Daphne Reid

Daphne Reid is an American actress and former model who began her career in modeling while studying interior design and architecture at Northwestern University. Born in New York City, she became the first African-American woman on the cover of Glamour. She moved into television in the 1980s with guest roles on series such as Hill Street Blues, The A-Team, WKRP in Cincinnati and The Cosby Show. From 1983 to 1987 she had a recurring part on CBS's detective show Simon & Simon, and she later starred on the short-lived CBS series Frank's Place and Snoops. Her best-known role was Vivian Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, an NBC sitcom, from 1993 to 1996. She went on to play Frances Hunter in the UPN sitcom Eve and Juanita Lawrence in the BET sitcom Let's Stay Together. Reid is also a photographer, and Women in Film & Video gave her a Women of Vision Award.