Which actress played Vivian Banks in the main cast after Janet Hubert-Whitten?

Daphne Maxwell Reid played Vivian Banks in the main cast after Janet Hubert-Whitten.

Hubert-Whitten portrayed Aunt Viv during the first three seasons of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Reid joined the NBC sitcom in 1993 and continued in the role through the series finale in 1996. The character remained Vivian Banks, so the change was a recast rather than a new role.

Reid was already an established actress before joining the show, with television work including Simon & Simon, Frank's Place, and Snoops. Her casting is sometimes confused with other Banks family performers, especially Vernee Watson-Johnson, who played recurring household staff member Vy Smith, Will's mother.

The recast also created a visible shift in Aunt Viv's characterization: Reid's version was generally written as warmer and more domestically focused, while Hubert-Whitten's portrayal was often remembered for its stronger emphasis on Vivian's academic and artistic ambitions. Both actresses played the same canonical character.