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'''Spice Williams-Crosby''' (born '''Marceline Ann Williams''', April 26, 1952 in [[North Hollywood, Los Angeles]], [[California]]) holds a PhD in Natural Health Sciences |
'''Spice Williams-Crosby''' (born '''Marceline Ann Williams''', April 26, 1952 in [[North Hollywood, Los Angeles]], [[California]]) holds a Masters in Fitness Science, Masters in Holistic Nutrition, and a PhD in Natural Health Sciences.She is an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]] and [[stunt performer/fight coordinator]], with a career in film and television which spans over thirty five years. Her more notable roles include the [[Klingon]] officer Vixis in ''[[Star Trek V: The Final Frontier]]'', and the assassin Patrice in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' story "[[What's My Line (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|What's My Line]]". Originally involved in music and dance, Spice and her twin sister have a well known group called, "Sugar N' Spice." She switched to [[acting]], focusing on action roles which often featured stuntwork, making use of her martial arts and athletics skills. She has also worked as a [[stunt coordinator]], choreographing fight scenes for television and film.<ref>{{cite web |
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Born on a ranch in North Hollywood, California, Spice rode her horse to kindergarten, grew up playing in her father's medical offices, eventually hitting the road as a musician, singer, and dancer under contract to 20th Century-Fox Records. |
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Williams-Crosby took up personal fitness at the age of 26, including bodybuilding and nutrition. She is a third-degree blackbelt, a noted vegan, and has written a book and several articles on the subject.<ref>{{cite news |
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Overcoming a seven-year drug and alcohol problem, at the age of 26, she turned to God, nutrition and exercise with the eventual promise of helping others to turn their lives around. As she got older, Spice changed the course of her career and began studying acting for stage and film. After hearing about roles for female warriors, wrestlers, and super-heroines, she began to kickbox and bodybuild, slowly creating a niche for herself. |
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Spice has worked in such feature motion pictures as Star Trek V, Cherokee Kid, From Dusk Till Dawn, The Guyver, A Simple Plan, and For The Love Of The Game. She has also guest-starred on numerous TV shows including, Roseanne, My Two Dads, Women In Prison, Mama's Family, The Bold And The Beautiful, Step by Step, The Smart Guy, Diagnosis Murder, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Srcubs, in what she terms as an "action actress." "In fact," says Spice, "I can't remember doing a role where I wasn't asked to perform some kind of physical feat." Since 1996, Spice has been stunt doubling Deidre Hall (Marlena) on “Days of our Lives and enjoyed playing a jail cell bully, Veronica, who fights Marlena. She had the great honor of working with Clint Eastwood on “Million Dollar Baby,” and then had a blast working on an independent film in with Luke Goss, called “Dead UnDead.” It was a great honor co-starring in an incredible film called, “The Sensei,” with Diana Lee Inosanto starring & directing and a fun film called, “Bare Knuckles” with a cameo by Sir Anthony Hopkins. |
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Stunts came into play almost 29 years ago when Spice was asked to double an actress playing a Judo instructor opposite Rock Hudson. Since then, she has doubled for the likes of Louise Fletcher, Meg Foster, Katherine Ross, Clare Carey, Deidre Hall, Cindy Pickett, Linda Kozlowski, Eileen Brennen, Becky Ann Baker, Kelly Preston and many more. Spice also Stunt Coordinates feature films, Television shows and commercials. Her stunt expertise is in fighting & “hitting the ground!” |
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Although Spice has crashed cars, dove through glass windows, taken stair falls, executed 30-foot ratchets, 50-foot high falls, and hung from helicopters 350 feet above the ground, she is perhaps best known for her ability to pick a 300 pound man up over her head in a fireman's carry. As a vegan bodybuilder she is known for squatting 315lb for 4 reps and her max bench press was 235lbs. |
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Gracing the cover and pages of over 100 magazines, both here and abroad, Spice has also made a name for herself as a nutritional expert writing for magazine as Ms. Fitness, Natural Muscle Magazine, and World Black Belt. She has achieved Black Belts as 3rd DAN in Arjukanpo, 1st DAN in Canete Dose Pares Eskrima, and is Certified Level B in Israeli KAPAP (Krav Panim el Penim - face to face combat). She has a successful joint venture with her husband -- a popular line of vegetarian food products called "Spice Of Life Meatless Meats & Jerky." She holds two Masters Degrees (fitness science & holistic nutrition) and a PhD in Natural Health Sciences. In December of 1998, she was voted into the Marquis Who’s Who in America-West for her humanitarian work of 13 years with abused children. After working 5 long & tedious years to create the STUNT PEER GROUP for the Academy of Telesion Arts & Sciences, it became a reality in 2000 and by 2002, a STUNT EMMY was achieved as she became the founder of this prestigous group. |
