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| Lisa Raye |
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"Every role that I've done is totally different. All About You is comedy; I'm the comic relief in that. Civil Brand is drama; I'm the lead in that. [Gang of Roses] is my action. Everything is totally different. I'm doing exactly what I want to do."
| Date of Birth: September 23rd, 1967 |
| Birthplace: Chicago |
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| Lisa Raye built a career in black ensemble movies, such as The Players Club (1998), The Wood (1999), Civil Brand (2002), and Gang of Roses (2003). Now she stars on TV's All of Us, the sitcom created and produced by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. |
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| Starting her acting career relatively late, Lisa Raye was able to make it on her own terms. We admire her judgment and sophistication -- such as endorsing a swanky cognac like Hennessy instead of some "lite" beer. |
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A native of Chicago, Illinois, Lisa Raye was born Lisa Ray McCoy on September 23rd, 1967. She attended Eastern Illinois University, and had a short-lived marriage that left her as a young, single mother to her daughter. Lisa Raye stayed out of the spotlight and didn't pursue a showbiz career; her foray into film only occurred after a roommate of hers encouraged Lisa Raye to audition for a local movie called Reasons.
Lisa Raye flubbed her audition for the three-line role she was trying out for, but impressed director Monty Ross so much that she ended up landing a lead part. Reasons had trouble finding a distributor and went largely unseen when it was released in 1996, but Lisa Raye received acclaim for her work, and was thereby encouraged to try again.
Following Ross' advice, Lisa Raye moved to Los Angeles for pilot season, and landed guest-starring roles on such black sitcoms as Martin and In the House. She also appeared in Tupac Shakur's final video, "Toss it Up," which caught the eye of hip-hop star Ice Cube. |
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