Stacey Dash

Stacey Lauretta Dash[1] (born January 20, 1966[2][3] or 1967[4][5]) is an American actress and former talk show host. Dash played Dionne Marie Davenport in the 1995 feature film Clueless and its television series of the same name.[3] She has also appeared in the films Moving, Mo' Money, Renaissance Man, and View from the Top. Other television work by Dash includes appearances in the series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Single Ladies and the reality TV show Celebrity Circus. She has also appeared in music videos for Carl Thomas' "Emotional" and Kanye West's "All Falls Down".

Stacey Dash
Dash at CPAC, 2016.
Born	Stacey Lauretta Dash (1966-01-20) January 20, 1966 or (1967-01-20) January 20, 1967 (sources differ) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actress Fox News contributor
Years active	1982–present
Known for	Mo' Money Clueless
Political party	Democratic (before 2012) Republican (2012–present)
Spouse(s)	Brian Lovell (m. 1999; div. mid-2000s) James Maby ​ ( m. 2005; div. 2006) Emmanuel Xuereb (m. 2007 or 2009; div. 2011) Jeffrey Marty ​ ( m. 2018; sep.  2020)
Children	2
Relatives	Damon Dash (cousin) Darien Dash (nephew)

Early life

Born in The Bronx borough of New York City,[1] Dash is of Bajan, African American and Mexican descent.[6] She is the daughter of a Mexican-American mother Linda Dash (née Lopez;[1][7] d. 2017)[8] and Dennis Dash, an African American.[7] Dash has a stepfather, Cecil Holmes, and a younger brother, Darien Dash,[1] who is the founder of DME Interactive, the first publicly traded African American-led Internet company.[9][1] Her first cousin is Damon Dash, the former CEO and co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records.[10] Dash attended Paramus High School, graduating in 1985.[11][12]

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.[13] Her first notable appearance was as Michelle in the 1985 The Cosby Show episode "Denise's Friend".[4] 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.[14] 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".[15] On August 31, 2011, it was reported that she would leave the series in order to focus on her family.[16][17][18] In 2012, Dash starred as Lisa, the female lead in the film Dysfunctional Friends.[19] In 2012, Dash was featured in Funny or Die and YouTube broadcast trailers and shorts for her web series Stacey Dash Is Normal.[20] The scripted series launched in 2013.[21]

On May 28, 2014, Fox News announced that Dash had been hired as a contributor for "cultural analysis and commentary."[22] 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.[23] 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.[24] She made a cameo at the 88th Academy Awards repeating this sentiment.[25] In addition, she criticized Jesse Williams's speech at the BET Awards.[26] On January 21, 2017, Fox News announced that Dash's contract would not be renewed.[27][28]

Politics

Dash in 2013.

Dash voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 U.S. presidential election.[29] In 2012, she switched her party affiliation from Democratic to Republican[30] and endorsed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. In response to derogatory online comments she received for supporting Romney, Dash stated it was her opinion[31] and that she did not understand the vitriol.[29] Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan thanked Dash for supporting his ticket.[29]

Since the 2012 election, Dash has publicly expressed her political views. In April 2013, she criticized hip hop singers Jay-Z and Beyoncé's trip to Cuba.[32] In 2016, with regard to the debate over use of gender-specific bathrooms, she said that transgender rights "infringe upon [her own]".[33] Dash writes a blog for Patheos.com.[34] Dash supported Republican candidate Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.[35]

On February 26, 2018, Dash filed to run in California's 44th congressional district in the 2018 Congressional Election as a Republican.[36] On joining the race, Dash said she wanted to "free people from the shackles of a plantation mentality."[37] Dash withdrew from the congressional race on March 30, 2018.[38]

