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Lisa Raye is a Actor American born on 23 september 1966 at Chicago (USA)

Lisa Raye

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Birth name Lisa Ray McCoy
Nationality USA
Birth 23 september 1966 (57 years) at Chicago (USA)

LisaRaye McCoy (born September 23, 1966), commonly known as LisaRaye, is an American actress, hip hop model, businesswoman and fashion designer. She is also the ex-wife of Michael Misick, the first-ever Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, making her the First Lady of the Turks and Caicos Islands at the time. She is best known for portraying Diana "Diamond" Armstrong in the film The Players Club, Neesee James on the CW sitcom All of Us from 2003 until 2007 and Keisha Greene in the VH1 romantic comedy series Single Ladies which originally aired from 2011-2014.

Biography

She has a daughter named Kai Morae Pace (b. 1989) from a previous relationship with Kenji Pace. In 1992, she married Tony Martin. They divorced in 1994. In April 2006, McCoy married Michael Misick, who had been elected the Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands (a position previously known as "Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands") in 2003. They were married in a lavish ceremony before 300 guests, followed by a three-week honeymoon to Jerusalem, Bali and Dubai. During their marriage, McCoy's title was "First Lady of Turks and Caicos." In August 2008, Premier Misick released a statement announcing that he and McCoy were divorcing. Misick resigned from office in March 2009 after an investigation found "clear signs of corruption" involving selling off public land to fund his own investments. He fled Turks and Caicos, and was eventually arrested in Brazil and extradited back to the island to stand trial.

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Filmography of Lisa Raye (11 films)

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Actress

Lap Dance
Lap Dance (2014)

