Jeanene Fox

Birthday: 15 February 1978, Nassau, Bahamas

Height: 183 cm

Jeanene Fox grew up on a small island in the Bahamas. Her mother, Diane Gerace, was a Canadian Olympic High Jumper and her father, Ulrich Fox, was the first entrepreneur to manufacture ice in the Baha ...Show More

Jeanene Fox grew up on a small island in the Bahamas. Her mother, Diane Gerace, was a Canadian Olympic High Jumper and her father, Ulrich Fox, was the first entrepreneur to manufacture ice in the Bahamas.Jeanene began her modeling career at the age of 15, when a German photographer discovered her climbing a fruit tree on Paradise Island. Jeanene monopolized the Bahamian market quickly and moved off the island for more international exposure.She moved to Canada and signed with Elite Models, but shortly monopolized the market and yearned for new career challenges abroad, her mother suggested she visit her older brother (Rick Fox) in Los Angeles for a change of environment where she accepted the new challenge and signed with Elite Models Los Angeles.She began her modeling career in Los Angeles and also enrolled in University finishing with two Magda Cum Laude Bachelor Degrees in International Business and Apparel Manufacturing .While making funny comedic gestures amongst her friends in a Beverly Hills restaurant, she was approached by a commercial acting agent. Not having any experience in acting, she accepted the new challenge.Her first role was an Amazon in the very successful world-wide commercial for AXE/LYX "Billions" (2005). That same year, she drew the eye of Hollywood Producers 'Louis J. Horvitz and Roger Goodman, who casted her as the exclusive Trophy Model for "The 77th Annual Academy (Oscars) Award" (2005). Her first feature film appearance was a Victoria's Secret Model in Big Momma's House 2 (2006). Thereafter Jeanene concentrated more on commercials and booked many global and national commercial campaigns.During the economic recession in the U.S.A. 2007, Jeanene found much success in Europe starring as the sexy and sarcastic character "La Filippona" - _"Striscia La Notizia" (2007/2009)_ - (Italy's prime time comedic TV show -their version of _"Saturday Night Live" _) where she did 71 episodes - which raised her interest in pursuing a Film & Television career acting in Natale a Beverly Hills (2009), and _Sei Passi Nel Giallo (2012), _Sotto Protezione (2012), and was recently in the comedy/drama _AmeriQua (2013)_ with Alec Baldwin, Bobby Kennedy III, and 'Giancarlo Giannini' )qv). Hide