Who is Garcelle Beauvais?
Garcelle Beauvais is an American-Haitian actress. She is best known for appearing on the Bravo reality TV series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, starring on The Jamie Foxx Show, and also being part of the cast for Spider-Man: Homecoming.
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Saint-Marc, Haiti
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Personal Life
Beauvais had a son in her marriage to producer Daniel Sanders before they divorced. In 2001, she married Mike Nilon, a talent agent working with Creative Artists Agency. Their twin sons were born in 2007. In 2010, Beauvais filed for divorce and custody for infidelity.
Garcelle moved to the United States with her mother and siblings when she was just seven.
Professional Life
When she was sixteen, Beauvais moved to Miami to become a model. She was approached by the owner of the agency and, at seventeen, went to New York City and signed with the Ford agency and then with Irene Marie Models. She would work with high-profile brands like Avon, Clairol, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Calvin Klein, and others. She would also appear in commercials. As a result, Beauvais has been on the covers of magazines like Playboy, Essence, Harper’s Bazaar, and more.
Her first role in a television series was an appearance in Miami Vice. Her first official acting role happened when she was just 19, appearing in the popular film Coming to America.
In 1994, she portrayed Cynthia Nichols in Models Inc, a primetime soap opera.
Between 1996 and 2001, she was a co-star in The Jamie Foxx Show. She portrayed Fancy Monroe, a character who worked as a hotel employee and served as a love interest for Jamie King, portrayed by Jamie Foxx.
Between 2001 and 2004, Beauvais played Assistant District Attorney Valerie Heywood on NYPD Blue. Her character was the love interest of the character of Baldwin Jones, portrayed by Henry Simmons.
In 2011 and 2012, Beauvais appeared on Franklin & Bash as Hanna Linden. She would also appear in various episodes of Grimm.
2013 saw the actress appear in White House Down, reuniting with Jamie Foxx, who portrayed the President in this thriller.
In 2016, she was made an official co-host on Hollywood Today Live after guest-hosting for a month. She would appear in Tell Me a Story, portraying Veronica Garland, the Wicked Stepmother. She also appeared in Merry Happy Whatever.
In 2017, Beauvais joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the role of Doris Toomes, the wife of Adrian Toomes, for Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Beauvais joined the cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills in 2020. She was the first Black cast member. The same year, she co-hosted the talk show The Real.
Other cast members seen in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills include Kyle Richards, Lisa Rinna, Erika Jayne, Dorit Kemsley, Sutton Stracke, Crystal Kung Minkoff, Paul Kemsley, Mauricio Umansky, Harry Hamlin, Amelia Hamlin, Delilah Hamlin, Lisa Vanderpump, Ken Todd, Kim Richards, Yolanda Hadid, Brandi Glanville, Eileen Davidson, Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave, Taylor Armstrong, Camille Grammer, Adrienne Maloof, Joyce Giraud and Kathy Hilton.
In 2021, the actress reprised her role in Coming to America, appearing in the sequel Coming 2 America.
In addition to her acting work, Beauvais has a line of children’s jewelry, Petit Bijou. In 2013, she released I Am Mixed, a children’s book. She also has a weekly podcast talk show Going to Bed with Garcelle.
Trivia
The actress has had guest roles on a variety of television shows, like Psych, The Mentalist, Arrested Development, and more.
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