Stacey Dash

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.\n', '

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…