White Chicks cast: Where are the stars of the raunchy cult comedy now?
EW would walk a thousand miles just to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the premiere of “White Chicks.”
White Chicks cast: Where are the stars of the raunchy cult comedy now?
EW would walk a thousand miles just to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the premiere of "White Chicks."
By Andrew Walsh
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Ilana Gordon is an entertainment, culture, and comedy writer originally from Connecticut. She currently lives in Los Angeles.
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Jessica Cauffiel as Tori Wilson, Busy Philipps as Karen Googlestein, Jennifer Carpenter as Lisa Anderson, Marlon Wayans as Marcus Anthony Copeland II/Tiffany Wilson, and Shawn Wayans as Kevin Copeland/Brittany Wilson in ‘White Chicks’. Credit:
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FBI agents and brothers Marcus Anthony II and Kevin Copeland will do anything for their job — including going undercover in the Hamptons as white socialites to thwart a kidnapping ring. Marlon and Shawn Wayans costar in *White Chicks*, a 2004 comedy that earned five Razzie nominations but has since developed a cult following. They also cowrote the script with their older brother, Keenen Ivory Wayans, who also directed.
In a 2020 retrospective, Shawn told ** that his and Marlon’s roles in the film were inspired by another set of celebrity siblings: Paris and Nicky Hilton. “They were on the cover of *FHM*. They were getting in fights and stuff and acting real rowdy and raunchy. And I just thought it would be funny for me and Marlon to play two white girls like this."
A controversial successor to movies like *Some Like It Hot* (1959) and *Mrs. Doubtfire *(1993), *White Chicks* requires a fair amount of viewer buy-in. But fun physical gags and a committed performance of Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles” make the comedy* *a notable entry from the mid-aughts.
*White Chicks* turns 22 on June 23. Read on to learn where the cast ended up after leaving the Hamptons.**
Marlon Wayans (Marcus Anthony Copeland II/Tiffany Wilson)
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Marlon Wayans as Marcus Anthony Copeland II/Tiffany Wilson in 'White Chicks'; Marlon Wayans attends the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton on Jan. 11, 2026, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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The youngest Wayans entered the family business working alongside his older siblings in *I'm Gonna Git You Sucka* (1988), *Mo'Money* (1992), and the sketch comedy series *In Living Color*. The actor and his brother Shawn eventually headlined their own sitcom, *The Wayans Brothers*, on the WB for five seasons. In 2000, the actor also dipped his toe into more serious fare with Darren Aronofsky's addiction drama *Requiem for a Dream*.
Post–*White Chicks*, Marlon still performs stand-up around the country and has co-written and starred in several more comedies like *Little Man *(2006), *Fifty Shades of Black* (2016), *Naked* (2017), and the self-titled sitcom *Marlon*. In 2018, he released his first stand-up special, *Woke-ish*, for Netflix. He has continued to show his acting range in films like Sofia Coppola's *On the Rocks *(2020), the Aretha Franklin biopic *Respect* (2021), and the Ben Affleck-directed sneaker drama *Air* (2023). In 2026, he reprised his role as Shorty Meeks in the newest installment of the *Scary Movie* franchise.
While talking to EW in 2020, he shared why he thinks *White Chicks *has left an impact. "You know who loves *White Chicks* the most? White chicks. That's how you know it's a good movie," Wayans said. "For us, I think a good joke in comedy is when the people you make fun of laugh the loudest. And what's beautiful is that we're equal-opportunity offenders... And I think that's what makes it a cult classic to this day."
Marlon dated Angela Zackery for 21 years between 1992 and 2013. The former couple has two children together.
Shawn Wayans (Kevin Copeland/Brittany Wilson)
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Shawn Wayans as Kevin Copeland/Brittany Wilson in 'White Chicks'; Shawn Wayans at the Paramount Pictures 2026 CinemaCon Presentation at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on April 16, 2026.
