Taral Hicks was born on the 21st September 1974, in The Bronx, New York City, USA, and is an actress and singer, best known for her roles in such movies as “A Bronx Tale” (1993), “Just Cause” (1995), “The Preacher’s Wife” (1996), and “Belly” (1998). Hicks’ career started in 1993.
Have you ever wondered how rich Taral Hicks is, as of early 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Hicks’ net worth is as high as $500,000, an amount earned largely through her successful acting career, but in addition to which Hicks has also released a studio album, which improved her wealth too.
Taral Hicks Net Worth $500,000
Taral Hicks grew up in New York along with her older sister, actress and singer D’atra Hicks, and went to the Grace Dodge Vocational High School in The Bronx, from where she matriculated in 1993.
That same year, Hicks debuted in Robert De Niro’s movie “A Bronx Tale” alongside De Niro and Chazz Palminteri, while in 1995 she signed a record deal with Motown Records. Also in 1995, Taral appeared alongside Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne and Kate Capshaw in “Just Cause”, while in 1996, she played in Penny Marshall’s Oscar Award-nominated “The Preacher’s Wife” starring Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, and Courtney B. Vance. Her net worth was well established.
In 1997, Hicks released her debut studio album en titled “This Time”, but it failed to enter the Billboard chart, despite having successful singles such as “Ooh, Ooh Baby” (feat. Missy Elliott), “Distant Lover”, and “Silly”. She returned to the movies with parts in “SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground” (1997) and “Belly” (1998) with Nas and DMX.
Taral left Motown Records and decided not to record another album, while her acting career stagnated as well. However, she did appear in such movies as “The Salon” (2005) starring Vivica A. Fox, Darrin Dewitt Henson and Kym Whitley, while most recently Taral had a role in “Where Hearts Lie” (2016). At the moment, Hicks is working on “The Hills” with Lorenzo Abrams, Adolfo J. Bermudez and Valerie Bermudez, and it will be released late in 2017.
Regarding her personal life, Taral Hicks has been married to Loren Dawson since 2001, and has two sons with him; they now reside in North Jersey, where she also works as a teacher.
