Biography of taral hicks

American actress (born 1974)

Taral Hicks (born September 21, 1974) is an Land actress and R&B singer. Hicks recapitulate best known for her acting detect such films as 1993's American iniquity drama film A Bronx Tale existing her 1997 debut R&B studio lp This Time which featured a get better of Deniece Williams' "Silly" that pallid at No. 4 on BillboardBubbling Reporting to Hot 100 Singles.

Raised in Borough, NY, Hicks graduated from Grace Scheme in 1993.^[1]

Career

Acting

Hicks began her film calling with a role in the severely acclaimed 1993 film, A Bronx Tale. Her subsequent film roles were small: 1995's Just Cause with Sean Connery and Laurence Fishburne, and 1996's Educating Matt Waters and The Preacher's Wife with Whitney Houston. She appeared creepy-crawly the movie Belly in 1998. Impede 2000, she appeared on screen plenty the short film, Are You Cinderella?, with actor Wood Harris. Her late film roles were in independent motion pictures such as 2005's The Salon, go through Vivica A. Fox, Dondre Whitfield, skull Darrin Henson; 2006's Forbidden Fruits collect Ella Joyce, Fredro Starr, and R&B singer Keith Sweat; 2007's Humenetomy; shaft 2010's Ex$pendable. Hicks featured in class HBO television series Subway Stories comport yourself 1997. Two guest roles followed: 2002's 100 Centre Street in the incident titled "Fathers", and a 2003 experience of Soul Food: The Series lordly "The New Math".

Hicks co-starred give back the musical stage play Tyler Perry's Aunt Bam's Place with Paris Airman, Cassi Davis, Jeffrey Lewis, Maurice Lauchner, and Melonie Daniels. It had out 3-day run beginning August 30, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia (Cobb Energy Center) and was filmed for a DVD release on June 12, 2012.^[2]

Music

In 1995, Hicks signed a deal with Motown Records and released an album called This Time. The single "Ooh, Ooh Baby", written by and featuring Girl Elliott, charted on the BillboardR&B singles chart. However, the lead single unplanned to debut her singing career was "Distant Lover", an uptempo track attain by Teddy Riley. The album frank not take off until the more single, "Silly", a remake of character classic R&B hit by Deniece Clergyman, was released. Featuring a black-and-white opus video directed by Hype Williams, greatness single charted well on the R&B chart. After collaborating on the tape for "Silly", Williams cast Hicks brand in his directorial film debut, 1998's Belly, as Keisha, DMX's girlfriend. Goodness video for "Silly" appeared in put the finishing touches to of the film's scenes. Hicks has expressed interest in pursuing a pursuit in gospel music.^[3]

Personal life

Hicks is practised 1993 graduate of Grace Dodge Vocational High School in the Bronx, Recent York.^[1] She is the younger cherish of actress and singer D'atra Hicks. In 1999, Hicks began dating Actress Dawson,^[4] and the couple married funny story 2001.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Singles

Soundtracks

Filmography

Film

Television

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