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Frequently costarring with his younger brother, Shawn launched his career alongside Marlon in the bit role of "Pedestrian" in Keenan's comedy hit *I'm Gonna Git You Sucka*. He then joined the rest of the family on *In Living Color*, first as in-house DJ SW-1, and later as a fellow sketch performer. The brothers went on to star on their eponymous WB sitcom* *and have co-written six features together, including *Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood* (1996), and of course, *White Chicks*.
Shawn told EW in 2020 that the heavy prosthetics required for the shoot took a toll on both brothers. "It felt like the old Coke bottle caps were glued to our eyelids. It ruined your mood... when it was time to put those contacts in, it just killed our personality."
After the difficult shoot, he reteamed with Marlon for the comedies *Little Man* and *Dance Flick* (2009). He also lent his voice to and directed the 2006 animated projects *Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness *and *TA Boo Crew Christmas: A Miracle on D-Roc's Street*. In 2019, he took *Thugaboo *on the road with the family-friendly live Boo Crew tour and reunited with some of his *In Living Color *costars at the Tribeca Film Festival. Shawn has continued to perform as both a stand-up comedian and DJ around the country.
Shawn took a long acting break following *Dance Flick* to focus on his three children — Laila, Ilia, and Marlon — from his relationship with Ursula Alberto. He returned to the screen in 2026 as Ray Wilkins in the new *Scary Movie.*
Busy Philipps (Karen Googlestein)
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Busy Philipps as Karen Gogglestein in 'White Chicks'; Busy Philipps at the Kallmeyer fashion show as part of RTW Fall 2026 on Feb. 13, 2026, in New York City.
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Busy Philipps is lovelorn booty call Karen in *White Chicks*. The actress first drew attention for her work on the critically acclaimed dramedy *Freaks and Geeks* in 1999. Following the show's premature cancellation, she joined *Dawson's Creek** *for its final two seasons, where she met her future best friend, five-time Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams.
After *White Chicks*, she returned to television for a two-season recurring stint on *ER *before starring on the ensemble comedy *Cougar Town *with Courteney Cox. EW readers in 2010 voted to bestow Philipps with an EWwy award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on the sitcom. In 2018, she released a memoir, *This Will Only Hurt a Little*, and launched her own late-night talk show for E! titled *Busy Tonight*. Despite a Critic's Choice nomination, the show was canceled after one season. However, she and two of the show's writers reunited for the podcast *Busy Philipps is Doing Her Best *in 2020*.*
She has used her voice off-air to support the fight for reproductive rights, and in 2022 was arrested outside the Supreme Court building while protesting the decision to overturn *Roe v. Wade. *She has collaborated with Tina Fey in two musical comedies: the pop star parody series *Girls5eva *and the 2024 film adaptation of the *Mean Girls* Broadway musical. In 2026, she joined the cast of the CBS Silicon Valley legal drama *Cupertino*, set to air in the 2026–2027 season.
Despite her long and varied résumé, Philipps told her fellow *Chicks* during a mini-reunion on *Busy Tonight* in 2019, "I have to say, of all the things I've done, I get *White Chicks *at least once or twice a week."
Philipps married writer-director Marc Silverstein in 2007, and the couple separated in 2021. They have two children, Birdie Leigh and Cricket Pearl.
Jennifer Carpenter (Lisa Anderson)
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Jennifer Carpenter as Lisa Anderson in 'White Chicks'; Jennifer Carpenter arrives at the Los Angeles season 2 premiere of '1923' at Harmony Gold on Feb. 19, 2025.
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Lisa, who has the epic fitting room meltdown, is played by Jennifer Carpenter. *White Chicks* was Carpenter's fourth onscreen role following bit parts in movies like the camp action comedy *D.E.B.S.* (2004) with future costar Jessica Cauffiel. Despite making her Broadway debut opposite Liam Neeson and Laura Linney in *The Crucible *in 2002, the Juilliard-trained actress struggled to find work after heading to Hollywood. Her fortunes soon changed after a fateful run-in with the Wayans brothers at her day job.
