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| name = Countess Vaughn | image = | birth_name = Countess Danielle Vaughn | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|8|8}} | birth_place = Idabel, Oklahoma, United States | other_names = Countess Vaughn–James | spouse = {{marriage|Joseph James |2002|2005|reason=div.}} | children = 2 | occupation = {{flatlist|
}} | known_for = Kimberly Ann "Kim" Parker – Moesha, The Parkers | years_active = 1988–present | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | background = solo_singer | genre = {{flatlist|
}} | instrument = Vocals | label = Charisma Records }}}} Countess Danielle Vaughn (born August 8, 1978) is an American actress and singer. Vaughn is best known for her role as Kimberly Ann Parker on the UPN sitcoms Moesha (1996–1999) and its spin-off The Parkers (1999–2004). Early lifeVaughn was born in Idabel, Oklahoma, to Sandra and Leo Vaughn.[1] She began her performing career at the age of three in 1981 singing at church. At age nine in 1988, she sang "I'll Be There" to win the Star Search junior vocalist champion and overall junior champion.[1] Following that success, she was cast as Alexandria DeWitt in the fourth season of NBC sitcom, 227.[1] CareerIn the 1990s, Vaughn guest starred on Thea, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, and Roc. Outside of television, she performed in the off-Broadway musical Mama, I Want to Sing! Part 3. In 1992, Vaughn released her first album, Countess, featuring a variety of songs, including dance music and R&B.[1] The album's lead single, a cover of James Brown's "It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World", charted in the top-100 of the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart; the album itself sold 3,000 copies. Vaughn's breakthrough role was playing Kimberly Ann Parker in the UPN sitcom Moesha. She co-starred on the show from 1996 to 1999. In 1998, Vaughn was honored with an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance in Moesha. In 1999, Vaughn starred in and also sung the theme song for the show's spin-off, The Parkers, opposite actress and comedian Mo'Nique. The series aired from 1999 until 2004. In film, she co-starred in Trippin (1999). In later years she guest starred on Cuts and Let's Stay Together Personal lifeShe was married to Joseph James, with whom she has a son Jaylen. During an appearance on The Mo'Nique Show, as well as The Doctors, she shared that she also has a daughter. In 2014, Vaughn appeared on The Doctors and revealed she suffered from hair loss due to bad reactions from glue used on wigs she wore for many years. She also has discoloration on her skin in many places.[2] Reality televisionIn the mid-2000s, Vaughn began appearing in a number of reality shows. She appeared in the third season of Celebrity Fit Club which premiered in January 2006 on VH1. On episode four,she announced that she and husband, James, were ending their marriage. During the course of the show, she became the first cast member to ever gain weight, with a weight gain of 2 pounds. It was said on the season finale that she was simply trying to lose weight at the wrong time. She later appeared as a contestant on MTV's Celebrity Rap Superstar which premiered August 30, 2007. She studied under Warren G for the show. On September 27, 2007, an illness caused her to be eliminated from the competition. In 2014, Vaughn began starring in the TV One reality series Hollywood Divas, alongside Golden Brooks, Lisa Wu, and Paula Jai Parker.[3] The series premiered on October 8, 2014. During the first season, Vaughn revealed that she had an abortion around the age of 18. She said that “I had an unwanted pregnancy. I had just started my TV show. I knew that in black Hollywood a girl having a baby, they’d get rid of you. I had to do something about it. I had to make a decision to get rid of a child for my career.”[4] Filmography
DiscographyStudio Albums
Charisma Records
References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/person/countess-vaughn|title=Countess Vaughn|work=Metacritic|accessdate=December 18, 2014}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/17/countess-vaughn-hair-loss-lace-front-wigs_n_4980998.html|title=Countess Vaughn Reminds Us Of The Dangers Of Wigs And Weaves|work=The Huffington Post|accessdate=December 18, 2014|first=Julee|last=Wilson}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/tv-one-expands-diva-franchise-w-launch-of-hollywood-divas-elise-neal-golden-brooks-paula-jai-parker-countess-vaughn-lisa-wu|title=TV One Expands ‘Diva’ Franchise w/ Launch of ‘Hollywood Divas’ (Elise Neal, Golden Brooks, Paula Jai Parker, Countess Vaughn, Lisa Wu)|first=Tambay A.|last=Obenson|date=May 16, 2014|work=Shadow and Act|accessdate=December 18, 2014}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/countess-vaughn-had-abortion-teen-hollywood-divas-20142910|title=Countess Vaughn Reveals She Had Abortion as a Teen on Hollywood Divas|date=October 30, 2014|work=Us Weekly|accessdate=December 18, 2014|first1=Rachel|last1=McRady|first2=Jamie|last2=Blynn}} External links
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