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