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 North Hollywood, Los Angeles,

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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 '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' story "

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". Originally involved in music and dance, she switched to acting, focusing on action roles which often featured stuntwork, making use of her martial arts and athletic skills. She has also worked as a

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, 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 (''

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

Selected filmography

Film

* 1984 ''

Fatal Games ''Fatal Games'' (originally known as ''The Killing Touch'' and also known as ''Olympic Nightmare'') is a 1984 American slasher film written and directed by Michael Elliott and starring Sally Kirkland, Lynn Banashek, Sean Masterson, Michael O'Lea ...

'' * 1987 '' Stranded'' * 1989 '' Star Trek V: The Final Frontier'' * 1991 ''

The Guyver ''The Guyver'' (released in Europe and South America as ''Mutronics'') is a 1991 American tokusatsu superhero film made in conjunction with Shochiku Films, loosely based on the Japanese manga series of the same name by Yoshiki Takaya. The film ...

'' (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 an ...

'' * 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, Quentin Tarantino, Ernest Liu, and ...

'' (stunts) * 1996 ''

The Cherokee Kid ''The Cherokee Kid'' is a 1996 American Television film, made for television Western (genre), western film directed by Paris Barclay for HBO. The film's stars were Sinbad (entertainer), Sinbad, James Coburn, Burt Reynolds, Gregory Hines, A Mart ...

'' * 1997 ''

Liar Liar ''Liar Liar'' is a 1997 American 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 for a sing ...

'' (stunts) * 2002 '' Spider-Man'' (stunts) * 2003 ''

The Singing Detective ''The Singing Detective'' is a 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". The ser ...

'' * 2006 '' Million Dollar Baby'' * 2007 '' Mission: Impossible III'' (stunts) * 2008 ''Room and Board'' * 2010 ''The Dead Undead'' * 2016 '' Reach Me''

Television

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

Mama's Family ''Mama's Family'' is an American sitcom television series starring Vicki Lawrence as Mama (Thelma Harper). The series is a spin-off of a recurring series of comedy sketches called " The Family" featured on ''The Carol Burnett Show'' (1967–78 ...

'' * 1993 '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' * 1996 '' 7th Heaven'' * 1997 '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' * 1999 '' Diagnosis: Murder'' * 2003 ''

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'' * 2004 '' Days of Our Lives'' * 2007 '' Scrubs'' * 2005 '' Charmed'' * 2008 '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'' * 2016 ''Comedy Get Down''

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