Garcelle Beauvais
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Garcelle Beauvais (sometimes credited as Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon; born November 26, 1966 in St. Marc, Haiti) is a Haitian American actress and former fashion model. Beauvais is known for her role as Assistant District Attorney Valerie Heywood in the TV program NYPD Blue and Francesca Monroe on The Jamie Foxx Show.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Born in St. Marc, Haiti, Beauvais was born to Maria Claire and Axel. Garcelle has six older siblings. After her parents divorced, Beauvais, her mother and siblings moved to Massachusetts. While her mother was attending nursing school, Beauvais went to boarding school. At age 16 the family moved to Miami.
[edit] Career
At age 17 Garcelle went to New York to pursue a career as a fashion model, and was signed with Ford Models. She modeled print ads for Avon, Mary Kay Cosmetics and Clairol. Beauvais also modeled in catalogs for Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom. She has appeared in Essence and Ebony magazine. She also walked the catwalk for Calvin Klein and Isaac Mizrahi. [1] [2]
[edit] Personal life
Beauvais has been married to Mike Nilon since 2001. She has one son, Oliver (born 1992) from her previous marriage to Daniel Saunders.
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| NYPD Blue | ||
| Characters | Andy Sipowicz | John Kelly | Bobby Simone | Danny Sorensen | Sylvia Costas | Diane Russell | |
| Actors | Dennis Franz | David Caruso | Jimmy Smits | Rick Schroder | Mark-Paul Gosselaar James McDaniel | Gordon Clapp | Nicholas Turturro | Sharon Lawrence | Kim Delaney | Sherry Stringfield Gail O'Grady | Andrea Thompson | Bill Brochtrup | Henry Simmons | Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon | Charlotte Ross Esai Morales | Jacqueline Obradors | John F. O'Donohue | Currie Graham | Bonnie Somerville |
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| Creators | Steven Bochco | David Milch | |
| Episodes | Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5 Season 6 | Season 7 | Season 8 | Season 9 Season 10 | Season 11 | Season 12 |
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