Crystal R. Fox

Biography

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.

Known For

Law & Order

Mancelli

HIS & HERS

Alice

Third Watch

Nunez

Tamron Hall

Self - Guest

Big Little Lies

Elizabeth Howard

Suits LA

Anita Rollins

In the Heat of the Night

Luann Corbin

Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots

Hanna Young

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2021	V.C. Andrews' Hidden Jewel	Nina
2021	V.C. Andrews' All That Glitters	Mama Dede
2021	Ruby	Mama Dede
2021	V.C. Andrews' Pearl in the Mist	Mama Dede
2020	A Fall from Grace	Grace
2001	The Old Settler	Lou Bessie / Charmaine (as Crystal Fox)
1995	In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me	LuAnn Corbin
1995	In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound	LuAnn Corbin
1994	Drop Squad	Zora
1994	In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice	LuAnn Corbin
1994	In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?	LuAnn Corbin
1994	In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life	Sgt. LuAnn Corbin
1989	Driving Miss Daisy	Katie Bell

Year	TV Show	Role
2026	HIS & HERS	Alice
2025	Suits LA	Anita Rollins
2023	The Big Door Prize	Ismenia
2021	V.C. Andrews' Landry Family	Mama Dede
2020	Utopia	Kim
2019	Tamron Hall	Self - Guest
2017	Big Little Lies	Elizabeth Howard
2013	Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots	Hanna Young
1999	Third Watch	Nunez
1998	Mama Flora's Family	Ruthana
1990	Law & Order	Mancelli
1988	In the Heat of the Night	Luann Corbin