Remember “Ricky’s” gorgeous girlfriend, “Shanice,” in the ’90s cult classic Boyz ‘N The Hood? Well, very little has changed about Alysia Rogers over the years. In fact, the 4o-something-year-old still looks just as young as she did during the peak of her acting career. Alysia has even shared photo comparisons, and it looks like she’s actually become more striking with age. But, she isn’t the only one turning heads nowadays.

Alysia’s number one job is being a devoted mother to her beautiful daughter, Cienna. The former Boyz N The Hood actress also posted to her Facebook page, what it was like for her growing up as what she called an “awkward child”:

Those bullies are probably eating their words right about now, although we’re not really sure why she was bullied about her looks because she was a cutie pie when she was a youngin.’

Like we mentioned earlier tough, the Boyz N The Hood actress actually has a daughter who bares a striking resemblance to her. A few years back, Alysia shared a photo of her beautiful daughter, Cieana, online, when she graduated from Cal State University of Northridge with a degree in Psychology.

Alysia captioned the photo, “2016 College Graduate. Hard work and dedication will never fail you!!! So proud of my baby!!! More than words can say!!!” As expected, Alysia’s fans congratulated Cieana on graduating, but many were utterly shocked when they saw just how much she looks like her mother.

Although its been more than 20+ years since Alysia had her first big break in Boyz N The Hood and she hasn’t been in the limelight much, that hasn’t stopped men from respectfully fawning over her, and understandably so.

Now, it looks like her daughter may be following in her footsteps. So great to see both of those queens doing their thing today.

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So what was it like to be the “It girl” on one of the most popular films the 90’s era? I’m pretty sure it was a beautiful thing for this 90’s actress, in fact it’s probably every up-and-coming actor’s dream- instant success and overnight fame beyond what they could have imagined. You might not know her name, but if you’ve ever seen the films, Boyz N Da Hood and Class Act, you definitely know her face.

Her name is Alysia Rogers and she’s the actress who played the role of “Shanice,” “Ricky’s (Morris Chestnut) girlfriend in Boyz N Da Hood.

She’s also known for her Class Act role as “Damita,” the girl Kid’s (of Kid N’ Play) character was crushin’ on in the movie.

Many actors in Alysia’s position have a difficult time finding more roles and not being typecast as a result of being on such iconic movies, or TV shows. It’s happened to some of the best of them and only a few have been able to overcome that hurdle. It’s not that actors in those predicaments don’t want to work, it’s probably that they can’t find work. I’m pretty sure that if a popular TV network were to call Alysia and offer her a top spot on a primetime show, she’d take it. She and many others like her- such as “Urkel” (Jaleel White) from Family Matters, “Danny” (Danny Bonaduce) from The Partridge Family, or “Roger” (Ernest Lee Thomas) from What’s Happening, for example- simply can’t live down those iconic characters. And then they’re ultimately forced back into society and sometimes that’s pretty tough to do because EVERYONE recognizes them everywhere they go.

It’s like seeing “Cindy Brady” from the Brady Bunch in Walmart, or “Thelma” from Good Times in Costco’s…it’s just weird. But fortunately, Alysia Rogers did NOT let it beat her down, in fact she’s handling it very well and she’s only getting better with time. Y’all gotta see her now! Scroll down to see what we mean…

Alysia Rogers NOW…

Bam!!! Alysia Rogers is just as beautiful as she ever was! Alysia is somewhere between 45 to 51 years old now and she’s looking more like 30. *Sidenote: Some sources give conflicting reports of her age, stating that she’s 45, the only suspect problem about that, is that if she is 41 now, she would have been 16 at the time that Boyz N Da Hood was actually filmed, and that doesn’t seem very likely.*

Time has definitely been on her side. In terms of her career, she took a very long break from the acting game and in 2013 she resurfaced in an independent movie titled, Beyond Merrit.When she’s not acting, she’s donating her time to the community by motivationally speaking to the youth about gang violence, and rising above their environment, no matter how dire their opportunities may seem.

