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