"I actually waited on the Wayans brothers the day before I auditioned for *White Chicks*, and they didn't remember me at my audition, but they gave me my first job out there," Carpenter told Broadway.com in 2011. "They taught me a lot about working in front of a camera. They're very patient and very ridiculous. And very good tippers."
After the film, she starred in the horror hit *The Exorcism of Emily Rose* (2005) before landing her breakthrough role as Debra Morgan on the Showtime serial killer drama *Dexter*. She costarred with Michael C. Hall for eight seasons, and returned for the 10-episode revival series, *Dexter: New Blood*, in 2021. She has starred on the series *Limitless *and *The Enemy Within *and voiced several animated characters*. *In 2025, she appeared in the TV series *1923* and the thriller movie *Ballistic*.
Carpenter and Hall began dating on the set of the original run of *Dexter*, and the pair eloped in 2008. They filed for divorce two years into the marriage. Carpenter then married Seth Avett, lead singer of the Avett Brothers, in 2016. The couple has a son, Isaac.
Jessica Cauffiel (Tori Wilson)
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Jessica Cauffiel as Tori Wilson in 'White Chicks'; Jessica Cauffiel attends the Hollywood Show held at Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport on March 2, 2024, in Burbank, Calif.
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Jessica Cauffiel plays Tori, the friend with her finger on the pulse of the Hamptons. She made her film debut in the 1998 Goldie Hawn–Steve Martin comedy *The Out-of-Towners*, then went on to appear on *The Drew Carey Show*, and in movies like *Valentine *(2001)* *and *D.E.B.S.*
Cauffiel is probably best known to audiences for her role as ditzy Delta Nu sorority girl Margot in the *Legally Blonde** *franchise. In fact, the actress caused a bit of a stir in 2021 when she seemingly misremembered an alternate ending for the original film.
After leaving the Hamptons, she has only appeared in seven more onscreen roles, including the Ashton Kutcher comedy *Guess Who* (2005) and *The World's Fastest Indian* (2005) with Anthony Hopkins. Her last credited role was in the 2009 Hallmark Channel ice skating drama *Ice Dreams*. She reunited with her fellow *White Chicks *stars on *Busy Tonight *in 2019, and they recreated the movie's dance-off. Although she has been absent from screens for more than a decade, the actress is set to appear in the long-gestating *Legally Blonde 3.*
Terry Crews (Latrell Spencer)
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Terry Crews as Latrell Spencer in 'White Chicks'; Terry Crews attends the Warner Bros. Discovery Upfront 2026 at the Theater at Madison Square Garden on May 13, 2026, in New York City.
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Former NFL linebacker Terry Crews is Latrell Spencer, a.k.a. "Buffy the White Girl Slayer" in *White Chicks*. Upon retiring from pro football in 1997, Crews headed to Hollywood to fulfill his dream of working as an actor, and appeared in films like *Friday After Next* (2002) and *Malibu's Most Wanted* (2003). He told EW for the 2020 retrospective that he auditioned for another Wayans project the morning of his *White Chicks *audition.
"I actually had auditioned for *My Wife and Kids* earlier in the day. So Damon and his sister Kim and the family was all over that first audition...I really wanted it — and I bombed," he said. "I got in my car and drove across town for my *White Chicks* audition, and I didn't care anymore….So I just let it all loose, there was no inhibition and no pressure, because I've got nothing to lose. And everything just clicked."
After the comedy, Crews did eventually land a one-episode turn on *My Wife and Kids*. He has since appeared in action films like *The Expendables* franchise and *Deadpool 2* (2018), and starred on the sitcoms *Everybody Hates Chris *and *Brooklyn Nine-Nine**. *He's also added host to his résumé with *Who Wants to be a Millionaire *and *America's Got Talent*. In 2024, Crews returned to the Chris Rock universe to voice his character, Julius, in the animated animated sitcom *Everybody Still Hates Chris*. He is set to host *100 Cooks*, a new Food Network show.
Crews starred as himself, along with his wife Rebecca and their five children, on a two-season reality show, *The Family Crews*, on BET. His memoir, *Manhood: How to Be a Better Man or Just Live with One*,* *was released in 2014. He got fans' hopes up in 2019 by announcing *White Chicks 2 *was in the works, but Marlon quickly shot it down saying there is currently no deal in place.
