Vanessa Williams
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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
Credits
Eraser (1996)
as Dr. Lee Cullen
Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)
as Vita
Shaft (2000)
as Carmen Vasquez
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (2018)
as Amanda Waller (voice)
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
as Lulu Daniels
Hoodlum (1997)
as Francine Hughes
Johnson Family Vacation (2004)
as Dorothy Johnson
Batman: Hush (2019)
as Amanda Waller (voice)
Show Boat (2015)
as Julie LaVerne
The Man from Earth: Holocene (2017)
as Carolyn
Another You (1991)
as Gloria
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
as Queen of Trash
Bad Hair (2021)
as Zora
Dance with Me (1998)
as Ruby Sinclair
The Pick-up Artist (1987)
as Rae, Girl with Dog
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)
as Janice
Futuresport (1999)
as Alexandra 'Alex' Torres
The Legend of Hallowaiian (2018)
as Fire Goddess (voice)
Don Quixote (2000)
as Dulcinea / Aldonza
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990)
as Terri Knight
Soul Food (1997)
as Teri
Motown Returns to the Apollo (1985)
Actor
Light It Up (1999)
as Audrey McDonald
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005)
as Witch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
Tripped Up (2023)
as Patricia Chamberlain
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Los lunes a las 9 (2022)
as Self (Archive Footage)
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space (2023)
as Narrator (voice)
Show of Titles (2021)
as "Dear World" Performer
Nothing Lasts Forever (1995)
as Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
Miss Virginia (2019)
as Sally Rae
Singleholic (2020)
as Jackie Chisolm
And Then Came Love (2007)
as Julie
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal (1989)
as Valentine Hayward
Seriously... Phil Collins (1990)
as Rachel - TV Executive
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade (2005)
as Self
Santa, Baby! (2001)
as Alicia (voice)
He's Way More Famous Than You (2013)
as Vanessa Williams
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field (2024)
as Self
A Diva's Christmas Carol (2000)
as Ebony Scrooge
The Secret She Kept (2016)
as Beverly
Shaft: Still the Man (2000)
as Self
The Courage to Love (2000)
as Mother Henriette Delille
Score with Chicks (1994)
Actor
Bye Bye Birdie (1995)
as Rose Alvarez
Women Like Us (—)
Actor
It's Black Entertainment (2002)
as Self - Host
Miss America (2002)
as Self (archival footage)
Under the Gun (1988)
as Samantha Richards
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade (2008)
as Self
The Little Pageant That Could (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)
Actor
There She Is (2020)
Actor
The Trip to Bountiful (2014)
as Jessie Mae Watts
Stompin' at the Savoy (1992)
as Pauline
WW3 (2001)
as M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams)
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best (2023)
as Self
The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990)
as Lynette Parks
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia (1998)
as Self
David Foster's Christmas Album (1993)
as Self
Not Black Enough (2017)
as Self
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II (1995)
as Self
My Brother (2006)
as L'Tisha Morton
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest (2004)
as Self
Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends (2000)
as Herself
Keep the Faith, Baby (2002)
as Hazel Scott
Christmas in Washington (2004)
Actor
A Mother's Love (2011)
as Rochelle Richardson
Gift for the Living (2005)
as Narrator
Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side (2020)
Actor
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night (2016)
as Self
Rehearsing a Dream (2006)
as Self
Afrocentricity (2000)
as Self