<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Actress, singer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1989--present </Td> </Tr> <P> Crystal R. Fox (born October 14, 1965) is an American actress and singer . She is best known for her roles as Luann Corbin in the NBC / CBS police drama series In the Heat of the Night (1989 - 1995), and as Hanna Young in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, The Haves and the Have Nots (2013--present). </P> <P> Fox was born in Tryon, North Carolina . She made her big screen debut playing Katie Bell in the Academy Award - winning comedy - drama film Driving Miss Daisy (1989) starring Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy . She later joined the cast of NBC police drama series In the Heat of the Night as of third season, playing Luann Corbin . She was a regular cast member through the series finale in 1995, appearing in more that 100 episodes . In 1990s, Fox also had supporting roles in films Drop Squad (1994) and Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored (1995) opposite Phylicia Rashad and Al Freeman, Jr...On television, she later guest - starred on Law & Order, The Sopranos, and Third Watch . Fox also co-starred opposite Phylicia Rashad and Debbie Allen in the 2001 PBS production of The Old Settler . </P>

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