January 20, 1966, will be remembered by generations as the amazing date that Stacey Dash graced this world. Hailing from the Bronx, New York, a young Stacey always knew she wanted to be an actress. All her PR releases make note of her first acting job, as star of one of the most important stories ever told. Miss Dash, of course, gave a critically acclaimed performance in the role of Bambi's mother in her third grade play. From that summit of success, it would only be a short hop to TV roles on St. Elsewhere, The Cosby Show and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
You might think that all that fame would be enough for one person, but not for Stacey Dash! She made the gigantic leap to the silver screen in 1988, as Richard Pryor's daughter in the modern-day comic masterpiece Moving. From there she took on a more challenging role in 1992's touching Mo' Money with Damon Wayans and 1994's Renaissance Man with Danny DeVito (and some movie called Black Water). In 1995, Stacey Dash landed the role that would define her career, as Dionne in the sleeper hit Clueless, starring opposite Alicia Silverstone. That's right: if you've done your math, she was a 29-year-old playing a teenager. This feat was even more amazing when she reprised the role of Dionne Marie Davenport while in her thirties, in the television adaptation of Clueless, from 1996 to 1999. Stacey Dash also took it all off for a movie called Cold Around The Heart in 1997.
In 1998, Stacey Dash appeared in the film Personals, and she was cast in the TV series The Strip, which aired in 1999. Stacey also worked on The Painting (2001) and View from the Top (2003), which featured Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Applegate, Kelly Preston, and Mike Myers.
In 2005, Stacey Dash appeared in the movie Getting Played with Vivica Fox and Carmen Electra. After several no-name movies and bit parts in television shows, Stacey Dash picked up the pace again in 2008. She started off the year with roles in Christmas Break and Fashion Victim, and followed those roles up with parts in Nora's Hair Solon II, Phantom Punch, American Primitive, and Close Quarters. She also made quite the splash on the June '08 cover of King magazine, showing off her incredibly shapely assets (and at the age of 42!).
[ biography courtesy of AskMen.com ]
