Vanessa Williams
- Acting
- March 18, 1963 · Tarrytown, New York, USA
Biography
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
Filmography
- The Claudia Winkleman Show · Self
- Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field · Self
- The Little Pageant That Could · Self
- Elsbeth · Roslyn Bridwell
- Tripped Up · Patricia Chamberlain
- Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best · Self
- Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space · Narrator (Voice)
- Velma · Dr. Perdue (Voice)
- Los lunes a las 9 · Self
- The Jennifer Hudson Show
- Sherri · Self
- Queen of the Universe · Self
- Blankety Blank · Self
- Show of Titles · "Dear World" Performer
- Girls5eva · Nance Trace
- Bad Hair · Zora
- Name That Tune · Self
- Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams · Self
- Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side
- There She Is
- RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race · Vanquisha Da House - Contestant
- Calling All T.O.T.S. · Captain Beakman (Voice)
- Singleholic · Jackie Chisolm
- Stars in the House · Self
- Miss Virginia · Sally Rae
- First Wives Club · Nancy
- The Tamron Hall Show · Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- A Black Lady Sketch Show · Delilah
- Batman: Hush · Amanda Waller (Voice)
- T.O.T.S. · Captain Beakman (Voice)
- American Style · Self
- The Legend of Hallowaiian · Fire Goddess (Voice)
- Celebrity Catchphrase · Self
- Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay · Amanda Waller (Voice)
- The Man from Earth: Holocene · Carolyn
- Daytime Divas · Maxine Robinson
- Not Black Enough · Self
- VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night · Self
- The Secret She Kept · Beverly
- The $100,000 Pyramid · Self
- Match Game · Self
- Show Boat · Julie LaVerne
- Difficult People · Trish
- The Librarians · Cynthia Rockwell
- The Trip to Bountiful · Jessie Mae Watts
- Broad City · Elizabeth Carlton
- He's Way More Famous Than You · Vanessa Williams
- Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor · Janice
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars · Self
- 666 Park Avenue · Olivia Doran
- The Mindy Project · Dr. Phillips
- Bethenny · Self
- Doc McStuffins · Delilah the Nesting Doll (Voice)
- The Jonathan Ross Show · Self
- A Mother's Love · Rochelle Richardson
- The Talk · Self
- Who Do You Think You Are? · Self
- Modern Family · Rhonda
- The Good Wife · Courtney Paige
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen · Self
- Hannah Montana: The Movie · Vita
- RuPaul's Drag Race · Self
- Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade · Self
- The Wendy Williams Show
- Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies · Mama Mirabelle (Voice)
- Shear Genius
- The Graham Norton Show · Self
- And Then Came Love · Julie
- Ugly Betty · Wilhelmina Slater
- Rehearsing a Dream · Self
- Desperate Housewives: Les Secrets de la Série · Renee Perry
- South Beach · Elizabeth Bauer
- My Brother · L'Tisha Morton
- Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade · Self
- The Reichen Show · Self
- Gift for the Living · Narrator
- Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards · Witch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson · Self
- Christmas in Washington