Shireen Crutchfield

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Shireen Crutchfield
Born
Shireen Elaine Crutchfield

NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1988–present
Spouse
Davis Henry
(m. 2001;div. 2005)

Shireen Elaine Crutchfield is an American actress and singer. [1] best known as the lead singer of the R&B trio The Good Girls from 1989 to the present. Crutchfield is also known for her acting roles as Jace in Dark Angel and Hot Boyz .

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Biography

Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, she was raised in Los Angeles where she graduated from St. Bernard High School in 1988. She became the lead singer of the R&B group The Good Girls from the late 1980s through the early 1990s. She modeled for Nous Models in Los Angeles. She has made guest appearances on shows such as The Steve Harvey Show and The Jamie Foxx Show . She has been seen in a campaign for Ford vehicles. She has two children with actor Davis Henry, to whom she was married from 2001 to 2005.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film and TV Movies

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 House Party 3 Shireen
1999 The Breaks Girl In The Car
Judgment Day Rachael PayneVideo
Hot Boyz LaShawna FerrellVideo
2002 Love and a Bullet Hylene
2017 Illicit Sasha Curtis
2019I Got the Hook-Up 2Shavon
2021In the Company of AssassinsClarice

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989-93 Soul Train Herself/Guest3 episodes
1992 Video Soul Herself/GuestEpisode: "The Good Girls"
1996 Seinfeld Model #2Episode: "The Bizarro Jerry"
1998 3rd Rock from the Sun KirstaEpisode: "36! 24! 36! Dick!: Part 1"
Malcolm & Eddie MiraEpisode: "Kansas City Split"
Love Boat: The Next Wave DeenaEpisode: "All Aboard"
1999 In the House CarmenEpisode: "Guest Dad" & "Out of the House"
2000 18 Wheels of Justice Michelle HaybrookEpisode: "The Fire Next Time"
The Jamie Foxx Show KimberlyEpisode: "Candy Girl"
2001 The Steve Harvey Show LelaEpisode: "Me, Me and Miss Jones"
Dark Angel JaceEpisode: "Female Trouble"
2005 Commander in Chief Staffer #2Episode: "Pilot"
2007–08 The Bold and the Beautiful Forrester Model4 episodes
2017–22 The Bold and the Beautiful SequoyaRegular Cast
2018 NCIS JaneEpisode: "One Man's Trash"
Hit the Floor Leah MatthewsRecurring cast: season 4
2019 Jane the Virgin MomEpisode: "Chapter Ninety-Five"
2020 9-1-1: Lone Star Attractive WomanEpisode: "Yee-Haw"

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