Spice Williams-Crosby | |
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Born | Marceline Ann Williams (1952-04-26) April 26, 1952 (age 72) North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actress, stunt performer |
Years active | 1974–present |
Spouse(s) | Gregory Crosby (m. 1989) Charles Fassert (m. 1982 div. 1989) |
Children | 1 |
Spice Williams-Crosby (born Marceline Ann Williams, April 26, 1952) is an American actress, with a career in film and television which spans more than 40 years.
Biography
Williams-Crosby was born in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Her more notable roles include the Klingon officer Vixis in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, and the assassin Patrice in Buffy the Vampire Slayer story "What's My Line". Originally involved in music and dance, she switched to acting, focusing on action roles which often featured stuntwork, making use of her martial arts and athletic skills. She has also worked as a stunt coordinator, choreographing fight scenes for television and film, including Miller Lite's controversial 2002 commercial "Catfight".
Williams-Crosby took up personal fitness at the age of 26, including bodybuilding and nutrition. She is a PhD, sixth-degree blackbelt, a vegan, and has written a book and several articles on the subject. She is married to screenwriter/film producer Gregory Crosby (Hacksaw Ridge); the couple have one son, Luke Gregory.
Selected filmography
Film
- 1984 Fatal Games
- 1987 Stranded
- 1989 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
- 1991 The Guyver (stunts)
- 1992 Sleepwalkers (stunts)
- 1994 T-Force
- 1996 From Dusk till Dawn (stunts)
- 1996 The Cherokee Kid
- 1997 Liar Liar (stunts)
- 1999 Galaxy Quest
- 2002 Spider-Man (stunts)
- 2003 The Singing Detective
- 2004 Million Dollar Baby
- 2007 Mission: Impossible III (stunts)
- 2008 Room and Board
- 2010 The Dead Undead
- 2016 Reach Me
- 2024 Boneyard
Television
- 1984 Getting Physical
- 1987 Mama's Family
- 1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- 1996 7th Heaven
- 1997 Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- 1997 Seinfeld
- 1999 Diagnosis: Murder
- 2003 Angel
- 2004 Days of Our Lives
- 2007 Scrubs
- 2005 Charmed
- 2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
- 2016 Comedy Get Down
References
- "Ancestry". www.ancestry.com.
- "Bio". The Official Site of Spice Williams-Crosby. Retrieved September 21, 2007.
- "Spice Williams Interview". FamousVeggie.com. 2000. Archived from the original on April 5, 2007. Retrieved September 21, 2007.
- Williams-Crosby, Spice. "The Science of Thought". AllYourStrength.com. Retrieved September 21, 2007.
- "The Spice in Spice of Life". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2007.
External links
- Official website
- Spice Williams-Crosby at AllMovie
- Spice Williams-Crosby at IMDb
- Facebook site (official)
- 1952 births
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from Los Angeles
- American female bodybuilders
- American film actresses
- American stunt performers
- American television actresses
- Living people
- People from North Hollywood, Los Angeles
- American veganism activists
- 20th-century American sportswomen