Taral Hicks - wikipedia Taral Hicks Taral Hicks ( 1974 - 09 - 21 ) September 21, 1974 ( age 43 ) The Bronx, New York, U.S. Education Grace Dodge Vocational High School Occupation Actress, Singer, Teacher Years active 1991 -- present Spouse ( s ) Loren Dawson ( m. 2001 ) Family D'atra Hicks ( sister ) Website https://twitter.com/TaralHicks Taral Hicks ( born September 21, 1974 in The Bronx, New York ) is an American actress and singer. She is most known for her role as Jane Williams in the 1993 American crime drama film A Bronx Tale alongside Robert De Niro. She also recorded a cover version of Deniece Williams 's 1981 song `` Silly '' for her 1997 debut studio album This Time which peaked at # 4 on Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. Contents 1 Career 1.1 Film 1.2 Television 1.3 Music 2 Personal life 3 Chart positions 3.1 Albums 3.2 Singles 4 Filmography 5 Music video appearances 6 References 7 External links Career Hicks co-starred in the musical stage play Tyler Perry 's Aunt Bam 's Place with Paris Bennett, Cassi Davis, Jeffrey Lewis, and Melonie Daniels. It had a 3 - day run beginning August 30, 2011 in Atlanta, GA ( Cobb Energy Center ) and was filmed for a DVD release on June 12, 2012. Film Hicks began her film career with a role alongside Robert De Niro in the 1993 film, A Bronx Tale. Her subsequent film roles were small : 1995 's Just Cause with Sean Connery and Laurence Fishburne, and 1996 's Educating Matt Waters and The Preacher 's Wife with Whitney Houston. She appeared in the movie Belly in 1998. In 2000, she appeared on screen in the short film, Are You Cinderella ?, with actor Wood Harris. Her later film roles were in independent films such as 2005 's The Salon, with Vivica A. Fox, Dondre Whitfield, and Darrin Henson ; 2006 's Forbidden Fruits with Ella Joyce, Fredro Starr, and R&B singer Keith Sweat ; 2007 's Humenetomy ; and 2010 's Ex $ pendable. Disciple, a psychological thriller about a serial killer terrorizing a small town. She plays an attorney who gets involved in the sick twist of the town 's brutal crimes. The film stars Persia White and Tanya Thompson and is directed by The Clark Brothers. Television Hicks featured in the HBO television series Subway Stories in 1997. Two guest roles followed : 2002 's 100 Centre Street in the episode titled `` Fathers '', and a 2003 episode of Soul Food : The Series titled `` The New Math ''. Music In 1995, Hicks signed a deal with Motown Records and released an album titled This Time. The single `` Ooh, Ooh Baby '', written by and featuring Missy Elliott, charted on the Billboard R&B singles chart. However, the lead single intended to debut her singing career was `` Distant Lover '', an uptempo track produced by Teddy Riley. The album did not take off until the second single, `` Silly '', a remake of the classic R&B hit by Deniece Williams, was released. Featuring a black - and - white music video directed by Hype Williams, the single charted well on the R&B chart. After collaborating on the video for `` Silly '', Williams cast Hicks as in his directorial film debut, 1998 's Belly, as Keisha, DMX 's girlfriend. The video for `` Silly '' appeared in one of the film 's scenes. Hicks has expressed interest in pursuing a career in gospel music. Personal life Hicks graduated in 1993 from Grace Dodge Vocational High School in Bronx, New York. She is the younger sister of actress and singer D'atra Hicks. Hicks is currently married to Loren Dawson, with whom she had two sons, and lives in North Jersey, where she is working as a teacher. Chart positions Albums Year Album Peak Position Billboard Hot 200 Billboard Top R&B / Hip - Hop Albums 1997 This Time -- -- Singles Year Song Peak Position Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Singles & Tracks `` Ooh, Ooh Baby '' ( featuring Missy `` Misdemeanor '' Elliott ) -- 81 1997 `` Distant Lover '' -- 60 1998 `` Silly '' 104 54 `` How Can I Get Over You '' -- -- Soundtracks 1996 : The Associate ( on `` Yes We Can Can '' with Chantay Savage, LaShanda Reese and The Pointer Sisters ) Filmography Film / Television Year Film Role A Bronx Tale Jane Williams 1995 Just Cause Lena 1998 Belly Keisha Music video appearances Music video appearances Year Video Artist `` Think of You '' Usher 1999 `` B - Boy Document ' 99 '' The High & Mighty featuring Mos Def and Mad Skillz 2002 `` Put That Woman First '' Jaheim References Jump up ^ says, UrbanBridgez com ( 11 June 2012 ). `` Tyler Perry 's Aunt Bam 's Place Starring Paris Benet & Taral Hicks Comes to DVD Tomorrow ''. Retrieved 15 May 2017. Jump up ^ Taral Hicks : From The Belly of the Beast By DeVaughn Douglas Tuesday, September 01, 2009 2 : 35 PM -- All Hip Hop.com Jump up ^ Beckerman, Jim. Her older sister, D'Atra Hicks, has appeared in several Tyler Perry productions. `` WHERE STARS ARE BORN '', The Record ( Bergen County ), August 19, 2000. Accessed July 3, 2007. `` When Shanell Jones graduated from Teaneck High School in June, she already had a deal with Def Jam, a major recording label. But as former Motown Records artist Taral Hicks ( Grace Dodge, Class of 1993 ) and Alligator recording artist Shemekia Copeland ( Teaneck, Class of 1997 ) could tell her, that 's no big deal in this neck of the woods. '' Jump up ^ `` Billboard - Music Charts, News, Photos & Video ''. Retrieved 15 May 2017. External links Taral Hicks on IMDb Taral Hicks at AllMusic VIAF : 54070950 LCCN : nr99026572 MusicBrainz : 4a16a68a - d0b4 - 4451 - 8a01 - d9c335513a12 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taral_Hicks&oldid=809752949 '' Categories : 1974 births Actresses from New York City African - American female singers American film actresses African - American female singer - songwriters African - American singer - songwriters African - American songwriters American singer - songwriters American female singer - songwriters American contemporary R&B singers Living people People from the Bronx Singers from New York City African - American actresses American actresses American television actresses Songwriters from New York ( state ) Hidden categories : Pages using infobox person with unknown parameters Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Français Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 11 November 2017, at 04 : 55. 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Question: who played jane williams in a bronx tale
Answer: Taral Hicks