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