Stacey, 57, was catapulted into fame upon the release of 1995 hit movie Clueless, starring then Hollywood newcomers, actor Alicia Silverstone, 47, Paul Rudd, 54, Scrubs Actor Donald Faison, 49 and late 8 Mile actress Brittany Murphy.
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The stunning star doesn’t look a day over her 90s heyday, and regularly receives compliments for her youthful appearance from adoring fans on social media.
One Instagram user commented on her appearance under a recent post: “Age ain’t nothing but a number. You’re my childhood crush into my adulthood.”
Another fan commented on her Tik Tok account with a simple and direct message: “Stacey Dash doesn’t age!”
When quizzed about the secret to her ageless looks, the Mo Money actress boasted a high-protein, low-carb diet with plenty of vegetables.
In 2016, she told Latina Magazine: “I try to eat clean. Brown rice, greens and fruit.”
She also spoke on maintaining a thorough skin care regime, telling the magazine: “I literally just use Cetaphil. I do eye cream and sunscreen every day. Even if you have olive skin, or brown skin, you still need sunscreen. I drink a lot of water and I work out.”
The Bronx born actress played Dionne Davenport in the iconic movie – a fashionable, quick-witted best friend and confidante to Alicia’s leading lady, Cher Horowitz.
She starred alongside Brittany Murphy, who tragically died in 2009 aged just 32 years old.
Alicia Silverstone played the lead role of socialite teenager Cher Horowitz.
The story centres on a popular, rich and beautiful high school student who befriends a new student and decides to give her a makeover.
The film would eventually gross £69 million worldwide. As well as attaining commercial success, the iconic flick received positive reviews from critics.
Clueless is now widely considered to be one of the best teen films of all time, and has amassed a cult following.
The film’s colourful 90s fashion and slogans such as ‘As If’ and ‘Whatever’ have entered the pop cultural zeitgeist.
Prior to her breakthrough role in the movie, Stacey had a string of notable roles in the early 80s, including as the character Michelle on The Cosby Show.
Her first significant film role would be in the Richard Pryor comedy Moving back in 1988.
When Stacey, who is of African-American and Mexican descent, landed her big break in 1995 with Clueless, she was already defying the ageing process.
The actress was actually twenty-eight when she played teenage Dionne.
Stacey went on to reprise her role in the movie’s TV spin-off series, which ran from 1996 to 1999.
After the sitcom ended, she appeared in 2003 rom com View from the Top, alongside Gwyneth Paltrow, 51, and Mark Ruffalo, 56.
Stacey has also made guest appearances in numerous television shows, including sitcom Eve and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in 2001.
In 2004, she was featured in Chicago native rapper Kanye West’s music video, All Falls Down.
West had been signed to her cousin Damon Dash’s music label, Roc-A-Fella, which he founded with rapper and mogul Jay-Z.
Stacey went on to have recurring roles on BET television series The Game in 2009, and VH1’s scripted series, Single Ladies. She left the series in 2012 reportedly choosing to focus on her family.
Stacey has a daughter named Lola, and son Austin, born from her relationship with American singer Christopher Williams.
After that relationship ended, her love life has proved something of a rollercoaster as Stacey has gone on to get married and divorced four times.
Her 1999 nuptials to producer Brian Lovell ended in 2005, only for her to wed businessman James Maby that same year.
When they divorced in 2006, she married actor Emmanuel Xuereb the following year, only to divorce again five years later.
Her last marriage was to lawyer Jeffrey Marty in 2018, but the following year Stacey was arrested on a domestic battery charge after an argument with Jeffrey.
She pleaded not guilty and the case was dropped at the request of Jeffrey, who said Stacey had been unfairly arrested, but they divorced in 2020.
Stacey has spoken openly about her turbulent past, which includes facing an array of abuse she had experienced both as a child and as an adult, as well as a battle with drug addiction in her teens and twenties.
In 2021, Stacey opened up about her Vicodin addiction on The Dr. Oz Show, revealing she was five years sober.
In recent years, the star has courted controversy with her political beliefs, coming under fire for her criticism of Barack Obama and support of Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.
She told Daily Mail in a 2021 interview: “Being a supporter of Trump has put me in some kind of box that I don’t belong in. But he’s not the president. I’m going to give the present that we have right now a chance.”
Last year, Stacey once again found herself back in the headlines when she quit US reality show College Hill: Celebrity Edition after flunking a Black History exam. Her abrupt departure created a social media frenzy.
She has seemingly left the ordeal behind her,however, and has made a new life for herself in New Hampshire.
The mother-of-two has recently adopted a new puppy named Mr Black.
Stacey posted her adorable furry friend on Instagram to her over 100,000 followers and referred to her new pup as her ‘My newest partner in crime.’
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