Crystal R. Fox

Acting

Crystal R. Fox

Born 1964-01-01 · Tryon, North Carolina, USA

Crystal R. Fox is an American actress and singer born on January 1, 1964, in Tryon, North Carolina. She is best known for playing police officer Luann Corbin on the NBC/CBS drama In the Heat of the Night (1989–1995) and lead role Hanna Young in the OWN soap opera The Haves and the Have Nots (2013–2021). Fox made her big-screen debut in the 1989 classic Driving Miss Daisy as Katie Bell and later starred in the 2020 Netflix thriller A Fall from Grace. She has also appeared in Big Little Lies and The Big Door Prize, and currently plays Alice Andrews in the 2026 Netflix thriller series His & Hers.

Acting credits

Driving Miss Daisy poster
7.2

The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur, Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew in 25 years a strong friendship between the two very different characters, in a time when those types of relationships were shunned.

Driving Miss Daisy

1989

A Fall from Grace poster
7.0

When a law-abiding woman gets indicted for murdering her husband, her lawyer soon realizes that a larger conspiracy may be at work.

A Fall from Grace

2020

V.C. Andrews' Pearl in the Mist poster
7.5

Ruby is hopeful for a new start with her twin sister as they continue their education at an all-girl's boarding school. However, she soon endures torturous punishments and public humiliation as her cruel headmistress and stepmother plot against her.

V.C. Andrews' Pearl in the Mist

2021

Drop Squad poster
3.5

Controversial film about an underground organization that kidnaps and 'deprograms' African Americans who sell out or deny their cultural heritage. Spike Lee is the Executive Producer.

Drop Squad

1994

Ruby poster
6.4

Ruby Landry is filled with hope as love blooms with her high school sweetheart Paul Tate. But lingering thoughts of her mysterious father and her mother's death often creep into Ruby's mind.

Ruby

2021

In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice poster
10.0

When a serial killer of women is on the loose in Sparta, all the clues lead Sheriff Gillespie and Forbes to the home of the wealthy Judge Walker.

In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice

1994

In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me poster
7.5

When a former cop marries a wealthy widow, his ex-girlfriend sees an opportunity for blackmail. But their plan to keep her quiet and out of their lives does not exactly go as planned.

In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me

1995

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NR

When a family celebration brings relatives and friends together for a weekend, old secrets, unexpected relationships, and long-standing grudges quickly turn the gathering upside down. As tensions rise and drama unfolds, Madea steps in to set everyone straight before the family's biggest secret tears them apart.

Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Affair

In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl? poster
9.5

All eyes are on Sparta after an internationally renowned actress arrives unexpectedly in the rural Mississippi town—and with a killer secret.

In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?

1994

V.C. Andrews' All That Glitters poster
6.8

Ruby returns to her childhood home and finds herself lured into a twisted plan to be with Beau.

V.C. Andrews' All That Glitters

2021

V.C. Andrews' Hidden Jewel poster
7.0

When Pearl's younger brother becomes deathly ill, she travels back to the bayou to find Ruby and uncover the mysterious secrets of her past.

V.C. Andrews' Hidden Jewel

2021

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9.0

Gillepsie's term as County Sheriff is coming to an end, and his enemies have found a local businessman, Kerry Madigan, who has high political aspiration, to run against him. They even attempt to enlist Forbes' support and the support of the local press in painting an unfavorable picture of Gillepsie. Meanwhile, the police suspect Frank Cole, one of Madigan's employees, of murdering a pregnant woman. When they request a warrant to test Cole's blood for a DNA match of the dead woman's baby, the judge, who respects Madigan and his employees, is unwilling to approve it.

In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound

1995

In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life poster
10.0

The Sparta police investigate allegations of child abuse in a religious cult run by a charismatic leader, leading to a tense, and deadly, stand-off.

In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life

1994

No artwork available
3.8

The Old Settler is the story of two middle-aged sisters, Elizabeth and Quilly, who share an apartment in Harlem in 1943. The sisters quarrel amiably, but they share a wounded history that becomes revealed as the tale unfolds. An earnest but unworldly young man named Husband travels up from the South to board with the sisters while he searches for his beloved Lou Bessie, who left their small town a few years back to find a new life. Husband would like to bring Lou Bessie back home, but she's enamored with the excitement of the city, and her plans are more complicated. In time, Elizabeth and Husband begin a courtship that may or may not overcome their considerable age difference, while Quilly reacts disapprovingly.

The Old Settler

2001