Prime Time Players

Where To Find Daytime Alum During The New Fall TV Season

- Tom Stacey

Vivica A. Fox

(ex-Stephanie, Y&R, 1994-95; ex-Maya, GENERATIONS, 1989-91; ex-Carmen, DAYS, 1988)

Where To Catch Her: As Candace on the final season of EMPIRE, which premieres on Tuesday, September 24, on FOX.

How are you feeling about going into the last season of EMPIRE? “I’ve now been made a series regular for the final season, so I’m very excited about that. I love working with the girls, Taraji [P. Henson, Cookie] and Tasha [Smith, Carol] and the fact that we film in Chicago and I’m from the Midwest and we get to bring a little bit of Hollywood to the Midwest. I’m from Indianapolis, Indiana, and we film right next door, so my family gets to come over and see me work, hang out with me on the weekends, so that has really been an amazing journey.”

What are you looking forward to the most? “Just seeing everyone. I’ve really enjoyed it. For me, it’s like a wonderful high school reunion. It was the very first time Taraji and I got to share the screen together, and I’ve known her for over 20 years! Terrence [Howard, Lucious] and I have done several projects in the past together. We’ve done a lot of movies. It has been amazing. But I’m telling you: You have to show up with your A game, because if you don’t, it’s not going to work. They don’t have time to babysit you, so you’ve got to show up prepared. I love everything about the show. I love the comedy, the drama, the fashion, the rawness. It’s been probably the most unique experience I’ve had in my career.”