1963-03-18 Tarrytown, New York, USA
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.
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The Little Pageant That Could | Self (archive footage) | 2024-06-13 |
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Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field | Self | 2024-09-20 |
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Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space | Narrator (voice) | 2023-01-17 |
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Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best | Self | 2023-05-12 |
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Tripped Up | Patricia Chamberlain | 2023-10-20 |
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Show of Titles | "Dear World" Performer | 2021-06-13 |
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Bad Hair | Zora | 2021-05-05 |
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There She Is | 2020-10-21 | |
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Singleholic | Jackie Chisolm | 2020-03-27 |
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Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side | 2020-12-05 | |
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Batman: Hush | Amanda Waller (voice) | 2019-07-19 |
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Miss Virginia | Sally Rae | 2019-10-18 |
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Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay | Amanda Waller (voice) | 2018-03-23 |
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The Legend of Hallowaiian | Fire Goddess (voice) | 2018-10-18 |
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The Man from Earth: Holocene | Carolyn | 2017-10-13 |
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Not Black Enough | Self | 2017-04-28 |
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The Secret She Kept | Beverly | 2016-07-10 |
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VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night | Self | 2016-12-05 |
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Show Boat | Julie LaVerne | 2015-10-16 |
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The Trip to Bountiful | Jessie Mae Watts | 2014-03-08 |
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He's Way More Famous Than You | Vanessa Williams | 2013-05-10 |
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Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor | Janice | 2013-03-29 |
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A Mother's Love | Rochelle Richardson | 2011-02-22 |
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Hannah Montana: The Movie | Vita | 2009-04-10 |
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And Then Came Love | Julie | 2007-01-01 |
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Rehearsing a Dream | Self | 2006-08-25 |
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My Brother | L'Tisha Morton | 2006-01-01 |
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Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards | Witch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage) | 2005-08-07 |
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Gift for the Living | Narrator | 2005-11-01 |
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Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? | Self (archive footage) | 2004-03-06 |
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The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest | Self | 2004-12-04 |
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Christmas in Washington | 2004-12-15 | |
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Johnson Family Vacation | Dorothy Johnson | 2004-04-07 |
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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | 2003-02-10 | |
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It's Black Entertainment | Self - Host | 2002-02-08 |
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Keep the Faith, Baby | Hazel Scott | 2002-02-11 |
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Santa, Baby! | Alicia (voice) | 2001-12-17 |
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WW3 | M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams) | 2001-07-12 |
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Don Quixote | Dulcinea / Aldonza | 2000-04-09 |
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A Diva's Christmas Carol | Ebony Scrooge | 2000-12-13 |
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Shaft: Still the Man | Self | 2000-01-01 |
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Afrocentricity | Self | 2000-08-01 |
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The Courage to Love | Mother Henriette Delille | 2000-01-24 |
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Shaft | Carmen Vasquez | 2000-06-15 |
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Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends | Herself | 2000-09-05 |
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Futuresport | Alexandra 'Alex' Torres | 1999-09-30 |
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The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | Queen of Trash | 1999-10-01 |
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Light It Up | Audrey McDonald | 1999-11-04 |
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Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia | Self | 1998-06-09 |
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Dance with Me | Ruby Sinclair | 1998-08-21 |
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The Odyssey | Calypso | 1997-05-19 |
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Soul Food | Teri | 1997-09-26 |
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Hoodlum | Francine Hughes | 1997-08-27 |
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Eraser | Lee Cullen | 1996-06-21 |
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Nothing Lasts Forever | Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter | 1995-11-04 |
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Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II | Self | 1995-03-06 |
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Bye Bye Birdie | Rose Alvarez | 1995-12-03 |
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Score with Chicks | 1994-01-01 | |
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Stompin' at the Savoy | Pauline | 1992-04-19 |
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Another You | Gloria | 1991-07-26 |
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Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | Lulu Daniels | 1991-08-23 |
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The Kid Who Loved Christmas | Lynette Parks | 1990-12-14 |
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Seriously... Phil Collins | Rachel - TV Executive | 1990-09-08 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer | Terri Knight | 1990-05-20 |
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Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal | Valentine Hayward | 1989-02-05 |
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Under the Gun | Samantha Richards | 1988-04-25 |
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The Pick-up Artist | Rae, Girl with Dog | 1987-09-18 |
