Lisa Raye (full name LisaRaye McCoy-Misick) was born on September 23, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is a talented actress and the First Lady of the Turks and Caicos Islands because of her marriage with The Honorable Michael Misick.

Biography and Career :

She attended Eastern Illinois University and soon after this she got married but it was a failure and she remained a young single mother.

She started her acting career by participating for an audition for a local film called "Reasons" and soon after this she appeared as a guest star in black sitcoms like "In the house" and "Martin".

In 1998 appeared in the debut movie of Ice Cube as a director "The players club" after Ice Cube saw her in Tupac Shakur's final video, "Toss it Up".

In 2000 she obtained the job as co-host of "Source: All Access", a popular hip-hop news and entertainment show. After this she appeared in other movies like: Rhapsody (2000), The Cheapest Movie Ever Made (2000), Date from Hell (2001), and All About You (2001).

In 2003 she played in "Gang of Roses" and recorded a song with Benzino and Lil Kim. In 2006 she married with The Honorable Michael Misick, chief minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands and became First Lady there.

Trivia :

- Height: 169cm
- Her trademark is her white clothes.
- She was married with Tony Martin and they have a child and now she is married with Michael E. Misick.
- She was voted "The Year's Sexiest Woman" (2001) by Black Men magazine.
- She is half-sister with the rapper Da Brat.

Quotes :

- "Every role that I've done is totally different. All About You is comedy; I'm the comic relief in that. Civil Brand is drama; I'm the lead in that. [Gang of Roses] is my action. Everything is totally different. I'm doing exactly what I want to do."

- "It enabled me to have that one-on-one with my fan base that I don't have a chance to do often because I'm in front of the camera. So that makes them feel like they're getting a treat, when in reality I'm getting a treat, because I'm getting the support and love from them."

Filmography :

- The Black Man's Guide to Understanding Black Women (2008)
- "All of Us" (27 episodes, 2003-2007)
- Contradictions of the Heart (2006)
- The Proud Family Movie (2005) (TV) (voice)
- Envy (2005)
- Beauty Shop (2005)
- Super Spy (2004) (V)
- Gang of Roses (2003)
- Love Chronicles (2003)
- Go for Broke (2002)
- Civil Brand (2002)
- All About You (2001)
- Date from Hell (2001)
- Rhapsody (2000) (TV)
- The Cheapest Movie Ever Made (2000)
- The Wood (1999) (as Lisaraye)
- The Players Club (1998)
- "The Parent 'Hood" (1 episode, 1998)
- "In the House" (2 episodes, 1997)
- Saint Marion (1997) TV episode
- Reasons (1996) (as Lisa Ray McCoy)
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Tags: 1966, actress, first lady, michael misick, chicago, turks and caicos islands

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Category: Actresses  - ( Actresses Archive)

Date Added: 18 July '09

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