Crystal R. Fox

Crystal R. Fox Biography

Crystal R. Fox (born October 14, 1965) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Luann Corbin in the NBC/CBS police drama series In the Heat of the Night (1989-1995), and as Hanna Young in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, The Haves and the Have Nots (2013-present).

Life and career

Fox was born in Tryon, North Carolina. She made her big screen debut playing Katie Bell in the Academy Award-winning comedy-drama film Driving Miss Daisy (1989) starring Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy. She later joined the cast of NBC police drama series In the Heat of the Night as of third season, playing Luann Corbin. She was regular cast member to series finale in 1995, appearing in more that 100 episodes. In 1990s, Fox also had supporting roles in films Drop Squad (1994) and Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored (1995) opposite Phylicia Rashad and Al Freeman, Jr.. On television, she later guest-starred on Law & Order, The Sopranos, and Third Watch. Fox also co-starred opposite Phylicia Rashad and Debbie Allen in the 2001 PBS production of The Old Settler.

Fox has appeared on many stage productions during her career. She worked on New York City, Alexandria, Silver Spring, and Atlanta, there she lives. She received Helen Hayes Award nomination for performance in 2002 play Home. Her other stage credits include For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf, Antony and Cleopatra, The Comedy of Errors, A Raisin in the Sun, The Colored Museum, The Amen Corner, The Boys from Syracuse, Bessie's Blues, Little Shop of Horrors and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. She member of Alliance Theatre for many years. During 2014-15, she acted as lead in play Blues for an Alabama Sky.

In 2013, Fox was cast in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, The Haves and the Have Nots produced by Tyler Perry. She plays the leading role of Hanna Young, the single mother who works as the rich family's maid and also serves as the best friend and confidante of the lady of the house, Katheryn Cryer (played by Renee Lawless). The series also stars Tika Sumpter, Angela Robinson, and John Schneider. Fox has received positive reviews for her performance in show.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Driving Miss Daisy	Katie Bell
1991	Separate but Equal	NAACP telephone receptionist	Television film
1994	Drop Squad	Zora
1995	Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored	Miss Doll
2001	The Old Settler	Lou Bessie	Segment "Charmaine"
2014	Ir/Reconcilable	Pam	Short film
2016	Coffee Klatch	Cindy Mercer

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989-1995	In the Heat of the Night	Luann Corbin	Series regular, 102 episodes
1996	Savannah	DA Laine Thompkins	Episodes: "From Here to Paternity" and "Creep Throat"
2001	Law & Order	Mancelli	Episode: "White Lie"
2001	The Sopranos	Nurse	Episode: "Pine Barrens"
2001	Third Watch	Nunez	Episode: "And Zeus Wept"
2010	Tyler Perry's House of Payne	CJ & Janine's nanny/housekeeper	Recurring role, 5 episodes
2013-present	The Haves and the Have Nots	Hanna Young	Series regular

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