Personal Info
Known Credits
61
Gender
Female
Birthdate
1963-03-18 (62 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Tarrytown, New York, USA
Also Known For
Vanessa L. WilliamVanessa Lynn Williams
Vanessa Williams
Biography
An American pop-R&B recording artist, producer, dancer, model, and actress. In 1983, she became the first woman of African-American descent to be crowned Miss America, but a scandal involving nude photographs caused her to relinquish her title early. Williams rebounded by launching a career as an entertainer, earning Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award nominations. Williams released her debut album The Right Stuff in 1988, which spawned the hits "The Right Stuff," a #1 on Hot Dance Songs, and "Dreamin ...
Known For
Acting
2024 --
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
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2023 --
Tripped Up
| Patricia Chamberlain
2023 --
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
| Self
2023 --
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
| Narrator (voice)
2021 --
Bad Hair
| Zora
2020 --
Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side
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2020 --
Singleholic
| Jackie Chisolm
2019 --
Miss Virginia
| Sally Rae
2019 --
Batman: Hush
| Amanda Waller (voice)
2018 --
The Legend of Hallowaiian
| Fire Goddess (voice)
2018 --
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
| Amanda Waller (voice)
2017 --
The Man from Earth: Holocene
| Carolyn
2017 --
Not Black Enough
| Self
2016 --
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
| Self
2016 --
The Secret She Kept
| Beverly
2015 --
Show Boat
| Julie LaVerne
2014 --
The Trip to Bountiful
| Jessie Mae Watts
2013 --
He's Way More Famous Than You
| Vanessa Williams
2013 --
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
| Janice
2011 --
A Mother's Love
| Rochelle Richardson
2009 --
Hannah Montana: The Movie
| Vita
2007 --
And Then Came Love
| Julie
2006 --
Rehearsing a Dream
| Self
2006 --
My Brother
| L'Tisha Morton
2005 --
Gift for the Living
| Narrator
2005 --
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
| Witch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
2004 --
Christmas in Washington
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2004 --
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
| Self
2004 --
Johnson Family Vacation
| Dorothy Johnson
2003 --
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
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2002 --
Keep the Faith, Baby
| Hazel Scott
2002 --
It's Black Entertainment
| Self - Host
2001 --
Santa, Baby!
| Alicia (voice)
2001 --
WW3
| M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams)
2000 --
A Diva's Christmas Carol
| Ebony Scrooge
2000 --
Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends
| Herself
2000 --
Afrocentricity
| Self
2000 --
Shaft
| Carmen Vasquez
2000 --
Don Quixote
| Dulcinea / Aldonza
2000 --
The Courage to Love
| Mother Henriette Delille
2000 --
Shaft: Still the Man
| Self
1999 --
Light It Up
| Audrey McDonald
1999 --
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
| Queen of Trash
1999 --
Futuresport
| Alexandra 'Alex' Torres
1998 --
Dance with Me
| Ruby Sinclair
1998 --
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
| Self
1997 --
Soul Food
| Teri
1997 --
Hoodlum
| Francine Hughes
1996 --
Eraser
| Lee Cullen
1995 --
Bye Bye Birdie
| Rose Alvarez
1995 --
Nothing Lasts Forever
| Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
1994 --
Score with Chicks
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1992 --
Stompin' at the Savoy
| Pauline
1991 --
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
| Lulu Daniels
1991 --
Another You
| Gloria
1990 --
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
| Lynette Parks
1990 --
Seriously... Phil Collins
| Rachel - TV Executive
1990 --
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
| Terri Knight
1989 --
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
| Valentine Hayward
1988 --
Under the Gun
| Samantha Richards
1987 --
The Pick-up Artist
| Rae, Girl with Dog