In the wake of the #MeToo movement in 2017, Crews spoke publicly of his own experience with sexual assault and was honored as a "Silence Breaker" by TIME magazine later that year.
Jaime King (Heather Vandergeld)
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Jaime King as Heather Vandergeld in 'White Chicks'; Jaime King attends THR Presents Live at SXSW 'Self Custody' at Alamo Drafthouse Mueller on March 14, 2026, in Austin.
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Jaime King plays the Wilsons' archrival Heather Vandergeld. She began modeling at the age of 14, and served as one of the rotating hosts of MTV's fashion industry series *House of Style* before transitioning to acting. After bit parts in* Blow* (2001) and *Pearl Harbor* (2001), she landed her first lead role opposite Sean William Scott and Chow Yun-Fat in the martial arts action film *Bulletproof Monk* (2003).
In 2004, she went from unleashing martial arts moves to busting moves on the dance floor during *White Chicks*' dance-off sequence. In a 2022 interview with *Access Hollywood*, the actress said, "We rehearsed that for so long and then Keenan was like 'Oh my god, you guys are too good, what are the whitest moves you can do...we had to change the routine last minute."
Following *White Chicks*, she has built a lengthy résumé appearing in movies like *Sin City* (2005) and voiced several characters on both *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* and *Robot Chicken*. She spent four seasons as Lemon Breeland on the CW drama *Hart of Dixie*, and two seasons kicking zombie ass on the Netflix horror show *Black Summer*. In 2023, she starred in the true crime Lifetime movie *Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini. *She is expected to produce and star opposite Natasha Lyonne in the comedy thriller *Darlene*.
King married *Fanboys *(2009)* *director Kyle Newman in 2007; but after 13 years of marriage, the actress filed for divorce. The couple has two sons together, with Jessica Alba and Taylor Swift serving as the boys' godmothers.
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Brittany Daniel (Megan Vandergeld)
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Brittany Daniel as Megan Vandergeld in 'White Chicks'; Brittany Daniel arrives at the 80th annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 10, 2023, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Brittany Daniel is mean girl Megan Vandergeld in *White Chicks*. Before the movie, Daniel and her twin sister, Cynthia, starred on the *Sweet Valley High *TV series, in the Leonardo DiCaprio addiction drama *The Basketball Diaries* (1995), and in commercials as the Doublemint Gum twins. Daniel went solo as bad girl Eve in season 3 of *Dawson's Creek*, and then played the love interest in the David Spade comedy *Joe Dirt *in 2001.
After *White Chicks*, Daniel reunited with the Wayans brothers for *Little Man*, then starred as Kelly Pitt on the *Girlfriends* spinoff, *The Game*. The actress took a three-year hiatus from the series in 2011 to undergo treatment for stage 4 Hodgkin's lymphoma and was declared cancer-free in 2014. In response to years of fan questions regarding their health and beauty routines, she and her sister launched a lifestyle blog, The Sweet Life, in 2017. She had roles in the series *Black-ish* and *#BlackAF*, and the Disney remake of *Cheaper by the Dozen* (2022).
Daniel was in a seven-year relationship with *White Chicks *director Keenan Ivory Wayans from 2007 to 2014. She married real estate agent Adam Touni in 2017, and the couple welcomed a daughter, Hope Rose, via surrogacy in 2021 with the help of an egg donation from Cynthia.
Ahead of her wedding, Daniel told PEOPLE that she planned to pay homage to the film by replacing the traditional first dance with a dance-off. "It was kind of inspired by the scene in *White Chicks*... Our dance-off is *West Side Story *meets *White Chicks*."
Frankie Faison (Chief Elliot Gordon)
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Frankie Faison as Chief Elliot Gordon in 'White Chicks'; Frankie Faison attends 'The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain' New York screening at NYU School of Law on Feb. 4, 2026.
