Crystal R. Fox (born January 1, 1964) is an American actress and
singer. Fox performed in many stage productions during her career, and
best known for her television 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 (2013â€"present). Fox also has appeared in a number
of films, most notable playing the leading role in the 2020 thriller A
Fall from Grace.Fox was born in Tryon, North Carolina and began her
professional acting career in the late 1970s appearing on stage in
Atlanta, Georgia. She is the niece of the late singer Nina Simone and
cousin of Lisa Simone Kelly.Fox 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 in
its third season, playing Luann Corbin. She was a regular cast member
through the series finale in 1995, appearing in more than 100
episodes. In the 1990s, Fox 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.. She co-starred opposite Cicely
Tyson in the 1998 miniseries Mama Flora's Family based on a novel by
Alex Haley. On television, she 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.
singer. Fox performed in many stage productions during her career, and
best known for her television 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 (2013â€"present). Fox also has appeared in a number
of films, most notable playing the leading role in the 2020 thriller A
Fall from Grace.Fox was born in Tryon, North Carolina and began her
professional acting career in the late 1970s appearing on stage in
Atlanta, Georgia. She is the niece of the late singer Nina Simone and
cousin of Lisa Simone Kelly.Fox 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 in
its third season, playing Luann Corbin. She was a regular cast member
through the series finale in 1995, appearing in more than 100
episodes. In the 1990s, Fox 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.. She co-starred opposite Cicely
Tyson in the 1998 miniseries Mama Flora's Family based on a novel by
Alex Haley. On television, she 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.
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