Table of Biography
Daphne Maxwell Reid is a talented actress, comedian, designer, and former model from the United States. Daphne Maxwell Reid is widely recognized for her role as Vivian Banks in the NBC sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” from 1993 to 1996.
Early Life
Daphne Maxwell Reid was born on the 13th of July 1948, in New York City, the United States. Currently, she is 75 years old and has a zodiac sign of Cancer. She holds a US nationality and belongs to the All-American ethnicity.
The names of her parent are Rosalee Maxwell and Green Maxwell. Other than this, there are not many details available regarding her siblings as well as her childhood. She seems to be a private nature person and avoids talking much about her personal life.
Education
In terms of her academics, she is an alumna of Northwestern University. She received Honors in interior design and architecture from the University. Moreover, she was named homecoming queen at the university her freshman year. She became the first All-American to win the title.
Professional Career
When she was studying at the university, Daphne Maxwell Reid started her modelling career. Moreover, she inked with Eileen Ford Modeling Agency. She began appearing in several magazines as a model. In addition, she is the first black woman to be featured on the cover of Glamour Magazine.
Acting Career
She started her acting career in 1979, appearing in two episodes of the CBS animated series “The Duke.” During the same year, she appeared as Dr. Karla Meredith in the TV series “A Man Called Sloane.”
Similarly, she appeared in TV series such as “Coach of the Year” (1980), “WKRP in Cincinnati” (1980-1982), “Hill Street Blues” (1981-1986), “T.J. Hooker” (1983), “Hardcastle and McCormick” (1983), and “The A-Team” (1983-1985).
She played the character of Temple Hill as a series regular in the crime drama series “Simon & Simon” appearing in a total of 16 episodes. After making an impact on the small screen through her roles, she went to the big screen.
She made her debut in the 1984 comedy film “Protocol” playing the role of Helene. Moreover, she continued appearing in the TV series “The Duck Factory,” “Matt Houston,” and “Paper Dolls” in 1984. In 1985, she appeared in “The Insiders,” “Cagney & Lacey,” and ” The Fall Guy.”
Later, she appeared in television movies “That’s My Mama Now!” (1986) and “The Long Journey Home” (1987). Meanwhile, she appeared in 6 episodes of the anthology series “CBS Summer Playhouse” om 1987.
She then played the series regular role of Hanna Griffin in the comedy-drama series “Frank’s Place.” Moreover, she appeared in a total of 22 episodes from 1987 to 1988. During the same period, she was cast in a recurring role, appearing in 18 episodes of the TV series “Super Password.”
Breakthrough role
In 1992, she was cast in the documentary film “Color Adjustment.” However, her breakthrough role as the replacement actress for Vivian Banks on the NBC sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” in a total of 74 episodes from 1993 to 1996, following the departure of Janet Hubert-Whitten.
Caption: The poster of the NBC sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (Source: Rotten Tomatoes)
She then appeared as Miss Maxey in the 1996 period drama film “Once Upon a Time… When We Were Colored” and also worked as second unit director in the film. From 1998 to 2000, she played the role of Eartha in the comedy-drama sitcom “Linc’s” appearing in a total of 14 episodes. She was cast in the 2002 stand-up comedy film “Paul Mooney: Analyzing White America” and also served as co-executive producer.
In following years, she appeared in TV series such as “Eve” (2003-2006), “Crossing Jordan” (2004), “Slavery and the Making of America” (2005), “E! True Hollywood Story” (2007), and “Let’s Stay Together” (2011-2014). She played the role of Elderly Hattie Mae in the 2022 film “A Jazzman’s Blues.” Since that same year, she has been playing the guest role of Janice in the drama series “Bel-Air.”
Net Worth 2023
The actress has collected good fortune through her profession. As of 2023, her net worth is estimated around $2 million. On the other hand, she earned around $21k to $215k as an actress while she makes around $22k to $201k through her modelling career.
Relationship Status
Caption: Daphne Maxwell Reid with her husband (Source: Pinterest)
On 4th December 1982, Daphne Maxwell Reid married to Tim Reid. Meanwhile, her husband, Tim is also an actor by profession. As far as now, the couple has not shared any kids at the moment. However, her husband was previously married to Rita Sykes and has two kids named Timothy II and Tori Reid. Similarly, Daphne was married to Robert Tubbs. With Robert, she has a son named Chris Tubbs.
Body Measurements
Caption: Daphne Maxwell and her husband attending a program (Source: Escape Authority)
This beautiful actress stands 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs around 56 kg. Moreover, the actress has got a pair of black eyes with black hair colour.
Daphne Maxwell Reid – Social Media
On her Instagram page ‘@msdaphne13’ there are over 53.8k followers. Likewise, there are over 1.7k followers on her Twitter page ‘@DMRFreshPrints’ and over 2.6k followers on her Facebook page.