'Empire' Sneak Peek: An Epic Batte, And Cookie's Spitfire Sister Arrives

Taraji P. Henson and guest star Vivica A. Fox. ©2015 Fox Broadcasting
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Vivica A. Fox plays Cookie's sister on this week's episode of FOX drama Empire, airing Wednesday, November 18 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Former As the World Turns star Marisa Tomei continues her run as Mimi Whiteman.

In "My Bad Parts," Lucious, eager to assert his power, releases a rap by Freda challenging Hakeem as his heir. Not to be outdone in Lucious' eyes, Hakeem fires back at Freda with a rap battle challenge that could put Lyon Dynasty's future in danger. Meanwhile, Cookie gets a special visit from her spitfire sister, Candace (Fox), Jamal is working on landing a major sponsorship deal and Anika receives some life changing news.

Watch a sneak peek of the episode below:





Empire stars Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon, Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon, Bryshere 'Yazz' Gray as Hakeem Lyon, Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, Grace Gealey as Anika Calhoun, Kaitlin Doubleday as Rhonda Lyon, Gabourey Sidibe as Becky, Ta'Rhonda Jones as Porsha and Serayah McNeill as Tiana.

Guest stars include Vivica A. Fox (ex-Maya, Generations) as Candace, Marisa Tomei (ex-Marcy, As the World Turns) as Mimi Whiteman, AzMarie Livingston as Chicken, Tyler Ravelson as Tay-O, Francisco Posada as Trap, James T. Alfred as Tyree, Andre Royo as Thirsy, Jamila Velazquez as Laura, Bre-Z Murray as Freda, Maurice McRae as J Poppa, Adam Rodriguez as Laz Delgado, Andrew Howard as Homeboy, Jaime Henderson as Caitlin Peters, Shannon Brown as Young Dwight Walker, Patrick Mulvey as Jago Locke, Aston Taylor as Himself and Richard Daniels as Band Leader.

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