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Stacey Dash
Born	Stacey Lauretta Dash January 20, 1966 (1966-01-20) (age 44) The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1982–present
Spouse(s)	Brian Lovell (1999–2005) James Maby (2005–2006) Emmanuel Xuereb (2007–present)

Stacey Lauretta Dash (born January 20, 1966) is an American film and television actress.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Career 1.2 Personal life 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External links

Biography

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.¹ 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 in which 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.²

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.

Personal life

Dash was born in The Bronx, New York. She is of African American, West Indian, and Aztec descent with "clear green eyes".³ Her brother is Darien Dash, the CEO of DME Interactive Holdings and her first cousin is Damon Dash, the former CEO and co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records.⁴

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1987	Enemy Territory	Toni Briggs
1988	Moving	Casey Pear
1989	Tennessee Nights	Minnie
1992	Mo' Money	Amber Evans
1994	Renaissance Man	Pvt. Miranda Myers
1995	Clueless	Dionne Davenport	Young Artist Award (nominated)
	Illegal in Blue	Kari Truitt	Direct-to-video Release
1997	Cold Around the Heart	Bec Rosenberg
1997	Personals	Leah
2001	The Painting	Hallie Gilmore at 18
2002	Paper Soldiers	Tamika
2003	View from the Top	Angela Samona
	Gang of Roses	Kim
	Ride or Die	Real Venus
2005	Lethal Eviction	Amanda
	Getting Played	Emily
2007	I Could Never Be Your Woman	Brianna Minx
	Ghost Image	Alicia
2008	Christmas Break	Smokin' Woman	Short film
	Nora's Hair Salon II	Simone
	Fashion Victim	Cara Wheeler
	American Primitive	Joy Crowley
	Phantom Punch	Geraldine Liston
2009	Chrome Angels	Lady
	Close Quarters	Kate	pre-production
2010	House Arrest	Chanel	post-production
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	Farrell for the People	Denise Grey	NBC TV-Movie
1985	The Cosby Show	Michelle	Episode: "Denise's Friend"
1988	St. Elsewhere	Penny Franks	Episodes: "Their Town" "The Naked Civil Surgeon" "Requiem for a Heavyweight" "Split Decision"
1988–1989	TV 101	Monique
1994	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Michelle Michaels	Episode: "When You Hit Upon a Star"
	Harts of the West		Episode: "Drive, He Said"
1996–1999	Clueless	Dionne "Dee" Davenport
1998	Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular		Episode: 1.9
1999–2000	The Strip	Vanessa Weir
2001	Going to California	Janie	Episode: "A Pirate Looks at 15 to 20"
	Men, Women & Dogs	Meg	Episode: "Pilot"
	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Amy Young	Episode: "Slaves of Las Vegas"
2003	Eve	Corryn	Episode: "The Ex Factor"
2005	Duck Dodgers	Paprika Solo	Voice Role Episode: Diamond Boogie/Corporate Pigfall
2008	Secrets of a Hollywood Nurse	Reporter	TV-Movie
	American Dad!	Janet Lewis	Episode: "Escape from Pearl Bailey"
2009	The Game	Chamile	Episode: "Truth and Consequences" Episode: "Put a Ring On It" Episode: "The Fall of the Roman" Episode: "The Wedding Episode"

References

External links

• Official Letters Of Marque Site
• Stacey Dash at the Internet Movie Database