Genres Drama
Actors Carmen Electra, Ali Cobrin, Robert James Hoffman III, James Remar, Stacey Dash, Briana Evigan
Roles Sugar
Rating46% 2.302452.302452.302452.302452.30245
The film is described as a modern-day Indecent Proposal, and it revolves around Monica (Ali Cobrin), an aspiring actress who, in order to care for her cancer-stricken father, makes a pact with her fiancé to take a job as an exotic dancer. However, once the pact is broken, the couple's lives are changed forever. The film was released theatrically on December 5th, 2014 by Entertainment One domestically.
Beauty Shop, 1h45
Directed by Bille Woodruff
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Queen Latifah, Alicia Silverstone, Andie MacDowell, Alfre Woodard, Mena Suvari, Lil' JJ
Roles Rochelle
Rating56% 2.808592.808592.808592.808592.80859
Gina Norris (Queen Latifah) is a widowed hairstylist who has moved from Chicago to Atlanta so her daughter, Vanessa (Paige Hurd), can attend a private music school. She's made a name for herself as a stylist, but after her self-centered boss, Jorge (Kevin Bacon), criticizes her decisions, she leaves and sets up her own shop, purchasing a run-down salon by the skin of her teeth by helping out a loan officer.
The Proud Family Movie, 1h31
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Children's films
Actors Kyla Pratt, Tommy Davidson, Paula Jai Parker, Jo Marie Payton-Noble, Tara Strong, Orlando Brown
Roles Choreographer (voice)
Rating53% 2.6613652.6613652.6613652.6613652.661365
The film opens with a man named Dr. Carver, the great-great-grandson of George Washington Carver, trying to generate a super Gnome Warrior, but it disintegrates. The scene then turns to Penny Proud, who is celebrating her 16th birthday in her hometown of Flagler Beach, Florida, and fails her driver's ed. She and her friends are excited to be a part of 15 Cent's (Sticky's cousin and parody of 50 Cent) dance group, Spare Change. When 15 Cent drives her home, Oscar Proud, her over-protective father, gets mad when he finds them kissing. After Oscar gives her the worst grounding of her life, and essentially forbids her from ever becoming an adult, practically making her a child forever, Penny wishes he wasn't her father, to which he states he wished he never had her as a daughter. This marks the culmination of their relationship as seen over the entire series.
Civil Brand, 1h35
Directed by Neema Barnette
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Prison films
Actors Lisa Raye, Tichina Arnold, Lark Voorhies, Monica Calhoun, N'Bushe Wright, Mos Def
Roles Frances Shepard
Rating51% 2.5701952.5701952.5701952.5701952.570195
Frances, the new inmate at Whitehead, befriends a circle of inmates, and together they rebel against the prison’s abuse and exploitation. After several failed attempts to stop the harsh working conditions along with the rape and death of their friend Lil’ Mama, Frances and the other inmates decide to take action and take control over the prison to stop the abuse and stand up for their rights.
Gang of Roses, 1h34
Directed by Jean-Claude La Marre
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Themes Feminist films, Political films
Actors Lil' Kim, Lisa Raye, Marie Matiko, Monica Calhoun, Stacey Dash, Bobby Brown
Roles Maria
Rating25% 1.28571.28571.28571.28571.2857
The film starts off with Left Eye Watkins (Brown) and his gang attempting to bully Sheriff Shoeshine Michel (Louis Mandylor) into giving them gold and women. A female member of the gang is extremely enthusiastic about the women and sets out to rape a can-can girl in the middle of town. While resisting, the can-can cuts the female gang member who in turns shoots her in the middle of the road.
Love Chronicles, 1h18
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Aries Spears, Terrence Howard, Chris Spencer, Lisa Raye, Clifton Powell, Monica Calhoun
Roles Marie Toursaant
Rating46% 2.345372.345372.345372.345372.34537
A pair of talk show hosts team with a relationship-guide author to help listeners improve their relationships. Eventually, the trio unwittingly expose their own love-related baggage. Starring Terrence Howard and Robin Givens, Love Chronicles screened at the American Black Film Festival.
Super Spy: The Final Exit, 2h15
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Lisa Raye, Reynaldo Rey, Art Evans, Garret Morris, Conchita Leeflang, Tom Lister, Jr.
Roles CIA Lady
Rating54% 2.72892.72892.72892.72892.7289
An aspiring screenwriter is determined to make a low budget action film. While filming the movie, he films a crime being committed and is then hunted down by a band of criminals.
Go for Broke, 1h46
Directed by Jean-Claude La Marre
Genres Comedy
Actors Pras, Michael A. Goorjian, Lisa Raye, Bobby Brown, Glenn Plummer, Denyce Lawton
Roles Belinda / Star
Rating48% 2.446722.446722.446722.446722.44672
Two guys have the winning ticket in a lottery, but the ticket is taken by a woman robbing the restaurant they're in, who swallows the ticket before getting arrested. The guys come up with a scheme to recover the ticket by committing a felony while impersonating women so as to be sent to the same women's penitentiary as the robber.
All About You, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Renée Elise Goldsberry, Terron Brooks, Debbie Allen, Lisa Raye, Lou Myers, Adam Lazarre-White
Roles Lisa
Rating62% 3.148343.148343.148343.148343.14834
Nicole is in love with her boyfriend Robbie and is ready to start talking about marriage. Unfortunately for her, he hasn’t even thought about a future with her. She moves to San Francisco to start a new life, and ends up with Robbie's brother Brian as her roommate for one month. Just as Nicole and Brian realize they have feelings for each other, Robbie wants to try a relationship with Nicole again.
The Wood
The Wood (1999)
, 1h46
Directed by Rick Famuyiwa
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Omar Epps, Richard T. Jones, Taye Diggs, Sean Nelson, Sanaa Lathan, Malinda Williams
Roles Lisa
Rating69% 3.4983353.4983353.4983353.4983353.498335
Roland (Taye Diggs) is getting married (and is currently missing) and Slim (Richard T. Jones), who scoffs at the idea of marriage, is furious at Roland for disappearing. The story reminisces back to Mike's (Omar Epps, portrayed as a youth by Sean Nelson) first encounters with Roland (Trent Cameron) and Slim (Duane Finley), his first real crush on a girl named Alicia (Malinda Williams), and the three young men's misadventures as teenagers growing up in Inglewood, California ("The Wood"). Shy and awkward, Mike sticks out like a sore thumb on his first day, but is quickly befriended by Slim and Roland.
The Players Club, 1h44
Directed by Ice Cube
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about music and musicians, Hip hop films, Gangster films
Actors Lisa Raye, Dick Anthony Williams, Bernie Mac, Judyann Elder, Monica Calhoun, Jamie Foxx
Roles Diana "Diamond" Armstrong
Rating58% 2.9025052.9025052.9025052.9025052.902505
Diana Armstrong (LisaRaye) arrives at the scene of the raunchy, dysfunctional Players Club. She narrates of that she used to work at the club and begun when she moved out of her parents home after an argument with her father, as she was pregnant with her son. Diana ends up working at a shoe store, when she meets Ronnie (Chrystale Wilson) and Tricks (Adele Givens), who work for Dolla Bill (Bernie Mac) at The Players Club. They convince Diana she would make better money stripping, by saying, "Use what you got to get what you want."