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