Victoria Dillard (born September 20, 1969) is an American advocate for
Parkinson's disease. She is also a former television and film actress
who is best known for her co-starring roles as Janelle Cooper in the
ABC sitcom Spin City, as one of the royal bathers in the 1988 Eddie
Murphy romantic comedy Coming to America, and as the wife of Denzel
Washington's main character in the 1991 action thriller film
Ricochet.Dillard was born in New York City. She began performing at
the age of five with the Dance Theatre of Harlem. She worked with the
company until she was eighteen, appearing in such productions Porgy
and Bess at the Metropolitan Opera. Then she went on tour in A Funny
Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum with Mickey Rooney.Dillard's
most notable television role was as Janelle Cooper in the ABC sitcom
Spin City. She stayed on the show for three seasons before leaving in
2000. Her other television credits include Star Trek: The Next
Generation, Seinfeld, Roc, L.A. Law, Chicago Hope, Martin, Moesha,
Family Law, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and other
series.Some of her film credits are Coming to America (1988), Deep
Cover (1992), The Glass Shield (1994), Internal Affairs (1990),
Out-of-Sync (1995) with LL Cool J, and Ricochet (1991) with Denzel
Washington. Dillard also appeared as Betty Shabazz in the 2001 film
Ali, her last film to date.
Parkinson's disease. She is also a former television and film actress
who is best known for her co-starring roles as Janelle Cooper in the
ABC sitcom Spin City, as one of the royal bathers in the 1988 Eddie
Murphy romantic comedy Coming to America, and as the wife of Denzel
Washington's main character in the 1991 action thriller film
Ricochet.Dillard was born in New York City. She began performing at
the age of five with the Dance Theatre of Harlem. She worked with the
company until she was eighteen, appearing in such productions Porgy
and Bess at the Metropolitan Opera. Then she went on tour in A Funny
Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum with Mickey Rooney.Dillard's
most notable television role was as Janelle Cooper in the ABC sitcom
Spin City. She stayed on the show for three seasons before leaving in
2000. Her other television credits include Star Trek: The Next
Generation, Seinfeld, Roc, L.A. Law, Chicago Hope, Martin, Moesha,
Family Law, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and other
series.Some of her film credits are Coming to America (1988), Deep
Cover (1992), The Glass Shield (1994), Internal Affairs (1990),
Out-of-Sync (1995) with LL Cool J, and Ricochet (1991) with Denzel
Washington. Dillard also appeared as Betty Shabazz in the 2001 film
Ali, her last film to date.
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