Fox is a force to reckon with.
As the title of her memoir succinctly puts it, “Every Day I’m Hustling.”
But fame and fortune were no easy feat for the multitalented star.
Famed for depicting empowered women, she has no time for cinematic stereotypes.
“Usually we’re, like, 35 when they start asking: ‘How old is she getting?
O.K., we’re done with her.
Where’s the next thing?'”
she toldThe New York Times.
And aging like a fine wine she is.
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The divorce devastated Everlyena, leading the young Fox to perceive her as weak and a victim.
“I see my mother now as a survivor,” the actor toldSan Diego Entertainer.
“My mother grew up in a time where you stuck by your guy.”
“Growing up I played basketball, volleyball, track and I was a cheerleader,” she recalled.
“My mom worked two jobs while raising four kids …
So I’d say I definitely got that work ethic from my mother.”
She left Indiana for California
Being on the generational cusp between Boomer and Gen-Xer, Vivica A.
Fox grew up at a time when becoming a star was synonymous with hard work.
“I’ve always been an ambitious, outgoing kid,” she told theOrlando Sentinel.
Fox fell in love with modeling at age 13.
“Then I went to go see Michael Jackson in concert, and Diana Ross in concert.
I had never seen African Americans being so fabulous, and I was like, ‘Where do they live?
That’s where I’m going!'”
After graduating high school, she moved to California to study Social Sciences at Golden West College.
The fresh-faced actor started out on soap operas
By the mid ’80s, Vivica A.
Fox relocated from California to New York, where she sought modeling success.
Unfortunately, she faced racist bigotry.
“In 1986, that’s the way it worked they had their one Black girl.”
Towards the end of the decade, she moved back to California after becoming disillusioned with the modeling world.
Subsequently, like many celebs, shestarted out on soap operas.
In 1988, she made her onscreen acting debut asCarmen Silva on “Days of Our Lives.
“I believe soap actors are some of the best-trained actors out there …
It was excellent training for a young actress,” she told Soap Opera Digest.
Getting a Hollywood makeover
While on “The Young and the Restless” in 1995, Vivica.
You don’t have a big enough name.'”
But Fox secured a callback.
After six auditions, she scored the coveted role.
She showcased the perfect ’90s aesthetic for Set It Off
After starring alongside and smooching Vivica A.
Their hard work paid off and Fox secured the role of Frankie in the iconic 1996 flick.
She also looked every bit the iconic ’90s girlboss with a pixie cut.
“Before ‘Set It Off,’ I was the hot chick,” she explained.
She explained that the movie changed that narrative.
“I got my street cred.
People were like, ‘Whoa!
Wow, I never knew you could get like that.'”
“As soon as I came in, he was like, ‘Vivica Fox!’
and I said, ‘Okay, that’s a great start,'” she shared.
That’s when I knew you were going to be my Vernita Green.'"
The brief but memorable role entailed a now iconic fight scene with Uma Thurman.
“Six months of training,” she explained.
“I went from a size 8-10 to a 2 …
I never worked out that much in my life.”
Fox began dating rapper 50 Cent in 2003.
Appearing at the BET Awards (viaHipHopDX) following the breakup, Fox dismissed Fiddy’s accusations.
“My films have grossed over one billion dollars worldwide,” she declared.
“I ain’t gotta use nobody for no cover of no magazine.
I been on magazines forever.”
She later said that the intense publicity was to blame for the messy split.
But Fox wasn’t letting the bad blood tear her down.
“Girl, I’m excited about 40.
I ain’t wet behind the ears no more!”
She may have started getting mom roles, but Vivica A.
The show also elevated the star to a new level of fame.
“I should be able to come to New York and blend in.
After ‘Curb’ people are like, ‘Oh my god, I love you!'”
Fox ventured into reality TV by hosting “The Cougar.”
“The show will show that age is just a number.”
In keeping with the cougar theme, she also launched her Cougar Crunch Milkshake that year.
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Fox’s biggest life regret
By the 2010s, Vivica A.
Fox had enjoyed an illustrious career spanning three decades.
That year, she sat down for “Oprah: Where Are They Now?”
(viaHuffPost) and got real about her regrets in life.
“I said, ‘Wow she so beautiful,'” she reflected.
Fox explained, “I don’t get to see my eyes in a child.
I think that’s something I’ll miss.”
Although she’s child-free, Fox still has a strong maternal instinct and loves caring for her godchildren.
“I’ve got six godbabies,” she said during a Q&A (viaEssence).
“Don’t think that because I didn’t birth children that I don’t have children.”
The end of the decade saw a new Vivica A.
Fox
As the 2010s came to an end, Vivica A.
Fox began dabbling in ventures outside of acting.
Fox changed things up again when she debuted an entirely new look in 2018.
I’m a woman now in my 50s, and I’m kind of like a phoenix.
The secret to Vivica A.
Fox’s fountain of youth
Aging?
Fox doesn’t know her.
The long hair was also back after a hiatus, with the star opting for shimmering chestnut locks.
But one can’t help but wonder how the age-defying star maintains her youthful looks.
In an interview withUs Weeklythat year, Fox opened up about her beauty and lifestyle routines.
“My morning starts with self-care, including my skincare ritual,” she said.
But what she puts in her body is just as important as what she puts on it.
She also highlighted the importance of drinking at least eight glasses of water a day.
Finally, she ends the day by practicing more self-care.
“It helps me relax and be grateful for the day.”
Fox and Moore first began feuding after appearing on “The Apprentice” in 2015.
“With Kenya it was just definitely desperate times call for desperate measures,” she toldToday.
“I just wish that she would be accountable for her actions.
She did take my phone and she did put out that ugly tweet about myself.”
In an interview withE!, she revealed that Moore contacted her saying that she wanted to apologize privately.
“She just came over to me and she was so gorgeous.
As she approaches her 60s, Vivica A.
Fox is living her best life
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Fox is still killing it at 59.
“The older I’ve gotten, I believe that beauty radiates from the inside,” she stated.
With age, the star has also learned to prioritize her well-being.
A self-professed hustler, she’s the first to own up to her tendency to work too hard.
“I have embraced my womanhood through my pluses and my minuses,” she said.
“I’m good with me right now, so that’s what you’re seeing.
My spirit is happy, more than anything else.”