Personal life

Dash has two children. She has a son named Austin, born in 1991 from her relationship with singer Christopher Williams.[3][39] She married producer Brian Lovell on July 16, 1999,[2] and they divorced in the mid-2000s.[3][39] From 2005 to 2006, Dash was married to British executive James Maby, CEO of Sports Logistics.[40] Different sources say the father of Dash's daughter Lola (born 2003) is either Lovell[39] or Maby/[40][4] Dash married actor Emmanuel Xeureb in either 2007[4] or 2009,[39] She filed for divorce in January 2010 and it was finalized in September 2011.[41][39] Dash married lawyer Jeffrey Marty on April 6, 2018 in Florida. She said that she met Marty ten days before the wedding. In addition to her two children, Dash is step-mother to three of Marty's children.[42] In April 2020, Dash announced that she and Marty had separated.[43] In mid-June 2020, the couple have filed for divorce.[44]

Dash has spoken openly about past traumas in her personal life. She has at various times revealed that she was molested as a child by a family friend, was addicted to cocaine in her teens and 20s, and has a history of being with physically and emotionally abusive partners.[45] Dash has attributed her openness with such topics to her desire to be honest with her children, feeling that being honest is the best way to protect them, and to let them and others know that she is not a victim but a survivor.[45] She is supportive of the right to keep and bear arms, crediting the use of a gun with saving her life after being sexually assaulted at gunpoint by an ex-boyfriend, because she was able to retrieve her own weapon, a .22 revolver, and shoot at him, scaring him away.[46]

Dash was arrested on September 29, 2019, at her apartment in Pasco County, Florida, on a domestic battery charge after an argument with her husband Jeffrey Marty.[47] She pleaded not guilty,[48] and the case was dropped October 3 at the request of Marty, who said Dash had been arrested over his objection.[49] In June 2020, Dash filed for divorce from Marty.[50]

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	The 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
2016	The Thinning	Kendra Birch
2018	Honor Up	Tara	In post-production
2018	The Dawn	Sister Ella
2019	Roe v. Wade	Mildred Jefferson	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	Farrell for the People	Denise Grey	Movie
1985	The Cosby Show	Michelle	Episode: "Denise's Friend"
1988	St. Elsewhere	Penny Franks	4 episodes
1988–1989	TV 101	Monique	Main role (13 episodes)
1994	The 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	The Strip	Vanessa Weir	Main role (10 episodes)
2001	Going to California	Janie	Episode: "A Pirate Looks at 15 to 20"
2001	Men, Women & Dogs	Meg	Episode: "Pilot"
2001	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"
2008	Secrets of a Hollywood Nurse	Reporter	Movie
2009, 2011	The Game	Camille Rose	5 episodes
2011	Single Ladies	Valerie "Val" Stokes	Main role (11 episodes)
2013	The Exes	Dana	Episode: "Trading Places"
2014–2017	Outnumbered	Herself	Commentator
2015	Cloudy with a Chance of Love	Kelly	Movie
2016	Sharknado: The 4th Awakens	Chicago Mayor	Movie
2016	Hell's Kitchen	Herself	Episode: "10 Chefs Compete Again"
2016	The Eric Andre Show	Herself	Episode: "Stacey Dash; Jack McBrayer"

Music videos

• Christopher Williams – "Talk to Myself" (1989)
• Luther Vandross and Janet Jackson – "The Best Things in Life Are Free" (1992)
• MJG – "That Girl" (1997)
• Carl Thomas – "Emotional" (2000)
• Kanye West featuring Syleena Johnson – "All Falls Down" (2004)
• Marques Houston – "Favorite Girl" (2006)
• Rick Ross featuring Ne-Yo – "Super High" (2010)
• Emcee N.I.C.E. featuring Stacey Dash and Blake Smith – "Life of The Party" (2012)

Books

Dash, Stacey (2016). There Goes My Social Life: From Clueless to Conservative. Washington, D.C.: Regnery Publishing. ISBN 9781621574132. OCLC 909538859.

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External links

• Stacey Dash on IMDb
• Sage, Alyssa (January 20, 2016). "'Clueless' Actress Stacey Dash Calls for Elimination of Black History Month, BET". Variety. Retrieved March 2, 2016.