What is Stacey Dash’s net worth and salary?

Stacey Dash, the American actress, has a net worth of $100 thousand. She is best known for her role as Dionne Marie Davenport in the 1995 movie “Clueless” and its television adaptation, which ran from 1996-1999.

Early Life and Family

Stacey Lauretta Dash was born in The Bronx, New York on January 20, 1967. She is of African American and Mexican descent and her parents are Linda and Dennis Dash. Her stepfather is Cecil Holmes and her younger brother, Darien Dash, founded DME Interactive. She graduated from Paramus High School in 1985 and her first cousin is Damon Dash, former CEO and co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records.

Stacey Dash’s Early Career

Stacey Dash made her television debut in the NBC crime drama “Farrell: For the People” in 1982. She then appeared on “The Cosby Show” in 1985 and had a recurring role on “St. Elsewhere” in 1988. Her first major movie role was in the Richard Pryor comedy “Moving” in 1988. Dash starred as Monique in the series “TV 101” in 1988 and 1989, which was canceled after 13 episodes. She also appeared in “Mo’ Money” and 1994’s “Renaissance Man”. In 1995, Dash got her first starring role in the low-budget film “Illegal in Blue.”

Stacey Dash’s Career Highlights

Stacey Dash’s breakout role was as Dionne in the 1995 movie “Clueless,” which led to her reprising the role in the TV series of the same name from 1996 to 1999. She also starred in the short-lived TV show “The Strip” in 1999 and 2000, and appeared in several films and guest-starred on TV shows throughout the 2000s. In 2006, she started her own lingerie line and posed nude for Playboy. She continued to act in films and TV, including a starring role in the VH1 series “Single Ladies” in 2011. In 2014, she was hired by Fox News as a contributor, but was suspended in 2015 for comments she made about President Obama. She drew further criticism in 2016 for controversial remarks about the BET Awards and Black History Month. In 2017, Fox announced that they would not renew her contract. Stacey released an autobiography in 2016 titled “There Goes My Social Life: From Clueless to Conservative.”

Stacey Dash Arrested for Domestic Violence

Stacey Dash, best known for her role in the movie Clueless, was arrested in Florida in September 2019 on charges of domestic violence. The incident involved her husband, Jeffrey Marty.

In a subsequent legal filing, Dash claimed that she was unable to afford a private lawyer and requested to be represented by a public defender. Dash’s net worth has been estimated at around $8 million, but it is unclear why she was unable to hire a private attorney.

The case is ongoing, and Dash has since filed for divorce from Marty.

Stacey Dash’s Personal Life

Stacey Dash has two children, including a son named Austin who was born in 1991 with singer Christopher Williams. She married producer Brian Lovell in 1999, but they divorced a few years later. From 2005-2006, she was married to British CEO and executive James Maby, with whom she had a daughter named Lola in 2003. Dash married actor Emmanuel Xuereb in 2007, but they got divorced in September 2011.

In April 2018, Dash married Jeffrey Marty just 10 days after meeting each other. With her marriage to Marty, she became a stepmother to his three children. However, in June 2020, it was announced that the couple had filed for divorce.

Dash has spoken out about past traumas in her personal life, including experiences of sexual assault and physical and emotional abuse by past partners. She also struggled with cocaine addiction in her teens and twenties.

Stacey Dash’s Political Affiliations and Views

Stacey Dash voted for Barack Obama in 2008, but switched her affiliation from Democratic to Republican in 2012 and endorsed Mitt Romney. She has been vocal about her political views since then, including supporting Donald Trump in 2016. In February 2018, she filed to run as a Republican in California’s 44th congressional district in the 2018 Congressional Election. However, she withdrew from the race on March 30, 2018. Dash has also expressed opposition to transgender rights, stating that they “infringe upon her own.”

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