Countess Danielle Vaughn (born August 8, 1978) is an American actress, singer and television personality. She is known for her role as Kim Parker on the UPN sitcoms Moesha and its spin-off The Parkers, and as Alexandria DeWitt on 227.
Early life
Vaughn was born in Idabel, Oklahoma, to Sandra and Leo Vaughn. She began her performing career at age three in 1981, singing at church. At nine in 1988, she sang "I'll Be There" to win the Star Search junior vocalist champion and overall junior champion.
During an appearance on The Doctors, Vaughn revealed that 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.
Reality television
In the mid-2000s, Vaughn appeared in the third season of Celebrity Fit Club in January 2006 on VH1. She later appeared as a contestant on MTV's Celebrity Rap Superstar on August 30, 2007.
In 2014, Vaughn began starring in the TV One reality series Hollywood Divas, alongside Golden Brooks, Lisa Wu, and Paula Jai Parker. 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, "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.".
Filmography
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
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|1988–1989
| 227
| Alexandria DeWitt
| Series regular, 13 episodes<br>Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Supporting Role in a Comedy or Drama Series or Special (1989)
|-
| 1992
| Fievel's American Tails
| Monique (Voice)
| Episode: "Fievel, the Lonesome Ranger"
|-
| 1992–1993
| Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
| Keisha
| Recurring role, 3 episodes
|-
| 1993–1994
| Thea
| Charlene
| Episode: "Danesha Project"
|-
| 1993–1994
| Roc
| Carlita
| Episodes: "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father" and "The Last Temptation of Roc"
|-
| 1996
| Minor Adjustments
| Monique
| Episode: "Witness"
|-
| 1996–1999
| Moesha
| Kim Parker
| Series regular, 83 episodes<br>NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (1998)<br>Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (1999–2000)
|-
| 1997
| Goode Behavior
|
| Episode: "Goode Lovin'"
|-
| 1999–2004
| The Parkers
| Kim Parker
| Series regular 110 episodes
|-
| 1999
| Trippin
| Anetta Jones
|
|-
| 2001
| Max Keeble's Big Move
| Office Admin. Assistant
|
|-
| 2006
| Celebrity Fit Club
| Herself
|
|-
|2006
| Cuts
| Kelli
|Episode: "Adult Education"
|-
|2006
| The Boo Crew
| Dee Dee
|
|-
| 2011
| Let's Stay Together
|Chanteuse
| Episode: "Back Together Again"
|-
| 2014
| More to Love
| Karen
|
|-
| 2014–2016
| Hollywood Divas
| Herself
| Series regular
|-
| 2015
| The White Sistas
| London White
| Also producer
|-
|2020
|Dish Nation
|Self
|Episode: "The 10 Best Celebrity Feuds You May Have Forgotten"
|-
|-
|2023
|Harlem
|Herself
|Episode: Out of the Deadpan and into the Fire (season 2, episode 6)
|}
Discography
Studio albums
- Countess (1992)
Singles
- It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World (1992)
- Wait For Me (1992)
- Do You Love Him?/I'm Wifey (2016)