
Vanessa Williams
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 18, 1963 (age 63)
- Birthplace
- Tarrytown, New York, USA
Biography
Vanessa Lynn Williams is an American singer, actress, producer, dancer, and model. She was the first Black woman to win Miss America in 1984, but resigned after nude photos of her were published in Penthouse magazine. Williams has since had a successful career in music and acting, selling millions of albums and earning critical acclaim.
Known For
Filmography
Women Like Us
Movie
Baby of the Family
Movie · as Gloria

The Claudia Winkleman Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
Movie · as Self

The Little Pageant That Could
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

Elsbeth
TV · as Roslyn Bridwell · 1 ep

Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
Movie · as Self

Tripped Up
Movie · as Patricia Chamberlain

Velma
TV · as Dr. Perdue (voice) · 6 eps

Los lunes a las 9
Movie · as Self (Archive Footage)

The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · 1 ep

Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Bad Hair
Movie · as Zora

Show of Titles
Movie · as "Dear World" Performer

Queen of the Universe
TV · as Self - Judge · 14 eps

Girls5eva
TV · as Nance Trace · 3 eps

Name That Tune
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

Blankety Blank
TV · as Self - Panellist · 1 ep

Singleholic
Movie · as Jackie Chisolm

Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side
Movie

There She Is
Movie

Stars in the House
TV · as Self, Self - Special Guest · 1 ep

RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race
TV · as Vanquisha Da House - Contestant · 1 ep

Calling All T.O.T.S.
TV · as Captain Beakman (voice) · 10 eps

Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

Miss Virginia
Movie · as Sally Rae

Batman: Hush
Movie · as Amanda Waller (voice)

The Tamron Hall Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

A Black Lady Sketch Show
TV · as Delilah · 1 ep

American Style
TV · as Self · 4 eps

T.O.T.S.
TV · as Captain Beakman (voice) · 150 eps

The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

First Wives Club
TV · as Nancy · 1 ep

The Legend of Hallowaiian
Movie · as Fire Goddess (voice)

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
Movie · as Amanda Waller (voice)

Celebrity Catchphrase
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

The Man from Earth: Holocene
Movie · as Carolyn

Not Black Enough
Movie · as Self

Daytime Divas
TV · as Maxine Robinson · 10 eps

The Secret She Kept
Movie · as Beverly

VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
Movie · as Self

The $100,000 Pyramid
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Match Game
TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

Show Boat
Movie · as Julie LaVerne

Difficult People
TV · as Trish · 1 ep

The Trip to Bountiful
Movie · as Jessie Mae Watts

Broad City
TV · as Elizabeth Carlton · 1 ep

The Librarians
TV · as Cynthia Rockwell · 4 eps

Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
Movie · as Janice

He's Way More Famous Than You
Movie · as Vanessa Williams

666 Park Avenue
TV · as Olivia Doran · 13 eps

The Mindy Project
TV · as Dr. Phillips · 1 ep

Bethenny
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

Doc McStuffins
TV · as Delilah the Nesting Doll (voice) · 1 ep

A Mother's Love
Movie · as Rochelle Richardson

The Jonathan Ross Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Who Do You Think You Are?
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Talk
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Hannah Montana: The Movie
Movie · as Vita

RuPaul's Drag Race
TV · as Self - Special Guest, Self - Guest Judge, Self - Judge (archive footage) · 1 ep

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps

Modern Family
TV · as Rhonda · 1 ep

The Good Wife
TV · as Courtney Paige · 4 eps

Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Movie · as Self

The Wendy Williams Show
TV · 1 ep

And Then Came Love
Movie · as Julie

Shear Genius
TV · 1 ep

Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
TV · as Mama Mirabelle (voice) · 26 eps

The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

My Brother
Movie · as L'Tisha Morton
Rehearsing a Dream
Movie · as Self

Desperate Housewives: Les Secrets de la Série
Movie · as Renee Perry

South Beach
TV · as Elizabeth Bauer · 8 eps

Ugly Betty
TV · as Wilhelmina Slater · 85 eps

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Movie · as Witch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)

Gift for the Living
Movie · as Narrator

Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Movie · as Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Reichen Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Johnson Family Vacation
Movie · as Dorothy Johnson

The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
Movie · as Self

Christmas in Washington
Movie

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Tony Danza Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps

Desperate Housewives
TV · as Renee Perry · 44 eps

On Air with Ryan Seacrest
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Movie

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps

The Bachelorette
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep

Keep the Faith, Baby
Movie · as Hazel Scott

It's Black Entertainment
Movie · as Self - Host

Miss America
Movie · as Self (archival footage)

Boomtown
TV · as Detective Katherine Pierce · 6 eps

WW3
Movie · as M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams)

Santa, Baby!
Movie · as Alicia (voice)

Good Day Live
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Proud Family
TV · as Debra (voice) · 1 ep

Shaft
Movie · as Carmen Vasquez

A Diva's Christmas Carol
Movie · as Ebony Scrooge

The Courage to Love
Movie · as Mother Henriette Delille
Shaft: Still the Man
Movie · as Self

Don Quixote
Movie · as Dulcinea / Aldonza
Afrocentricity
Movie · as Self
Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends
Movie · as Herself

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Movie · as Queen of Trash

Futuresport
Movie · as Alexandra 'Alex' Torres

Light It Up
Movie · as Audrey McDonald

Dance with Me
Movie · as Ruby Sinclair

Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
Movie · as Self

L.A. Doctors
TV · as Leanne Barrows · 3 eps

VH1 Divas
TV · 1 ep

Hoodlum
Movie · as Francine Hughes

Soul Food
Movie · as Teri

The View
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 6 eps

The Odyssey
TV · as Calypso · 2 eps

Ally McBeal
TV · as Sheila Hunt · 1 ep

Eraser
Movie · as Lee

Jungle Cubs
TV · 1 ep

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Bye Bye Birdie
Movie · as Rose Alvarez

Nothing Lasts Forever
Movie · as Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter

Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
Movie · as Self

MADtv
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV · as Beauty (voice) · 1 ep

Nothing Lasts Forever
TV · as Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter · 2 eps

Score with Chicks
Movie

David Foster's Christmas Album
Movie · as Self

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV · as Arandis · 1 ep

Intimate Portrait
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

Stompin' at the Savoy
Movie · as Pauline

The Jaleel White Special
Movie · as Self

The Jacksons: An American Dream
TV · as Suzanne de Passe · 2 eps

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Movie · as Lulu Daniels

Another You
Movie · as Gloria

Seriously... Phil Collins
Movie · as Rachel - TV Executive

Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Movie · as Terri Knight

The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Movie · as Lynette Parks

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TV · as Danny Mitchell · 1 ep

Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
Movie · as Valentine Hayward

Under the Gun
Movie · as Samantha Richards

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps

American Experience
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep

The Pick-up Artist
Movie · as Rae, Girl with Dog

Motown Returns to the Apollo
Movie

Partners in Crime
TV · 1 ep

T. J. Hooker
TV · as Officer Pat Williamson · 1 ep

A Capitol Fourth
TV · as Self · 46 eps

Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps

Days of Our Lives
TV · as Valerie Grant · 3 eps

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep
Miss America
TV · as Miss New York 1983 · 1 ep

The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep