Early life

Stacey Dash was born in The Bronx, New York. She is of Bajan, African American and Mexican descent. Her first cousin is Damon Dash, the former CEO and co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records. Dash attended Paramus High School, graduating in 1985.

Career

Dash made her first television appearance in the NBC crime drama pilot Farrell: For the People starring Valerie Harper and Ed O'Neill in 1982, which did not make it past its pilot episode. Her first notable appearance was as Michelle in the 1985 The Cosby Show episode "Denise's Friend" and in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Dash's first substantial television role was in the 1988 series TV 101. 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 sizable roles in Mo' Money and Renaissance Man during this time. In 1995, Dash starred as a femme fatale in the low-budget film Illegal in Blue. Dash received her big break with the 1995 teen comedy film Clueless. Dash played Cher's high school best friend Dionne Davenport, although Dash was twenty-eight at the time. In 1996, the film spawned a television spin-off of the same name, in which Dash reprised her role as Dionne. The series ran from 1996 to 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, labelmate of her cousin Damon Dash, for the single "All Falls Down". Dash posed nude in the August 2006 issue of Playboy. Also in 2006, she was featured in singer Marques Houston's video for "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, Secrets of a Hollywood Nurse, and 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 Sabàto, Jr.

Dash appeared as a recurring character on the television series The Game in early 2009. In 2011, Dash starred in the first season of VH1's first scripted series, Single Ladies, playing Valerie "Val" Stokes, described as a "'good girl' looking for a good man". On August 31, 2011, it was reported that she would leave the series in order to focus on her family. In 2012, Dash starred as Lisa, the female lead in the film Dysfunctional Friends. In 2012, Dash was featured in Funny or Die and YouTube broadcast trailers and shorts for her web series Stacey Dash Is Normal. The scripted series launched in 2013.

On May 28, 2014, Fox News announced that Dash had been hired as a contributor for "cultural analysis and commentary." On the December 7, 2015 edition of Outnumbered, Dash made a remark about President Barack Obama's address regarding Islamic terrorism that took place the day before, suggesting the president didn't "give a shit" about terrorism. Due to this remark, the network suspended her without pay for two weeks. In 2016, Dash received criticism when she argued that the BET Awards lied to black people about news regarding the boycotting of the Oscars due to lack of ethnic diversity, and called for an end to Black History Month. She made a cameo at the 88th Academy Awards repeating this sentiment.

Personal life

Dash has been divorced three times. In 2010, she filed a divorce and restraining order against her now ex-husband Emmanuel Xuereb. Dash claimed "Xuereb hit her on several occasions on her face, head and body throughout the marriage." She has two children, a son (born 1991, fathered by R&B singer Christopher Williams) and a daughter (born 2003).

Dash voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 US presidential election. In 2012, however, she switched her party affiliation from Democratic to Republican, and endorsed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on her Twitter account. Some Twitter users responded with criticism, racial epithets and calls for her to commit suicide, while others supported her and addressed the criticism. In response to the harassment, Dash stated, "My humble opinion... EVERYONE is entitled to one". She said, "I really don't understand the fury. I don't get it. ... I was shocked, really shocked. But you can't expect everyone to agree with you." Vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan personally telephoned her. During their conversation, Ryan thanked Dash for supporting the Romney-Ryan ticket, and "told her she was brave". Since the 2012 election, Dash has publicly expressed her political views. She criticized hip hop singers Jay-Z and Beyoncé's trip to Cuba in April 2013. Dash asked her fans on Twitter if they cared whether Jay-Z visited Cuba before the embargo was lifted.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Enemy Territory	Antoinette "Toni" Briggs
1988	Moving	Casey Pear
1989	Tennessee Waltz	Minnie
1992	Mo' Money	Amber Evans
1994	Renaissance Man	Pvt. Miranda Myers
1995	Clueless	Dionne Davenport
1995	Illegal in Blue	Kari Truitt	Video
1997	Cold Around the Heart	Bec Rosenberg
1999	Personals	Leah
2001	Painting, TheThe Painting	Hallie Gilmore at 18
2002	Paper Soldiers	Tamika
2003	View from the Top	Angela Samona
2003	Gang of Roses	Kim
2003	Ride or Die	Real Venus	Video
2004	All Falls Down	Kanye West's Girlfriend	Video
2005	Lethal Eviction	Amanda Winters
2007	I Could Never Be Your Woman	Brianna Minx
2007	Ghost Image	Alicia Saunders
2008	Christmas Break	Smokin' Woman	Short film
2008	Nora's Hair Salon 2: A Cut Above	Simone
2008	Fashion Victim	Cara Wheeler
2008	Phantom Punch	Geraldine Liston
2009	Wild About Harry	Joy Crowley
2009	Chrome Angels	Lady
2012	Dysfunctional Friends	Lisa
2012	House Arrest	Chanel
2013	Blue Butterflies	Faith	Short film
2014	Lap Dance	Dr. Annie Jones
2015	Patient Killer	Nancy Peck

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	Farrell for the People	Denise Grey	TV movie
1985	Cosby Show, TheThe Cosby Show	Michelle	Episode: "Denise's Friend"
1988	St. Elsewhere	Penny Franks	4 episodes
1988-1989	TV 101	Monique	Main role (13 episodes)
1994	Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, TheThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Michelle Michaels	Episode: "When You Hit Upon a Star"
1996-1999	Clueless	Dionne "Dee" Davenport	Main role (62 episodes)
1999-2000	Strip, TheThe Strip	Vanessa Weir	Main role (10 episodes)
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)	Episode: "Diamond Boogie/Corporate Pigfall"
2006	Getting Played	Emily	Movie
2008	American Dad!	Janet Lewis (voice)	Episode: "Escape from Pearl Bailey"
	Secrets of a Hollywood Nurse	Reporter	Movie
2009, 2011	Game, TheThe Game	Camille Rose	5 episodes
2011	Single Ladies	Valerie "Val" Stokes	Main role (11 episodes)
2013	Exes, TheThe Exes	Dana	Episode: "Trading Places"
2014-present	Outnumbered	Herself	Semi-regular co-host
2015	Cloudy with a Chance of Love	Kelly	Movie

[ Source: Wikipedia ]