Dancing with the Stars," "The Celebrity Apprentice," "Worst Cooks in America," and "Battle of the Network Stars."

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"Empire"

Fox joined Fox's hit music drama "Empire" in 2015 as Candace Holloway, the older sister of Cookie Lyon, played by Taraji P. Henson.

What began as a guest role became a recurring part that stretched across several seasons. "Empire" exposed Fox to another generation of viewers and arrived during a period when she was simultaneously increasing her work as a producer.

The series also represented something of a career resurgence after Fox had spent years moving among independent films, television movies, reality shows, and guest appearances.

"The Wrong" Franchise

One of the most important developments in Fox's later career has been her extensive relationship with Lifetime and the network's "The Wrong" series of thrillers.

Fox began producing and starring in entries in the franchise in 2016. By early 2021, she had produced 25 "Wrong" movies and appeared in 22 of them, playing characters including detectives, school administrators, mothers, counselors, and other authority figures.

The series continued expanding after that milestone. Fox has said that her involvement eventually grew to roughly 50 Lifetime films, giving her an extraordinary volume of producer credits while allowing her to select and shape roles that Hollywood studios might not otherwise offer a woman at her stage of her career.

Recent installments have included "The Wrong Life Coach," "The Wrong Obsession," "The Wrong Marriage," "The Wrong Baby Daddy," and "The Wrong Housemaid."

Fox has credited Lifetime with teaching her the production side of filmmaking. Instead of waiting for casting directors to offer roles, she increasingly became involved in packaging projects, selecting material, hiring actors, producing films, and controlling her own opportunities.

Producing and Directing

Fox's work behind the camera extends well beyond "The Wrong" franchise. She has produced dozens of television movies and independent films, including projects in which she did not necessarily play the central role.

In 2023, she made her feature directing debut with "First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story" for BET+. Fox shot the film in just 14 days and later described directing as an intense extension of the skills she had developed over decades as an actress and producer.

Her later producer credits have included "Twisted Vines," "Bobcat Moretti," and "The Lost Holliday." She has continued developing additional films and television projects as both producer and executive producer.

The shift from actor-for-hire to filmmaker has become increasingly central to Fox's business model. She has said that being able to executive produce allows her to create the kinds of characters she wants to play instead of depending on conventional studio casting.

Recent Career

Fox has maintained an unusually heavy acting schedule into her 60s. In 2024, she starred in projects including "Bosco," "Finding Faith," "Not Another Church Movie," and "The Lost Holliday."

In "The Lost Holliday," Fox played Cassandra Marshall, a woman who discovers after her son's death that he had been married to another man and had built a family she knew nothing about. Fox also served as an executive producer on the film.

Her 2025 credits included "Like Father Like Son," "The Wrong Obsession," "The Wrong Marriage," "A Tooth Fairy Tale," and "The Christmas Campaign." She also executive produced the latter Lifetime holiday film.

In 2026, Fox appeared as Ruby in "Is God Is," the film adaptation of Aleshea Harris' acclaimed stage play. The cast included Janelle Monáe, Sterling K. Brown, Erika Alexander, Mykelti Williamson, Kara Young, and Mallori Johnson.

Vivica A. Fox Hair Collection

Fox has also built a long-running business presence outside Hollywood through the Vivica A. Fox Hair Collection.

The brand launched in 2009 and sells synthetic and human-hair wigs, lace-front wigs, extensions, ponytails, braiding hair, and other hair products. The collection has remained in the market for more than 15 years and is sold through beauty-supply retailers and distributors.

Fox's name and image are central to the brand, giving her a continuing licensing and endorsement business separate from acting. The collection has regularly introduced new products rather than functioning merely as a short-lived celebrity licensing deal.

Financial terms of Fox's arrangement with the company have not been made public.

"Every Day I'm Hustling"

Fox published "Every Day I'm Hustling" in 2018.

Part memoir and part career-advice book, it chronicles her upbringing, Hollywood experiences, relationships, financial lessons, and philosophy of creating opportunities rather than waiting for them. Fox included behind-the-scenes stories from projects including "Independence Day" and "Kill Bill."

The book also covers her evolution from actress to producer and entrepreneur and reflects the "hustling" approach that increasingly defined the second half of her career.

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Relationship With 50 Cent

Fox had a highly publicized relationship with rapper 50 Cent in 2003.

The relationship was relatively brief but produced years of public commentary and occasional feuding after the breakup. Both eventually said they reconciled as friends, although their past relationship has remained a recurring subject in interviews.

Fox has described the romance as intense and memorable while acknowledging that both she and 50 Cent made mistakes in the way their breakup played out publicly.

Personal Life

Fox married singer Christopher "Sixx-Nine" Harvest in December 1998. The marriage ended in divorce in 2002.

Following her relationship with 50 Cent, she became engaged to Atlanta club promoter Omar "Slimm" White. The engagement ended in 2011.

Fox does not have children and has spoken candidly about regretting that she never became a mother. She has said that while she is proud of the career she built, she eventually realized that professional success did not replace certain personal experiences she had postponed while focusing on Hollywood.

In 2020, Fox became an honorary member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority.

Real Estate

In 2015, Fox paid $873,000 for a home in the guard-gated Porter Ranch neighborhood of Los Angeles.

The 2,251-square-foot ranch-style house was built in 2014 and has three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Its interior included a chef's kitchen, chandeliers, French doors opening to the patio, and an office where Fox displayed awards and memorabilia from her career.

Fox listed the property for $1.049 million in late 2019. At the time, the asking price represented a potential gain of roughly $176,000 over what she had paid four years earlier, before commissions, carrying costs, and improvements.

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