Spice Williams-Crosby (born Marceline Ann Williams, April 26, 1952) is an American actress, with a career in film and television which spans more than 40 years.

Biography

Williams-Crosby was born in

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. Her more notable roles include the

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officer Vixis in '' Star Trek V: The Final Frontier'', and the assassin Patrice in ''

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'' story " What's My Line". Originally involved in music and dance, she switched to

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, focusing on action roles which often featured stuntwork, making use of her martial arts and athletic skills. She has also worked as a stunt coordinator, choreographing fight scenes for television and film, including Miller Lite's controversial 2002 commercial " Catfight". Williams-Crosby took up personal fitness at the age of 26, including bodybuilding and nutrition. She is a PhD, sixth-degree blackbelt, a vegan, and has written a book and several articles on the subject. She is married to screenwriter/film producer Gregory Crosby (''

Hacksaw Ridge ''Hacksaw Ridge'' is a 2016 epic biographical war film directed by Mel Gibson and written by Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan, based on the 2004 documentary '' The Conscientious Objector'' directed by Terry Benedict. Set in World War II, A ...

''); the couple have one son, Luke Gregory.

Selected filmography

Film

* 1984 '' Fatal Games'' * 1987 '' Stranded'' * 1989 '' Star Trek V: The Final Frontier'' * 1991 '' The Guyver'' (stunts) * 1992 '' Sleepwalkers'' (stunts) * 1994 ''

T-Force T-Force was the operational arm of a joint US Army–British Army mission to secure German scientific and industrial technology before it could be destroyed by retreating German forces or looters during the final stages of the Second World War a ...

'' * 1996 ''

From Dusk till Dawn ''From Dusk till Dawn'' is a 1996 American action horror film directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino from a concept and story by Robert Kurtzman. Starring Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Tarantino, Ernest Liu, and Juliet ...

'' (stunts) * 1996 '' The Cherokee Kid'' * 1997 ''

Liar Liar ''Liar Liar'' is a 1997 American fantasy comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac and written by Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur. It stars Jim Carrey as a lawyer who built his entire career on lying but finds himself cursed to speak only the truth fo ...

'' (stunts) * 1999 ''

Galaxy Quest ''Galaxy Quest'' is a 1999 American satirical science fiction comedy film directed by Dean Parisot and written by David Howard and Robert Gordon. It stars Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, and Daryl Mit ...

'' * 2002 ''

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'' (stunts) * 2003 ''

The Singing Detective ''The Singing Detective'' is a six-part BBC television serial drama, written by Dennis Potter, starring Michael Gambon and directed by Jon Amiel. Its six episodes are "Skin", "Heat", "Lovely Days", "Clues", "Pitter Patter" and "Who Done It". ...

'' * 2004 ''

Million Dollar Baby ''Million Dollar Baby'' is a 2004 American sports drama film directed, co-produced, scored by and starring Clint Eastwood from a screenplay by Paul Haggis. It is based on stories from the 2000 collection ''Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner' ...

'' * 2007 '' Mission: Impossible III'' (stunts) * 2008 ''Room and Board'' * 2010 ''The Dead Undead'' * 2016 '' Reach Me'' * 2024 ''

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Television

* 1984 ''Getting Physical'' * 1987 ''

Mama's Family ''Mama's Family'' is an American sitcom television series starring Vicki Lawrence as Thelma Harper, Mama (Thelma Harper). The series is a spin-off of a recurring series of comedy sketches called "The Family (sketch), The Family" featured on ''T ...

'' * 1988 '' Out of This World'' * 1993 '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' * 1996 '' 7th Heaven'' * 1997 ''

'' * 1997 ''

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'' * 1999 '' Diagnosis: Murder'' * 2003 ''

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'' * 2004 ''

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'' * 2007 '' Scrubs'' * 2005 ''

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'' * 2008 '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'' * 2016 ''Comedy Get Down''

References

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