Daphne Etta Maxwell Reid (née Maxwell; July 13, 1948) is an American
actress, designer, and former model. She is best known for The Fresh
Prince of Bel-Air (1993â€"1996) in her role as the second Vivian Banks
on the NBC sitcom.Daphne Etta Maxwell Reid (née Maxwell; July 13,
1948) is an American actress, designer, and former model. She is best
known for The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1993â€"1996) in her role as the
second Vivian Banks on the NBC sitcom.Reid was born in New York City,
the daughter of Rosalee and Green Maxwell. She is a graduate of The
Bronx High School of Science. She received a degree in interior design
and architecture from Northwestern University, which she attended on a
scholarship and where she became the first African-American woman to
be named homecoming queen. While at Northwestern she began a modeling
career, eventually signing with the Eileen Ford modeling agency. She
was the first black woman to be on the cover of Glamour magazine.She
has appeared in numerous television programs. Her best-known role was
replacing Janet Hubert-Whitten as Vivian Banks on the NBC sitcom The
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from 1993 to 1996. She joined the show right
after the fictional character Nicky Banks was born toward the end of
Season 3, when Hubert-Whitten was released from her contract after a
contract violation and multiple problems working with the show's star,
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