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Frankie Faison plays alleged Denzel Washington lookalike Chief Elliot Gordon. Faison had a long career as a character actor before the Wayans brothers comedy and received a Tony nomination for his work in the original Broadway cast of August Wilson's *Fences*. He is the actor to appear in the most big-screen iterations of the Hannibal Lecter saga, popping up in *Manhunter* (1986), *The Silence of the Lambs* (1991),* Hannibal* (2001), and *Red Dragon* (2002). Aside from *White Chicks*, he is recognized for playing the landlord in *Coming to America* (1988) and for his portrayal of Commissioner Ervin Burrell on the HBO crime drama *The Wire*.
"*White Chicks*...That was the best. That's another one of those films that sits up there one notch below, if not on the same page, as *Coming to America*," Faison told *The A.V. Club** *in 2019. "I always wanted to be connected to all ages as long as I'm here on this planet, because I think we can all learn from each other. So that was something special for me about *White Chicks*, without a doubt."
In the time since the movie, he continued to play Burrell on *The Wire *through its fifth and final season in 2008. He has played supporting roles in many projects, including films like *Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns* (2008) and on TV shows like *The Good Wife*. He was a series regular on the soap *One Life to Live* and the Cinemax action series *Banshee*, and received a Gotham award for Outstanding Lead Performance for his starring role in the film *The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain *(2021).* *In 2022, he played John Carthan — the grandfather of Emmett Till — in the critically acclaimed historical drama *Till*. He is one of the leads of the Netflix series* Ripple.*
Faison shares three children with ex-wife Jane Mandel. He has been married to Samantha Jupiter since 2017.
Lochlyn Munro (Agent Jake Harper)
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Lochlyn Munro as Agent Jake Harper in 'White Chicks'; Lochlyn Munro attends the Los Angeles premiere of 'London Calling' at Harmony Gold on Sept. 15, 2025.
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Lochlyn Munro is rival FBI Agent Jake Harper in *White Chicks*. The veteran actor began his career in 1989 following a sports injury that sidelined his dream of playing in the NHL. During the 15 years before *White Chicks,* Munro worked in a variety of projects like the Clint Eastwood Western *Unforgiven* (1992) and the horror crossover *Freddy vs. Jason* (2003). *White Chicks* marked the second time he worked with the Wayans brothers after his turn as jock Greg in *Scary Movie*.
Munro later reteamed with the brothers for *Little Man,* *Dance Flick*, and *Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-Roc's Street. *He went on to play Betty's (Lily Reinhart) diabolical father, Hal Cooper, on *Riverdale*, then joined the DC universe in 2022 as Det. Larry Fitzgibbon on *Peacemaker*.* *He also costars with fellow Archieverse alum Kiernan Shipka in the time-travel horror comedy *Totally Killer *(2023). In 2025, he starred with Aaron Eckhart in the thriller *Thieves Highway*.
Munro and his wife, Sharon, have been married since 1997, and they have two children.
Eddie Velez (Agent Vincent Gomez)
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Eddie Velez in as Agent Vincent Gomez in 'White Chicks'; Eddie Velez as Shawn in 'The Cleaning Lady'.
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Eddie Velez is Vincent Gomez, the agent obsessed with the game "Who would you do...?" The Manhattan-born actor made his film debut in the 1984 cult classic *Repo Man*. He played supporting roles throughout the '80s and '90s, and became a series regular in the final season of *The A-Team* in 1987. Prior to *White Chicks*, he appeared on the soap operas *Port Charles *and *Days of Our Lives*.
Following the movie, Velez guest-starred on *Charmed*, *Numb3rs, *and *Walker: Independence*. In 2022, he appeared in the TV drama *The Cleaning Lady*, and in 2024, he had a role in the British comedy film *Sunlight*. He has also written and directed a handful of short films as well as the feature-length *Target Jeremy *(2024).
Velez has been married to Catherine Grace since 1989. He has one daughter, Eliza, from a previous marriage.
