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