Vanessa Williams
- Born
- March 18, 1963 (63 years old)
- Place of birth
- 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
★ 7.9Modern Family
2009
★ 7.9Desperate Housewives
2004
★ 7.9Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
★ 7.6The Good Wife
2009
★ 7.9The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
★ 7.5RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
★ 7.2The Librarians
2014
★ 6.1Eraser
1996
★ 7.3The Odyssey
1997
★ 6.6Hannah Montana: The Movie
2009
★ 6.4Ugly Betty
2006
★ 6.5Ally McBeal
1997
Filmography
- —Women Like UsWomen Like UsFilm
- 2024Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia FieldFilm · Self
- 2024The Little Pageant That CouldFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2024ElsbethSeries · Roslyn Bridwell★ 6.8
- 2023Tripped UpFilm · Patricia Chamberlain★ 4.8
- 2023Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's BestFilm · Self
- 2023Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a SpaceFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 2023VelmaSeries · Dr. Perdue (voice)★ 3.4
- 2022Los lunes a las 9Film · Self (Archive Footage)
- 2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSeries★ 5.6
- 2021Show of TitlesFilm · "Dear World" Performer
- 2021Girls5evaSeries · Nance Trace★ 5.9
- 2021Bad HairFilm · Zora★ 5.6
- 2020Vanessa Williams: Live From the West SideFilm
- 2020There She IsFilm
- 2020Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag RaceSeries · Vanquisha Da House - Contestant★ 5.8
- 2020Calling All T.O.T.S.Series · Captain Beakman (voice)
- 2020SingleholicFilm · Jackie Chisolm
- 2019Miss VirginiaFilm · Sally Rae
- 2019First Wives ClubSeries · Nancy
- 2019A Black Lady Sketch ShowSeries · Delilah★ 7.1
- 2019Batman: HushFilm · Amanda Waller (voice)★ 7.2
- 2019T.O.T.S.Series · Captain Beakman (voice)
- 2018The Legend of HallowaiianFilm · Fire Goddess (voice)
- 2018Suicide Squad: Hell to PayFilm · Amanda Waller (voice)★ 7.1
- 2017The Man from Earth: HoloceneFilm · Carolyn★ 5.5
- 2017Daytime DivasSeries · Maxine Robinson
- 2017Not Black EnoughFilm · Self
- 2016VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent NightFilm · Self
- 2016The Secret She KeptFilm · Beverly
- 2015Show BoatFilm · Julie LaVerne
- 2015Difficult PeopleSeries · Trish★ 6.3
- 2014The LibrariansSeries · Cynthia Rockwell★ 7.2
- 2014The Trip to BountifulFilm · Jessie Mae Watts
- 2014Broad CitySeries · Elizabeth Carlton★ 7.1
- 2013He's Way More Famous Than YouFilm · Vanessa Williams★ 4.2
- 2013Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage CounselorFilm · Janice★ 6.7
- 2012666 Park AvenueSeries · Olivia Doran★ 6.1
- 2012The Mindy ProjectSeries · Dr. Phillips★ 6.3
- 2012Doc McStuffinsSeries · Delilah the Nesting Doll (voice)★ 6.1
- 2011A Mother's LoveFilm · Rochelle Richardson
- 2009Modern FamilySeries · Rhonda★ 7.9
- 2009The Good WifeSeries · Courtney Paige★ 7.6
- 2009Hannah Montana: The MovieFilm · Vita★ 6.6
- 2009RuPaul's Drag RaceSeries★ 7.5
- 2008Walt Disney World Christmas Day ParadeFilm · Self
- 2008The Wendy Williams ShowSeries
- 2007Mama Mirabelle's Home MoviesSeries · Mama Mirabelle (voice)
- 2007Shear GeniusShear GeniusSeries
- 2007And Then Came LoveFilm · Julie
- 2006Ugly BettySeries · Wilhelmina Slater★ 6.4
- 2006Rehearsing a DreamRehearsing a DreamFilm · Self
- 2006South BeachSeries · Elizabeth Bauer
- 2006My BrotherFilm · L'Tisha Morton
- 2005Walt Disney World Christmas Day ParadeFilm · Self
- 2005Gift for the LivingFilm · Narrator
