LisaRaye McCoy
McCoy in 2010
Born	(1967-09-23)September 23, 1967 (age 58) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Other names	LisaRaye LRaye LR LisaRaye McCoy-Misick[1]
Education	Eastern Illinois University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992–present
Spouses	Tony Martin ​ ​ (m. 1992; div. 1994)​ Michael Misick ​ ​ (m. 2006; div. 2008)​ [2]
Partner	Kenji Pace (1988–1990)
Children	1

LisaRaye McCoy (born September 23, 1967),^[3][4][5][6] known asLisaRaye, is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Diana "Diamond" Armstrong in the 1998 filmThe Players Club, Neesee James on theUPN/The CW sitcomAll of Us from 2003 until 2007 and Keisha Greene in theVH1 romantic comedy seriesSingle Ladies which originally aired from 2011 to 2015.^[7] She was also married toMichael Misick, the firstPremier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, from 2006 until 2010; during that time she served as First Lady of Turks and Caicos.^[8][9]

McCoy was born in Chicago, Illinois.^[10][11][12] McCoy is the daughter of David Ray McCoy, a Chicago businessman,^[13] and Katie McCoy,^[14] a former professional model. Growing up on the south side of Chicago, McCoy attended St. James College Prep school,Kenwood Academy and later,Thornridge High School, graduating in 1986.^{[15][unreliable source?]} After high school, McCoy attendedEastern Illinois University before pursuing an acting career.

McCoy made her acting debut as the lead inReasons, an independent film directed by Monty Ross. McCoy is perhaps best known for her role as Diamond inThe Players Club, directed and written byIce Cube.^[16] She also appeared inThe Wood, oppositeTaye Diggs,Rhapsody,All About You, andGo for Broke. In 2003, McCoy starred as Neesee James in theUPN/The CW sitcomAll of Us, where she playedDuane Martin's ex-wife. The series ended in 2007.^[17] McCoy began her career as a model for fashion, but before that she was married to Archie Amerson. She did shows in churches and high schools in her native Chicago. In addition to acting, McCoy has also appeared in dozens of music videos, including "Know Filter 2" by Shleah, Tugoa, T.Lee, "Download" byLil' Kim,Changing Faces's "Same Tempo",Ginuwine's "Last Chance",Ludacris' "Number 1 Spot",Calvin Richardson's “True Love”,Sisqó's "Incomplete",Lil Jon andIce Cube's "Roll Call", "I Don't Wanna See" and "I Really Want to Sex Your Body”, byLink,Tupac Shakur's "Toss It Up", "Never Be The Same Again" byGhostface Killah &Carl Thomas, "Unpredictable" byJamie Foxx, ”Ooohhhwwweee” byMaster P, “Slip N' Slide” byDanny Boy, and "Are You in the Mood" by Teddy &Dru Down. She also had a cameo inSeven's music video "Girls" &Jaheim's music video "Back Tight Wit You"^[16][18] McCoy also recorded the single "Would You?" with rapperBenzino.^[19] In 2005, McCoy launched two fashion lines: Luxe & Romance, a lingerie line that was introduced duringNew York's Fashion Week, and Xraye, a jeans line for women.^[20] In 2011, she launched her jean collection "The LisaRaye Collection" in partnership with PZI Jeans, and a hair line, "LisaRaye Glamour"; That same year, she was the Ambassador/Grand Marshal for the 70th Magic City Classic parade and football game in Birmingham, Alabama.^{[citation needed]}

McCoy has a daughter named Kai Morae Pace (born December 5, 1989) with Kenji Pace. In 1992, McCoy married American football playerTony Martin. They divorced in 1994. In April 2006, McCoy marriedMichael Misick, who had been elected the Premier of theTurks and Caicos Islands (a position previously known as Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands), in 2003. They were married in a lavish ceremony before 300 guests, followed by a three-week honeymoon toJerusalem,Bali andDubai.^[21] During their marriage, McCoy's title was "First Lady of the Turks and Caicos." In August 2008, Premier Misick released a statement announcing that he and McCoy were divorcing.^[22] Misick resigned from office in March 2009 after an investigation found "clear signs of corruption", involving the selling-off of public land to fund his own investments. He fled the Turks and Caicos, and was eventually arrested inBrazil, where he was extradited back to the islands to stand trial.^[23]

McCoy is a convert to Christianity.^[24]

McCoy has inaccurately referred to herself as the "Queen Mother" ofGhana on multiple occasions, including during a 2019 appearance onThe Wendy Williams Show. Her remarks, along with the lax and uncritical reporting of American media outlets in response, were widely mocked on Ghanaian social media,^[25] with journalistNana Aba Anamoah accusing her of "ignorance"; Anamoah further stated that the title does not exist in the country, as Ghana is a republic and not a monarchy.^[26] McCoy was allegedly crowned "queen mother" during a ceremony at a Los Angeles nightclub, in September 2019.^[27] She was given the supposed title by Yahweh ben Yahweh ben Yahweh, a self-proclaimed "imperial king" and former member of a hip-hop group fromOrange County, Florida.^[25] McCoy, at the time, stated that "To have such an honor bestowed upon me by my own African people is a testament to my hard work and character".^[28] Yahweh, who refers to himself as "The Imperial Majesty King Yahweh The Holy Ghost", purchased the title ofnkosuohene from a chief of the small town ofKwanyako in Ghana'sCentral Region.^[25]

McCoy visited Kwanyako herself in July 2021, promising to finance a vocational centre for women and a local performance troupe.^[29]

• If These Hips Could Talk (2003)
• The Vagina Monologues (2006)
• You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else (2006)
• Gossip, Lies & Secrets (2007)
• Married But Single (2016)
• Married But Single Too (2017)

• Hip hop models

• LisaRaye McCoy atIMDb

• 1967 births
• Actresses from Chicago
• African-American fashion designers
• American fashion designers
• American women fashion designers
• American film actresses
• American television actresses
• Eastern Illinois University alumni
• Living people
• Spouses of prime ministers
• 20th-century American actresses
• 21st-century American actresses
• 20th-century African-American actresses
• 21st-century African-American actresses
• Kenwood Academy alumni

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