Stacey Lauretta Dash (born January 20, 1966 or 1967) is an American
actress and former talk show host. Dash played Dionne Marie Davenport
in the 1995 feature film Clueless and its television series of the
same name. She has also appeared in the films Moving, Mo' Money,
Renaissance Man, and View from the Top. Other television work by Dash
includes appearances in the series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,
Single Ladies and the reality TV show Celebrity Circus. She has also
appeared in music videos for Carl Thomas' "Emotional" and Kanye West's
"All Falls Down".Born in The Bronx borough of New York City, Dash is
of Bajan, African American and Mexican descent. She is the daughter of
a Mexican-American mother Linda Dash (née Lopez; d. 2017) and Dennis
Dash, an African American. Dash has a stepfather, Cecil Holmes, and a
younger brother, Darien Dash, who is the founder of DME Interactive,
the first publicly traded African American-led Internet company. Her
first cousin is Damon Dash, the former CEO and co-founder of
Roc-A-Fella Records. Dash attended Paramus High School, graduating in
1985.Dash made her first television appearance in the NBC crime drama
pilot Farrell: For the People starring Valerie Harper and Ed O'Neill
in 1982, which did not make it past its pilot episode. Her first
notable appearance was as Michelle in the 1985 The Cosby Show episode
"Denise's Friend". Dash's first substantial television role was in the
1988 series TV 101. The series was canceled after 13 episodes. Dash's
first major film role was in the Richard Pryor comedy Moving in 1988.
She also had sizable roles in Mo' Money and Renaissance Man during
this time. In 1995, Dash starred as a femme fatale in the low-budget
film Illegal in Blue. Dash received her big break with the 1995 teen
comedy film Clueless. Dash played Cher's high school best friend
Dionne Davenport, although Dash was twenty-eight at the time. In 1996,
the film spawned a television spin-off of the same name, in which Dash
reprised her role as Dionne. The series ran from 1996 to 1999.
actress and former talk show host. Dash played Dionne Marie Davenport
in the 1995 feature film Clueless and its television series of the
same name. She has also appeared in the films Moving, Mo' Money,
Renaissance Man, and View from the Top. Other television work by Dash
includes appearances in the series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,
Single Ladies and the reality TV show Celebrity Circus. She has also
appeared in music videos for Carl Thomas' "Emotional" and Kanye West's
"All Falls Down".Born in The Bronx borough of New York City, Dash is
of Bajan, African American and Mexican descent. She is the daughter of
a Mexican-American mother Linda Dash (née Lopez; d. 2017) and Dennis
Dash, an African American. Dash has a stepfather, Cecil Holmes, and a
younger brother, Darien Dash, who is the founder of DME Interactive,
the first publicly traded African American-led Internet company. Her
first cousin is Damon Dash, the former CEO and co-founder of
Roc-A-Fella Records. Dash attended Paramus High School, graduating in
1985.Dash made her first television appearance in the NBC crime drama
pilot Farrell: For the People starring Valerie Harper and Ed O'Neill
in 1982, which did not make it past its pilot episode. Her first
notable appearance was as Michelle in the 1985 The Cosby Show episode
"Denise's Friend". Dash's first substantial television role was in the
1988 series TV 101. The series was canceled after 13 episodes. Dash's
first major film role was in the Richard Pryor comedy Moving in 1988.
She also had sizable roles in Mo' Money and Renaissance Man during
this time. In 1995, Dash starred as a femme fatale in the low-budget
film Illegal in Blue. Dash received her big break with the 1995 teen
comedy film Clueless. Dash played Cher's high school best friend
Dionne Davenport, although Dash was twenty-eight at the time. In 1996,
the film spawned a television spin-off of the same name, in which Dash
reprised her role as Dionne. The series ran from 1996 to 1999.
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