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One of her greatest honors was posing for a 30ft bronze statue where she represents the past, present and future female athletes of the Olympics. This statue found it's home in front of the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Co. Spice's goal is to continue to set an example for the "women of the new millennium" -- spiritually focused, mentally alert, and physically capable. .<ref>{{cite news |
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| accessdate = 2007-09-21}}</ref> She is married to Gregory Crosby, grandson of [[Bing Crosby]]; the couple have one son, Luke Gregory Crosby.<ref>{{cite web |
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==Selected filmography== |
==Selected filmography== |
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===Film & Television=== |
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*''[[Star Trek V: The Final Frontier]]'' (1989) |
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*''[[The Guyver]]'' (1991) (stunts) |
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*''[[Sleepwalkers (film)|Sleepwalkers]]'' (1992) (stunts) |
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*''[[The Cherokee Kid]]'' (1996) |
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*''[[From Dusk till Dawn]]'' (1996) (stunts) |
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*''[[Liar Liar]]'' (1996) (stunts) |
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*''[[The Singing Detective (film)|The Singing Detective]]'' (2003) |
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*''[[Spider-Man (film)|Spider-Man]]'' (2002) (stunts) |
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*''[[Mission: Impossible III]]'' (2007) (stunts) |
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*''[[Room and Board]]'' (2008) |
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*''[[Getting Physical]]'' (1984) |
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*''[[Mama's Family]]'' (1987) |
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*''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' (1993) |
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*''[[7th Heaven]]'' (1996) |
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*''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' (1997) |
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*''[[Diagnosis: Murder]]'' (1999) |
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*''[[Angel (TV series)|Angel]]'' (2003) |
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*''[[Days of our Lives]]'' (2004) |
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*''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]'' (2007) |
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*''[[Charmed]]'' (2005) |
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*''[[Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'' (2008) |
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Revision as of 00:56, 24 September 2012
Spice Williams-Crosby | |
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| File:Spice Williams-Crosby.jpg Spice in her office 2006 | |
| Born | Marceline Ann Williams April 26, 1952 |
| Occupation(s) | PhD, actress, stunt performer |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse |
Gregory Crosby (m. 1989) |
| Website | http://www.spicewilliamscrosby.com/ |
Spice Williams-Crosby (born Marceline Ann Williams, April 26, 1952 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California) holds a Masters in Fitness Science, Masters in Holistic Nutrition, and a PhD in Natural Health Sciences.She is an American actress and stunt performer/fight coordinator, with a career in film and television which spans over thirty five years. Her more notable roles include the Klingon officer Vixis in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, and the assassin Patrice in Buffy the Vampire Slayer story "What's My Line". Originally involved in music and dance, Spice and her twin sister have a well known group called, "Sugar N' Spice." She switched to acting, focusing on action roles which often featured stuntwork, making use of her martial arts and athletics skills. She has also worked as a stunt coordinator, choreographing fight scenes for television and film.[1]
Born on a ranch in North Hollywood, California, Spice rode her horse to kindergarten, grew up playing in her father's medical offices, eventually hitting the road as a musician, singer, and dancer under contract to 20th Century-Fox Records.
