1. Garcelle Beauvais is best known for her starring roles in the sitcom The Jamie Foxx Show and the crime drama series NYPD Blue.
27 Facts About Garcelle Beauvais
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Garcelle Beauvais appeared in the films Coming to America and its sequel, Coming 2 America, White House Down, and Spider-Man: Homecoming.
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In 2020, Garcelle Beauvais became a part of the main cast on the reality television series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, where she remained for five seasons before announcing her departure after season 14.
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Garcelle Beauvais co-hosted the daytime talk show The Real alongside Adrienne Bailon, Loni Love, and Jeannie Mai for its final two seasons.
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Garcelle Beauvais was born in Saint-Marc, Haiti to Marie-Claire Garcelle Beauvais, a nurse, and Axel Jean Pierre, a lawyer.
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Garcelle Beauvais's parents divorced when she was 3 years old, and when she was 7 she moved with her mother and six older siblings to the United States and they settled in Peabody, Massachusetts, where she enrolled in elementary school.
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Garcelle Beauvais moved to Miami at 16 to pursue a career in modeling.
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Garcelle Beauvais was approached at a red light while putting on lipstick by the very owner of the agency she sought to see.
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Garcelle Beauvais modeled print ads for Avon, Mary Kay, and Clairol and in catalogs for Lerner New York Clothing Line, Neiman Marcus, and Nordstrom and walked the runway for Calvin Klein and Isaac Mizrahi and shot TV commercials for Burdines.
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Garcelle Beauvais has appeared on the covers of numerous luxury lifestyle and fashion magazines such as CVLUX, Harper's Bazaar, Sheen Magazine, People's Health issue, VIVmag, Essence, Ebony, Jet, Playboy, Vibe and Hype Hair.
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Garcelle Beauvais portrayed a rose-bearer in the romantic comedy film Coming to America at age 19.
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In 2013, Garcelle Beauvais portrayed the First Lady opposite Foxx as the President in the action thriller film White House Down.
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Garcelle Beauvais starred in R Kelly's music video for "Down Low ", as the wife of Ronald Isley and the lover of R Kelly, delivering the title line as inducement for an affair.
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In 2001, after the Jamie Foxx Show ended its run, Garcelle Beauvais appeared in Luther Vandross' music video, "Take You Out," playing Vandross' girlfriend.
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Garcelle Beauvais appeared on some episodes of Grimm as Henrietta.
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In 2016, Garcelle Beauvais was named as one of the co-hosts of the syndicated infotainment discussion series Hollywood Today Live, after a month-long period of guest hosting the show.
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Garcelle Beauvais recurred as Veronica Garland, the Wicked Stepmother character from Cinderella, on the second season of the web television series Tell Me a Story.
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Garcelle Beauvais portrayed Dennis Quaid's love interest in the web television series Merry Happy Whatever.
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Garcelle Beauvais joined the cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills as the series' first black cast member during its tenth season, which premiered in April 2020.
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Garcelle Beauvais began co-hosting the daytime talk show The Real for its seventh season in September 2020.
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Garcelle Beauvais reprised her role as a rose bearer in the sequel to the romantic comedy film Coming to America, titled Coming 2 America.
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In March 2025, Garcelle Beauvais announced her departure from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, after five seasons.
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In 2008, Garcelle Beauvais launched a children's jewelry line called Petit Bijou.
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On July 13,2022, Beauvais launched a home collection, "Garcelle at Home" on HSN.
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Garcelle Beauvais was married to producer Daniel Saunders; their marriage ended in divorce.
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Garcelle Beauvais married Mike Nilon, a talent agent with Creative Artists Agency, in May 2001.
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Garcelle Beauvais filed for divorce on May 10,2010, seeking joint custody of their sons.