Crystal R. Fox is an American actress and singer born on January 1, 1964, in Tryon, North Carolina. She is best known for playing police officer Luann Corbin on the NBC/CBS drama In the Heat of the Night (1989–1995) and lead role Hanna Young in the OWN soap opera The Haves and the Have Nots (2013–2021). Fox made her big-screen debut in the 1989 classic Driving Miss Daisy as Katie Bell and later starred in the 2020 Netflix thriller A Fall from Grace. She has also appeared in Big Little Lies and The Big Door Prize, and currently plays Alice Andrews in the 2026 Netflix thriller series His & Hers.

Filmography

• HIS & HERS — Alice Andrews
• Suits LA — Anita Rollins
• The Big Door Prize — Ismenia
• 2021V.C. Andrews' All That Glitters — Mama Dede
• 2021V.C. Andrews' Hidden Jewel — Nina
• V.C. Andrews' Landry Family — Mama Dede
• 2021V.C. Andrews' Pearl in the Mist — Mama Dede
• 2021V.C. Andrews' Ruby — Mama Dede
• 2020A Fall from Grace — Grace
• Utopia — Kim
• Big Little Lies — Elizabeth Howard
• Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots — Hanna Young
• 2001The Old Settler — Lou Bessie / Charmaine (as Crystal Fox)
• Third Watch — Nunez
• Mama Flora's Family — Ruthana
• 1995In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound — LuAnn Corbin
• 1995In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me — LuAnn Corbin
• 1994Drop Squad — Zora
• 1994In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice — LuAnn Corbin
• 1994In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life — Sgt. LuAnn Corbin
• 1994In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl? — LuAnn Corbin
• Law & Order — Mancelli
• 1989Driving Miss Daisy — Katie Bell
• In the Heat of the Night — Luann Corbin
• Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Affair — Attorney Denise Holloway

Appearances as themselves (1)

• The Tamron Hall Show — Self - Guest