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LisaRaye McCoy-Misick
Born	Lisa Ray McCoy September 23, 1966 (1966-09-23) (age 42) Chicago, Illinois
Other name(s)	Lisa Ray McCoy Raye LisaRaye McCoy LisaRaye McCoy-Misick
Occupation	Actress, designer
Spouse(s)	Tony Martin (? - ?) Michael Misick (2006-present) [Separated]
Official website

LisaRaye McCoy-Misick (born September 23, 1966), commonly known as LisaRaye, is an American actress and fashion designer.

Contents 1 Early life 1.1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 Award nominations 5 References 6 External links

Early life

McCoy-Misick was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of a businessman and professional model. She is the half sister of rapper Da Brat.¹²McCoy attended Eastern Illinois University before pursing a career in show business.³

Personal life

McCoy-Misick has one daughter, Kai, from her first marriage. On April 8, 2006, she married Michael Misick, the premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands. ²

In April 2008, McCoy's husband, Premier Michael Misick, was accused of raping an American woman, reportedly a friend of LisaRaye's, after a party on the island of Providenciales. This is currently being investigated by the FBI.⁴

In August 2008, Premier Misick released a statement announcing that he and McCoy were getting a divorce.⁵

Career

Before acting, McCoy-Misick began her career as a model doing fashion shows in churches and high schools in her native Chicago. She made her acting debut as the lead in Reasons, an independent film directed by Monty Ross. She also had the lead role in the film The Players Club, directed and written by Ice Cube.¹; and has film credits in The Wood, opposite Omar Epps, as well as Love the Way, Rhapsody, All About You, and Go for Broke. In 2003, McCoy starred as Neesee James in the CW sitcom All of Us. She played Robert Sr.'s (Duane Martin) self-absorbed ex-wife and the mother of their 6-year-old son, Bobby, Jr. The series ended in 2007.⁶

In 2005, she launched two fashion lines: Luxe & Romance, a lingerie line that was introduced during New York's Fashion Week, and Xraye, a jeans line for women.⁷

In addition to acting, McCoy has also appeared in several music videos including Tupac Shakur's last video, "Toss It Up", Sisqó's "Incomplete", Lil Jon and Ice Cube's "Roll Call" Video clip, and Ludacris' "Number 1 Spot." McCoy also recorded the single "Would You?" with rapper Benzino.¹⁸

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1996	Reasons		Credited as Lisa Ray McCoy
1997	In the House	Delivery Woman	TV, 2 episodes, credited as Lisa Raye
1998	The Parent 'Hood		TV, 1 episode, credited as Lisa Raye
	The Players Club	Diana Armstrong/Diamond
1999	The Wood	Lisa	Credited as Lisaraye
2000	The Cheapest Movie Ever Made
	Rhapsody	Victoria	Television movie
2001	Date from Hell
	All About You	Lisa
2002	Civil Brand	Frances Shepard
	Go for Broke	Belinda/Star
2003	Love Chronicles	Marie Toursaant
	Gang of Roses	Marie
2003-2007	All of Us	Neesee James	TV, 51 episodes
2004	Super Spy
2005	Beauty Shop	Rochelle	Credited as Lisaraye McCoy
	Envy
	The Proud Family Movie	Choreographer (Voice)	Credited as LisaRaye McCoy
2008	The Black Man's Guide to Understanding Black Women	Candice	In production
2009	Contradictions of the Heart	Kiki

Award nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Series
2007	NAACP Image Awards	Nominated	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	All of Us

References

External links

• LisaRaye's Official website
• LisaRaye McCoy-Misick at the Internet Movie Database
• LisaRaye McCoy at TV.com

Persondata
NAME	McCoy, LisaRaye
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	McCoy, Lisa Ray
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actress, designer
DATE OF BIRTH	September 23, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chicago, Illinois
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH