Vanessa Williams
Known for Acting · 149 credits
- Born
- 1963-03-18 (age 63)
- Place of birth
- Tarrytown, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Vanessa L. William · Vanessa Lynn Williams
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
TV Shows (79)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Modern Family
2009
as Rhonda
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Renee Perry
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest
The Good Wife
2009
as Courtney Paige
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Special Guest / Self - Guest Judge / Self - Judge (archive footage)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Arandis
The View
1997
as Self / Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
American Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
Elsbeth
2024
as Roslyn Bridwell
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Officer Pat Williamson
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
Ugly Betty
2006
as Wilhelmina Slater
The Mindy Project
2012
as Dr. Phillips
Doc McStuffins
2012
as Delilah the Nesting Doll (voice)
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as Danny Mitchell
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self (archive footage)
Stars in the House
2020
as Self / Self - Special Guest
The Librarians
2014
as Cynthia Rockwell
Good Day Live
2001
as Self
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
as Self - Guest Judge
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
Ally McBeal
1997
as Sheila Hunt
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self - Guest
Broad City
2014
as Elizabeth Carlton
The Proud Family
2001
as Debra (voice)
Girls5eva
2021
as Nance Trace
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Beauty (voice)
The Jacksons: An American Dream
1992
as Suzanne de Passe
Match Game
2016
as Self - Panelist
Velma
2023
as Dr. Perdue (voice)
The Wendy Williams Show
2008
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
as Self
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self
The Bachelorette
2003
as Self
L.A. Doctors
1998
as Leanne Barrows
Boomtown
2002
as Detective Katherine Pierce
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
as Self
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
as Delilah
The Odyssey
1997
as Calypso
Days of Our Lives
1965
as Valerie Grant
Name That Tune
2021
as Self - Contestant
Difficult People
2015
as Trish
T.O.T.S.
2019
as Captain Beakman (voice)
Celebrity Catchphrase
2018
as Self - Contestant
Blankety Blank
2021
as Self - Panellist
First Wives Club
2019
as Nancy
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Movies (70)
Eraser
1996
as Lee Cullen
Shaft
2000
as Carmen Vasquez
Batman: Hush
2019
as Amanda Waller (voice)
Hannah Montana: The Movie
2009
as Vita
Hoodlum
1997
as Francine Hughes
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
2018
as Amanda Waller (voice)
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
1991
as Lulu Daniels
Johnson Family Vacation
2004
as Dorothy Johnson
The Man from Earth: Holocene
2017
as Carolyn
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999
as Queen of Trash
Dance with Me
1998
as Ruby Sinclair
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013
as Janice
The Pick-up Artist
1987
as Rae, Girl with Dog
Bad Hair
2021
as Zora
Soul Food
1997
as Teri
Another You
1991
as Gloria
Futuresport
1999
as Alexandra 'Alex' Torres
It's Black Entertainment
2002
as Self - Host
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
1990
as Terri Knight
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
The Legend of Hallowaiian
2018
as Fire Goddess (voice)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
as Witch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
Light It Up
1999
as Audrey McDonald
Show of Titles
2021
as "Dear World" Performer
He's Way More Famous Than You
2013
as Vanessa Williams
Under the Gun
1988
as Samantha Richards
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990
as Lynette Parks
Bye Bye Birdie
1995
as Rose Alvarez
Don Quixote
2000
as Dulcinea / Aldonza
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
as Rachel - TV Executive
WW3
2001
as M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams)
A Diva's Christmas Carol
2000
as Ebony Scrooge
Nothing Lasts Forever
1995
as Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
1995
as Self
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
1989
as Valentine Hayward
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
2024
as Self
And Then Came Love
2007
as Julie
My Brother
2006
as L'Tisha Morton
The Trip to Bountiful
2014
as Jessie Mae Watts
The Little Pageant That Could
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Tripped Up
2023
as Patricia Chamberlain
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023
as Self
Miss Virginia
2019
as Sally Rae
Show Boat
2015
as Julie LaVerne
Singleholic
2020
as Jackie Chisolm
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
2016
as Self
Santa, Baby!
2001
as Alicia (voice)
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
1998
as Self
The Courage to Love
2000
as Mother Henriette Delille
Stompin' at the Savoy
1992
as Pauline
Shaft: Still the Man
2000
as Self
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
2005
as Self
The Secret She Kept
2016
as Beverly
Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation
2009
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
2004
as Self
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Afrocentricity
2000
as Self
Christmas in Washington
2004
Gift for the Living
2005
as Narrator
Los lunes a las 9
2022
as Self (Archive Footage)
Rehearsing a Dream
2006
as Self
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
2023
as Narrator (voice)
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
2008
as Self
Keep the Faith, Baby
2002
as Hazel Scott
Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends
2000
as Herself
A Mother's Love
2011
as Rochelle Richardson
Not Black Enough
2017
as Self
Score with Chicks
1994
Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side
2020
There She Is
2020
About Vanessa Williams
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. With 149 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, Vanessa Williams has appeared in 70 films and 79 TV shows.
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Most Popular Vanessa Williams Movies
- Eraser (1996) — as Lee Cullen
- Shaft (2000) — as Carmen Vasquez
- Batman: Hush (2019) — as Amanda Waller (voice)
- Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009) — as Vita
- Hoodlum (1997) — as Francine Hughes
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