John Heard (Warren Vandergeld)
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John Heard as Warren Vandergeld in 'White Chicks'; John Heard attends the 17th annual Newport Beach Film Festival opening night premiere of 'After the Reality' at Lido Live Theater on April 21, 2016, in Newport Beach, Calif.
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John Heard was the actor behind scheming embezzler Warren Vandergeld. He had nearly four decades of work under his belt before *White Chicks*, and first gained critical notice in the 1981 noir *Cutter's Way*, then went on to work with Martin Scorsese in the dark comedy *After Hours* (1985), Tom Hanks in *Big* (1988), and Bette Midler in *Beaches* (1988). In 1990, he played Peter McCallister, the father of Macaulay Culkin's Kevin, in the Christmas blockbuster *Home Alone*. The actor received an Emmy nomination in 1999 for his work as corrupt cop Det. Vin Makazian on *The Sopranos*.
After *White Chicks*, Heard continued as a character actor and appeared on numerous TV shows like *Prison Break* and *NCIS: Los Angeles*.* *On film, he played Sheriff Dozier in Denzel Washington's sophomore directorial effort, *The Great Debaters* (2007), and was among the cast of the Syfy camp disaster movie *Sharknado*.
Heard was married three times. He had a son with actress Melissa Leo, and two children with his second wife, Sharon. Heard died in 2017 from cardiac arrest at the age of 71.
In a memorial post on Instagram, Marlon Wayans wrote, "I had the pleasure of working with John Heard in #whitechicks…He was a great guy. Shared a lot of laughs. Sad to see such a good spirit and actor taken."
Maitland Ward (Brittany Wilson)
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Maitland Ward as Brittany Wilson in 'White Chicks'; Maitland Ward attends the 2025 Adult Video News Awards at the Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on Jan. 25, 2025, in Las Vegas.
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Maitland Ward plays the BF — a.k.a. "bitch fit" — throwing heiress Brittany Wilson. She made her professional debut on the CBS soap *The Bold and the Beautiful *in 1994, and later joined the cast of the sitcom *Boy Meets World** *for its final two seasons. She also appeared on the shows *Home Improvement** *and *Boston Public*.
After* White Chicks*, Ward made two more TV appearances before retiring from mainstream acting in 2007. She proceeded to build a large following online, and, in 2019, she transitioned to the world of adult entertainment. Ward released a memoir in 2022 titled *Rated X: How Porn Liberated Me From Hollywood*.
The performer has been married to real estate agent Terry Baxter since 2006.
Anne Dudek (Tiffany Wilson)
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Anne Dudek as Tiffany Wilson in 'White Chicks'; Anne Dudek attends Comedy Central's Emmy Party at Dream Hotel on Sept. 21, 2019, in Hollywood, Calif.
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Anne Dudek is *White Chicks*' "scarred" cruise line heiress Tiffany Wilson. Before the Wayans brothers comedy, the actress had small roles on shows like *ER *and *Friends*,* *before traveling across the pond to star on the U.K. sitcom *The Book Group*. She made her big-screen debut in the 2003 drama *The Human Stain*,* *before booking her part in *White Chicks*.
"That movie has stood the test of time in a way I never could have predicted. I'll walk into a Starbucks, and someone's like, '*White Chicks*! I love *White Chicks*!' And I just love that," she told *Beverly Hills Magazine** *in 2018. "I never would have thought that movie would have made the lasting impact it's made...I do love being recognized for that."
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Since Tiffany's rescue, Dudek has become a regular fixture on TV, taking recurring roles on shows like *Covert Affairs*, *The Flash*, and the Watergate drama *Gaslit*. She was also a series regular on Comedy Central's *Corporate. *Outside of *White Chicks*, she is most recognizable to fans for her work as Betty Draper's neighbor, Francine, on *Mad Men*, and as the ill-fated Amber Volakis on *House*. She played Ellen Stanton in the 2023 historical thriller miniseries *Manhunt* for Apple TV and starred opposite Bruce Dern in the 2025 thriller *Factured*.
Dudek and artist Matthew Heller were married in 2008, and the couple divorced in 2016. They have two children.
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