Short Biography

Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon (born November 26, 1966) is a Haitian actress and former fashion model. She is known for her role as Assistant District Attorney Valerie Heywood in the TV program NYPD Blue and Francesca Monroe on The Jamie Foxx Show.

Beauvais was born Garcelle Beauvais in St. Marc, Haiti, to Maria Claire, a nurse, and Axel Beauvais, a lawyer.[1] Beauvais has six older siblings. After her parents divorced, Beauvais, her mother and siblings moved to Massachusetts. While her mother was attending nursing school, Beauvais went to boarding school. At age 16, the family moved to Miami-Dade area. There she attended both North Miami Beach High School (which is located in North Miami Beach) and Miami Norland High School (which is located in the Norland section of Miami Gardens, Florida.)

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