- A well-known cover model with the Eileen Ford Agency, she was the first black woman to grace the cover of "Glamour" magazine.
- She and her husband, Tim Reid, moved to Virginia and formed their own production studio called Millennium Studios, the first such studio to be built in Virginia.
- She and her husband, Tim Reid, once had a syndicated talk show called "The Tim and Daphne Show" for King World in 1990-1991.
- Also a costume designer and has frequently created her own TV wardrobe. Moreoever, she once guest-hosted ABC's The Home Show (1988) where she showed off many of her designs, and subsequently put together a four video and pattern kit entitled "Suddenly You're Sewing".
- Stepmother of actor Tim Reid II and actress Tori Reid.
- Born on Manhattan's west side and graduated from Bronx High School of Science.
- Lovely African-American leading lady best known for TV series work with her husband Tim Reid (Frank's Place (1987), Snoops (1989) and Linc's (1998)) and her 90s role as Will Smith 's Aunt Vivian Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)).
- Went to Northwestern University where she pursued a degree in Interior Design and Architecture.
- Her first TV work was a continuing role with Robert Conrad in his series The Duke (1979).
- Mother of Christopher Tubbs.
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