Victoria Dillard
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Victoria Dillard (born September 20, 1969 in New York, New York) is an African-American actress who is perhaps best known for her co-starring as Janelle Cooper in the ABC sitcom Spin City.
She began performing at the age of five with the Dance Theatre of Harlem. She worked with the company until she was eighteen, appearing in such productions as " Porgy and Bess " at the Metropolitan Opera. Then she went on tour with Mickey Rooney in " A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum ". When the run ended in California, she was cast in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation playing a crew member, which earned her her union card (Victoria Dillard on ST:TNG).
She was in Playboy (November 1988, Vol. 35, Iss. 11, pg. 132-133, by: Bruce Williamson) in the article Sex In Cinema 1988.
Next she performed in George Schlatter's new version of "Laugh-In" as the Goldie Hawn character. In 1988 she was a bather/dancer opposite James Earl Jones and Eddie Murphy in her first feature film, Coming to America.
In addition to the 1997 TV movie The Ditchdigger's Daughter, her other television credits include:
- 18 Feb 93 "The Old Man"[1] episode of Seinfeld;
- 10 May 94 "You Shouldnt Have To Lie" episode of Roc;
- 14 April 94 Silence Is Golden episode of L.A. Law,
- 22 Sept 94 "Over the Rainbow"
- 6 Oct 94 "With The Greatest Of Ease" episodes of Chicago Hope as Dr. Nadine Winslow,
- 3 Dec '95 "Three Homies and a Baby" episode of Martin as Sharon
- 27 Aug 96 "The List" episode of Moesha" as Beverly
- 17 Dec 01 "Angel's Flight" episode of Family Law as Marcia Henderson and
- 19 May '06 "COD" season 14 finales episode of Law & Order as Belinda GardnerL&O COD info
Victoria's movie credits include Deep Cover, Murder in Mississippi, The Glass Shield, Internal Affairs, Albert and Out of Sync.
Victoria's most memorable professional role to date was playing the wife of Denzel Washington's character in the 1991 movie Ricochet (film). About Denzel, she says "He really taught me a lot about the process"; and adds that she remains friends with most of the cast members from that film.
Her most recent television role was as Janelle Cooper in the ABC sitcom Spin City. She stayed on the show for three seasons before leaving in 2000.
Her most recent film role was as Betty Shabazz in the 2001 film Ali.
Victoria lives in Los Angeles. She still dances in her free time, and also writes screenplays and plays for the stage.
[edit] Personal
Dillard was long-time girlfriend of actor Laurence Fishburne from 1992 until __.
The two met while both were filming the movie Deep Cover (Nov 1994 Essence Magazine).
[edit] External link
- Victoria Dillard at the Internet Movie Database
- Victoria Dillard article at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki.
- Bio info on Victoria Dillard
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