Stacey Dash

Actress

Birthday January 20, 1966

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace New York City, U.S.

Age 58 years old

Nationality United States

#8101 Most Popular

1967

Stacey Lauretta Dash (born January 20, 1967) is an American actress.

1982

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.

1985

She attended Paramus High School, graduating in 1985.

Her first notable appearance was as Michelle in the 1985 The Cosby Show episode "Denise's Friend".

1988

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.

1995

Dash played Dionne Marie Davenport in the 1995 feature film Clueless and its television series of the same name.

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".

Born in the Bronx borough of New York City, Dash is of African-American and Mexican descent.

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.

1996

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.

2001

In 2001, Dash was featured in a music video by Carl Thomas for the single "Emotional".

2003

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 canceled after several episodes.

2004

In 2004, Dash was featured in a music video by Kanye West, label signee of her cousin Damon Dash, for the single "All Falls Down".

2005

Between 2005 and 2007, she completed filming roles in I Could Never Be Your Woman, Nora's Hair Salon II, Fashion Victim, Ghost Image and American Primitive.

2006

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," and launched her own lingerie line called Letters of Marque.

2008

For 2008 release, she filmed Phantom Punch, Secrets of a Hollywood Nurse, and Close Quarters.

Dash also 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.

2009

Dash appeared as a recurring character on the television series The Game in early 2009.

2011

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, it was reported that she would leave the series in order to focus on her family.

2012

In 2012, Dash starred as Lisa, the female lead in the film Dysfunctional Friends.

Also in 2012, Dash was featured in Funny or Die and YouTube broadcast trailers and shorts for her web series Stacey Dash Is Normal.

2013

The scripted series launched in 2013.

2017

She is the daughter of Dennis Dash and Linda Dash (née Lopez; d. 2017).

Dash has a stepfather, Cecil Holmes, and a younger brother, Darien Dash, who is the founder of DME Interactive, the first publicly traded African American-led website company.

Her first cousin is Damon Dash, the former CEO and co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records.