Alysia also shared to her Facebook page, what it was like for her growing up as what she called an “awkward child:
***Those bullies are probably eating their words right about now, although we’re not really sure why she was bullied about her looks because she was a cutie pie when she was a youngin.’
You can see pics of Alysia and her daughter on the next page, they look more like sisters…

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Remember “Duncan Penderhughes’s” gorgeous girlfriend, “Damita,” in the ’90s comedy, Class Act? Well, very little has changed about Alysia Rogers over the years. In fact, the 4o-something-year-old still looks just as young as she did during the peak of her acting career. Alysia has even shared photo comparisons, and it looks like she’s actually become more striking with age. But, she isn’t the only one turning heads nowadays.

Alysia’s number one job is being a devoted mother to her beautiful daughter, Cienna. The former Boyz N The Hood actress also posted to her Facebook page, what it was like for her growing up as what she called an “awkward child”:

Those bullies are probably eating their words right about now, although we’re not really sure why she was bullied about her looks because she was a cutie pie when she was a youngin.’

Like we mentioned earlier tough, the Boyz N The Hood actress actually has a daughter who bares a striking resemblance to her. A few years back, Alysia shared a photo of her beautiful daughter, Cieana, online, when she graduated from Cal State University of Northridge with a degree in Psychology.

Alysia captioned the photo, “2016 College Graduate. Hard work and dedication will never fail you!!! So proud of my baby!!! More than words can say!!!” As expected, Alysia’s fans congratulated Cieana on graduating, but many were utterly shocked when they saw just how much she looks like her mother.

Although its been more than 20+ years since Alysia had her first big break in Boyz N The Hood and she hasn’t been in the limelight much, that hasn’t stopped men from respectfully fawning over her, and understandably so.

Now, it looks like her daughter may be following in her footsteps. So great to see both of those queens doing their thing today.

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So what was it like to be the “It girl” on one of the most popular films the 90’s era? I’m pretty sure it was a beautiful thing for this 90’s actress, in fact it’s probably every up-and-coming actor’s dream- instant success and overnight fame beyond what they could have imagined. You might not know her name, but if you’ve ever seen the films, Boyz N Da Hood and Class Act, you definitely know her face.

Her name is Alysia Rogers and she’s the actress who played the role of “Shanice,” “Ricky’s (Morris Chestnut) girlfriend in Boyz N Da Hood.

She’s also known for her Class Act role as “Damita,” the girl Kid’s (of Kid N’ Play) character was crushin’ on in the movie.

Many actors in Alysia’s position have a difficult time finding more roles and not being typecast as a result of being on such iconic movies, or TV shows. It’s happened to some of the best of them and only a few have been able to overcome that hurdle. It’s not that actors in those predicaments don’t want to work, it’s probably that they can’t find work. I’m pretty sure that if a popular TV network were to call Alysia and offer her a top spot on a primetime show, she’d take it. She and many others like her- such as “Urkel” (Jaleel White) from Family Matters, “Danny” (Danny Bonaduce) from The Partridge Family, or “Roger” (Ernest Lee Thomas) from What’s Happening, for example- simply can’t live down those iconic characters. And then they’re ultimately forced back into society and sometimes that’s pretty tough to do because EVERYONE recognizes them everywhere they go.

It’s like seeing “Cindy Brady” from the Brady Bunch in Walmart, or “Thelma” from Good Times in Costco’s…it’s just weird. But fortunately, Alysia Rogers did NOT let it beat her down, in fact she’s handling it very well and she’s only getting better with time. Y’all gotta see her now! Scroll down to see what we mean…

Alysia Rogers NOW…

Bam!!! Alysia Rogers is just as beautiful as she ever was! Alysia is somewhere between 45 to 51 years old now and she’s looking more like 30. *Sidenote: Some sources give conflicting reports of her age, stating that she’s 45, the only suspect problem about that, is that if she is 41 now, she would have been 16 at the time that Boyz N Da Hood was actually filmed, and that doesn’t seem very likely.*

Time has definitely been on her side. In terms of her career, she took a very long break from the acting game and in 2013 she resurfaced in an independent movie titled, Beyond Merrit.When she’s not acting, she’s donating her time to the community by motivationally speaking to the youth about gang violence, and rising above their environment, no matter how dire their opportunities may seem.

Alysia also shared to her Facebook page, what it was like for her growing up as what she called an “awkward child:
***Those bullies are probably eating their words right about now, although we’re not really sure why she was bullied about her looks because she was a cutie pie when she was a youngin.’
You can see pics of Alysia and her daughter on the next page, they look more like sisters…

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