Vanessa Williams
Born in Tarrytown, New York, USA — Mar 18 1963
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.
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Vanessa Williams's Credits
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Modern Family
Rhonda
Desperate Housewives
Renee Perry
The Good Wife
Courtney Paige
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Special Guest
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Arandis
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
Elsbeth
Roslyn Bridwell
T. J. Hooker
Officer Pat Williamson
The Mindy Project
Dr. Phillips
Intimate Portrait
Self (archive footage)
Ugly Betty
Wilhelmina Slater
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Danny Mitchell
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Guest Judge
The Librarians
Cynthia Rockwell
The Oscars
Self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Beauty (voice)
Stars in the House
Self
Girls5eva
Nance Trace
Velma
Dr. Perdue (voice)
Ally McBeal
Sheila Hunt
Broad City
Elizabeth Carlton
Doc McStuffins
Delilah the Nesting Doll (voice)
The Proud Family
Debra (voice)
The Bachelorette
Self
Match Game
Self - Panelist
L.A. Doctors
Leanne Barrows
Name That Tune
Self - Contestant
Boomtown
Detective Katherine Pierce
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
Celebrity Catchphrase
Self - Contestant
Difficult People
Trish
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Delilah
First Wives Club
Nancy
Days of Our Lives
Valerie Grant
The Odyssey
Calypso
Queen of the Universe
Self - Judge
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Vita
Jungle Cubs
T.O.T.S.
Captain Beakman (voice)
South Beach
Elizabeth Bauer
Eraser
Lee Cullen
Partners in Crime
666 Park Avenue
Olivia Doran
Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race
Vanquisha Da House - Contestant
A Capitol Fourth
Self
Miss America
Miss New York 1983
Shaft
Carmen Vasquez
MADtv
Self
Hoodlum
Francine Hughes
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
Mama Mirabelle (voice)
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
Amanda Waller (voice)
The Jacksons: An American Dream
Suzanne de Passe
Daytime Divas
Maxine Robinson
Batman: Hush
Amanda Waller (voice)
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Lulu Daniels
Johnson Family Vacation
Dorothy Johnson
Dance with Me
Ruby Sinclair
Bad Hair
Zora
The Man from Earth: Holocene
Carolyn
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
Janice
American Style
Self
It's Black Entertainment
Self - Host
Show of Titles
"Dear World" Performer
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Terri Knight
VH1 Divas
The Pick-up Artist
Rae, Girl with Dog
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Witch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
The Little Pageant That Could
Self (archive footage)
Another You
Gloria
Soul Food
Teri
Don Quixote
Dulcinea / Aldonza
Shear Genius
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Self (archive footage)
Light It Up
Audrey McDonald
Nothing Lasts Forever
Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
Shaft: Still the Man
Self
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
A Diva's Christmas Carol
Ebony Scrooge
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Lynette Parks
Tripped Up
Patricia Chamberlain
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Queen of Trash
Under the Gun
Samantha Richards
The Courage to Love
Mother Henriette Delille
Calling All T.O.T.S.
Captain Beakman (voice)
WW3
M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams)
He's Way More Famous Than You
Vanessa Williams
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
Valentine Hayward
The Legend of Hallowaiian
Fire Goddess (voice)
The Odyssey
Calypso
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
Self
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
Self
Futuresport
Alexandra 'Alex' Torres
My Brother
L'Tisha Morton
Bye Bye Birdie
Rose Alvarez
Seriously... Phil Collins
Rachel - TV Executive
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
Self
Santa, Baby!
Alicia (voice)
Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams
Self - Host
The Trip to Bountiful
Jessie Mae Watts
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
Self
Miss Virginia
Sally Rae
Nothing Lasts Forever
Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
Singleholic
Jackie Chisolm
Stompin' at the Savoy
Pauline
The Secret She Kept
Beverly
And Then Came Love
Julie
Show Boat
Julie LaVerne
Rehearsing a Dream
Self
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
Self
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
Self
Gift for the Living
Narrator
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Self
A Mother's Love
Rochelle Richardson
Christmas in Washington
Keep the Faith, Baby
Hazel Scott
There She Is
Score with Chicks
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
Narrator (voice)
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Self
Not Black Enough
Self
Afrocentricity
Self
Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends
Herself
Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side
Tony Awards
Self - Performer