Lisa Raye McCoy-Misick (born September 23, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois) is an African American actress. She is also the First Lady of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Born in Mississippi, she relocated to Chicago with her parents as a pre-teen. She grew up with rap star Da Brat, her half sister through her father. LisaRaye stars as Neesee James in the CW comedy All of Us. She plays Robert Sr.'s (Duane Martin) self-absorbed ex-wife and the mother of their 6-year-old son, Bobby Jr. She is also featured in Ludacris' music video for his hit single, Number 1 spot. McCoy moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue an acting career and quickly won a guest-starring role in the television sitcom Martin. She also had a recurring role in In the House and appeared in a number of music videos, including Tupac Shakur's last video, Toss It Up. and Sisqo's Incomplete. She co-hosted Live in L.A. and The Source: All Access. She was among select actors on the reality series The It Factor
Most recently, McCoy had a role in the features Beauty Shop, with Queen Latifah, Civil Brand and Gang of Roses. which also starred Lil' Kim. She made her debut as the lead in Reasons, directed by Monty Ross. She also had the lead role in the film The Players Club, directed and written by Ice Cube; and has film credits in The Wood, opposite Omar Epps, Love the Way, Rhapsody, All About You and Go for Broke.
McCoy recorded the single Would You? with Elektra Record's recording artist Benzino. She also collaborated with Lil' Kim on a single entitled Who You Rollin Wit? featured on the soundtrack for Gang of Roses. The track has yet to surface in its entirety. Before acting, McCoy began her career as a model doing fashion shows in churches and high schools in her native Chicago, Illinois. She launched two fashion lines in 2005, Luxe & Romance, a lingerie line that was introduced during New York's Fashion Week, and Xraye, her new jeans line for women.
In addition to her acting career she is a businesswoman having come from a family in the hospitality and banking industries in Chicago. Soon she will be breaking ground on a group home for teenagers in her home town of Chicago called Raye of Sunshine. On July 28th 2005, McCoy became engaged to The Honorable Michael Misick Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands. They were married on April 8, 2006. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her 17 year old daughter, Kaienja.