- 2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony AwardsFilm · Witch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
- 2004Christmas in WashingtonFilm
- 2004The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas StarfestFilm · Self
- 2004Desperate HousewivesSeries · Renee Perry★ 7.9
- 2004Johnson Family VacationFilm · Dorothy Johnson★ 5.5
- 2004Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?Film · Self (archive footage)
- 2003Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave NarrativesFilm
- 2002BoomtownSeries · Detective Katherine Pierce★ 6.5
- 2002Keep the Faith, BabyFilm · Hazel Scott
- 2002It's Black EntertainmentFilm · Self - Host
- 2002Miss AmericaFilm · Self (archival footage)
- 2001Santa, Baby!Film · Alicia (voice)
- 2001The Proud FamilySeries · Debra (voice)★ 7.7
- 2001WW3Film · M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams)
- 2000A Diva's Christmas CarolFilm · Ebony Scrooge★ 6.2
- 2000Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special FriendsChristmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special FriendsFilm · Herself
- 2000AfrocentricityAfrocentricityFilm · Self
- 2000ShaftFilm · Carmen Vasquez★ 6.0
- 2000Don QuixoteFilm · Dulcinea / Aldonza★ 6.3
- 2000The Courage to LoveFilm · Mother Henriette Delille
- 2000Shaft: Still the ManShaft: Still the ManFilm · Self
- 1999Light It UpFilm · Audrey McDonald★ 6.6
- 1999The Adventures of Elmo in GrouchlandFilm · Queen of Trash★ 6.2
- 1999FuturesportFilm · Alexandra 'Alex' Torres★ 4.3
- 1998L.A. DoctorsSeries · Leanne Barrows
- 1998Dance with MeFilm · Ruby Sinclair★ 6.9
- 1998Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of LiberiaFilm · Self
- 1998VH1 DivasSeries
- 1997Soul FoodFilm · Teri★ 6.3
- 1997Ally McBealSeries · Sheila Hunt★ 6.5
- 1997HoodlumFilm · Francine Hughes★ 6.5
- 1997The OdysseySeries · Calypso★ 7.3
- 1996Jungle CubsSeries
- 1996EraserFilm · Lee★ 6.1
- 1995Bye Bye BirdieFilm · Rose Alvarez★ 6.2
- 1995Nothing Lasts ForeverSeries · Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
- 1995Nothing Lasts ForeverFilm · Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
- 1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeries · Beauty (voice)
- 1995Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein IIFilm · Self
- 1994Score with ChicksFilm
- 1993David Foster's Christmas AlbumFilm · Self
- 1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineSeries · Arandis★ 7.9
- 1992The Jacksons: An American DreamSeries · Suzanne de Passe★ 6.9
- 1992Stompin' at the SavoyFilm · Pauline
- 1992The Jaleel White SpecialThe Jaleel White SpecialFilm · Self
- 1991Harley Davidson and the Marlboro ManFilm · Lulu Daniels★ 6.3
- 1991Another YouFilm · Gloria★ 5.5
- 1990The Kid Who Loved ChristmasFilm · Lynette Parks
- 1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirSeries · Danny Mitchell★ 7.9
- 1990Seriously... Phil CollinsFilm · Rachel - TV Executive
- 1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced SingerFilm · Terri Knight
- 1989Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes ScandalFilm · Valentine Hayward
- 1988Under the GunFilm · Samantha Richards
- 1987The Pick-up ArtistFilm · Rae, Girl with Dog★ 5.7
- 1985Motown Returns to the ApolloMotown Returns to the ApolloFilm
- 1984Partners in CrimeSeries
- 1982T. J. HookerSeries · Officer Pat Williamson★ 6.5
- 1965Days of Our LivesSeries · Valerie Grant★ 6.2
- 1954Miss AmericaMiss AmericaSeries · Miss New York 1983