- Garcelle Beauvais
Infobox actor
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birthname = Garcelle Beauvais
birthdate = birth date and age|1966|11|26
birthplace =Saint-Marc ,Haiti
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spouse = Daniel Saunders (? - ?) (divorced) 1 child
Mike Nilon (2001-present) 2 children
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tonyawards =Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon (born Garcelle Beauvais on
November 26 ,1966 ) is aHaitian -American actress and former fashion model. She is known for her role as Assistant District Attorney Valerie Heywood in the TV program "NYPD Blue " and Francesca Monroe on "The Jamie Foxx Show ".Biography
Early life
Beauvais was born in
St. Marc ,Haiti , to Maria Claire, a nurse, and Axel Beauvais, alawyer . [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/66/Garcelle-Beauvais.html Garcelle Beauvais Biography (1966-) ] ] Beauvais has six older siblings. After her parents divorced, Beauvais, her mother and siblings moved to Massachusetts. While her mother was attending nursing school, Beauvais went to boarding school. At age 16, the family moved to Miami-Dade area. There she attended bothNorth Miami Beach High School (which is located in North Miami Beach) andMiami Norland High School (which is located in the Norland section ofMiami Gardens, Florida .)Career
At age seventeen, Beauvais went to New York to pursue a career as a fashion model, and was signed with Ford Models and
Irene Marie Models in Miami. She modeled print ads for Avon,Mary Kay andClairol . Beauvais also modeled in catalogs forNeiman Marcus andNordstrom . She has appeared in "Essence" and "Ebony" and had a nude pictorial in the August 2007 issue of "Playboy ". She also walked the catwalk forCalvin Klein andIsaac Mizrahi . [ [http://ca.askmen.com/women/actress_60/85c_garcelle_beauvais.html AskMen.com - Garcelle Beauvais pics ] ]Personal life
Garcelle has a son, Oliver (born 1991) from her previous marriage to Daniel Saunders. Beauvais has been married to Mike Nilon since 2001. Their twin sons Jax Joseph Nilon (8:30 pm, 4lbs 7oz) and Jaid Thomas Nilon (8:31 pm, 4lbs 9oz) were born
October 18 ,2007 .Filmography
*"Manhunter" (1986)
*"Coming to America " (1988)
*"Every Breath" (1993)
*"Wild Wild West " (1999)
*"Double Take" (2001)
*"Bad Company" (2002)
*"" (2004)
*"American Gun " (2005)
*"I Know Who Killed Me " (2007)Television work
*"
Family Matters " (1991)
*"The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air " (1993)
*"Models, Inc. " (1994-1995)
*"The Jamie Foxx Show " (1996-2001)
*"Opposite Sex" (2000) (canceled after 8 episodes)
*"NYPD Blue " (cast member from 2001-2004)
*"Second String" (2002)
*"The Bernie Mac Show " -seen in one episode 'Rope-a-Dope' asWesley Snipes 's motor-mouth wife (2002)
*"Eyes" (2005) (canceled after 12 episodes)
*"" (2006)
*"The Cure" (2007)References
External links
*imdb name|id=0004731|name=Garcelle Beauvais
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