Crystal Fox — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Received IRNE Awards and Elliot Norton Awards for Best Actress for her performance in the 2009 production of 'Fences'.
Co-founder and Executive Director of a nonprofit organization providing disaster response and advocacy services to underserved populations.
Regular cast member in the NBC/CBS police drama series 'In the Heat of the Night' (1989–1995), appearing in over 100 episodes.
Starred as Hanna Young in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera 'The Haves and the Have Nots' (2013–2021).
Played the leading role in the 2020 thriller 'A Fall from Grace'.
Successfully increased her nonprofit's annual budget over four years through donor relationships, community engagement, grant writing, strategic partnerships, and fundraising.
Performed in many stage productions, including 'Antony and Cleopatra', 'A Raisin in the Sun', and 'Blues for an Alabama Sky'.

Biography

Crystal R. Fox is an American actress and singer with a career spanning several decades in stage, television, and film. Born in Tryon, North Carolina, she began her professional acting career on stage in Atlanta in the late 1970s after moving to Georgia in 1979. Fox made her big-screen debut as Katie Bell in the 1989 comedy-drama film "Driving Miss Daisy.