Overcoming a seven-year drug and alcohol problem, at the age of 26, she turned to God, nutrition and exercise with the eventual promise of helping others to turn their lives around. As she got older, Spice changed the course of her career and began studying acting for stage and film. After hearing about roles for female warriors, wrestlers, and super-heroines, she began to kickbox and bodybuild, slowly creating a niche for herself.
Spice has worked in such feature motion pictures as Star Trek V, Cherokee Kid, From Dusk Till Dawn, The Guyver, A Simple Plan, and For The Love Of The Game. She has also guest-starred on numerous TV shows including, Roseanne, My Two Dads, Women In Prison, Mama's Family, The Bold And The Beautiful, Step by Step, The Smart Guy, Diagnosis Murder, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Srcubs, in what she terms as an "action actress." "In fact," says Spice, "I can't remember doing a role where I wasn't asked to perform some kind of physical feat." Since 1996, Spice has been stunt doubling Deidre Hall (Marlena) on “Days of our Lives and enjoyed playing a jail cell bully, Veronica, who fights Marlena. She had the great honor of working with Clint Eastwood on “Million Dollar Baby,” and then had a blast working on an independent film in with Luke Goss, called “Dead UnDead.” It was a great honor co-starring in an incredible film called, “The Sensei,” with Diana Lee Inosanto starring & directing and a fun film called, “Bare Knuckles” with a cameo by Sir Anthony Hopkins.
Stunts came into play almost 29 years ago when Spice was asked to double an actress playing a Judo instructor opposite Rock Hudson. Since then, she has doubled for the likes of Louise Fletcher, Meg Foster, Katherine Ross, Clare Carey, Deidre Hall, Cindy Pickett, Linda Kozlowski, Eileen Brennen, Becky Ann Baker, Kelly Preston and many more. Spice also Stunt Coordinates feature films, Television shows and commercials. Her stunt expertise is in fighting & “hitting the ground!”
Although Spice has crashed cars, dove through glass windows, taken stair falls, executed 30-foot ratchets, 50-foot high falls, and hung from helicopters 350 feet above the ground, she is perhaps best known for her ability to pick a 300 pound man up over her head in a fireman's carry. As a vegan bodybuilder she is known for squatting 315lb for 4 reps and her max bench press was 235lbs.
Gracing the cover and pages of over 100 magazines, both here and abroad, Spice has also made a name for herself as a nutritional expert writing for magazine as Ms. Fitness, Natural Muscle Magazine, and World Black Belt. She has achieved Black Belts as 3rd DAN in Arjukanpo, 1st DAN in Canete Dose Pares Eskrima, and is Certified Level B in Israeli KAPAP (Krav Panim el Penim - face to face combat). She has a successful joint venture with her husband -- a popular line of vegetarian food products called "Spice Of Life Meatless Meats & Jerky." She holds two Masters Degrees (fitness science & holistic nutrition) and a PhD in Natural Health Sciences. In December of 1998, she was voted into the Marquis Who’s Who in America-West for her humanitarian work of 13 years with abused children. After working 5 long & tedious years to create the STUNT PEER GROUP for the Academy of Telesion Arts & Sciences, it became a reality in 2000 and by 2002, a STUNT EMMY was achieved as she became the founder of this prestigous group.
One of her greatest honors was posing for a 30ft bronze statue where she represents the past, present and future female athletes of the Olympics. This statue found it's home in front of the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Co. Spice's goal is to continue to set an example for the "women of the new millennium" -- spiritually focused, mentally alert, and physically capable. .[2][3] She is married to Gregory Crosby, grandson of Bing Crosby; the couple have one son, Luke Gregory Crosby.[4]
Selected filmography
Film & Television
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0818454/
References
- ^ "Bio". The Official Site of Spice Williams-Crosby. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Spice Williams Interview". FamousVeggie.com. 2000. Archived from the original on 2007-04-05. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Williams-Crosby, Spice. "The Science of Thought".
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "The Spice in Spice of Life". Retrieved 2007-09-21.
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External links
- The Official Site of Spice Williams-Crosby
- Spice Williams-Crosby at IMDb
- Spice Williams-Crosby at AllMovie
- Spice Williams-Crosby at Memory Alpha
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