Vanessa Williams
Birthday
1963/03/18 (61 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Tarrytown, New York, USA
Also know as
Vanessa L. William, Vanessa Lynn Williams, ونسا ویلیامز
Biography
An American pop-R&B recording artist, producer, dancer, model, and actress. In 1983, she became the first woman of African-American descent to be crowned Miss America, but a scandal involving nude photographs caused her to relinquish her title early. Williams rebounded by launching a career as an entertainer, earning Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award nominations. Williams released her debut album The Right Stuff in 1988, which spawned the hits "The Right Stuff," a #1 on Hot Dance Songs, and "Dreamin...Read more
Acting
(2000) Shaft
as Carmen Vasquez
(2023) Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
as Narrator (voice)
(1991) Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
as Lulu Daniels
(1997) Hoodlum
as Francine Hughes
(2000) A Diva's Christmas Carol
as Ebony Scrooge
(1996) Eraser
as Lee Cullen
(2007) And Then Came Love
as Julie
(1997) Soul Food
as Teri
(1995) Bye Bye Birdie
as Rose Alvarez
(2006) My Brother
as L'Tisha Morton
(1999) The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
as Queen of Trash
(1999) Futuresport
as Alexandra 'Alex' Torres
(2024) Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
as Self
(1998) Dance with Me
as Ruby Sinclair
(1987) The Pick-up Artist
as Rae, Girl with Dog
(2023) Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
as Self
(2009) Hannah Montana: The Movie
as Vita
(1999) Light It Up
as Audrey McDonald
(2004) Johnson Family Vacation
as Dorothy Johnson
(2000) The Courage to Love
as Mother Henriette Delille
(2005) Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Witch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
(2013) Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
as Janice
(1989) Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
as Valentine Hayward
(2013) He's Way More Famous Than You
as Vanessa Williams
(2000) Shaft: Still the Man
as Self
(2001) WW3
as M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams)
(2000) Don Quixote
as Dulcinea / Aldonza
(1995) Nothing Lasts Forever
as Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
(2023) Tripped Up
as Patricia Chamberlain
(2006) Rehearsing a Dream
as Self
(2011) A Mother's Love
as Rochelle Richardson
(2014) The Trip to Bountiful
as Jessie Mae Watts
(1991) Another You
as Gloria
(1988) Under the Gun
as Samantha Richards
(2001) Santa, Baby!
as Alicia (voice)
(2000) Afrocentricity
as Self
(1990) Seriously... Phil Collins
as Rachel - TV Executive
(2016) The Secret She Kept
as Beverly
(2017) The Man from Earth: Holocene
as Carolyn
(2016) VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
as Self
(2000) Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends
as Herself
(1990) Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
as Terri Knight
(2003) Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
as ---
(2002) Keep the Faith, Baby
as Hazel Scott
(2017) Not Black Enough
as Self
(2020) Singleholic
as Jackie Chisolm
(2015) Show Boat
as Julie LaVerne
(1994) Score with Chicks
as ---
(2019) Miss Virginia
as Sally Rae
(2002) It's Black Entertainment
as Self - Host
(2019) Batman: Hush
as Amanda Waller (voice)
(2004) The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
as Self
(2004) Christmas in Washington
as ---
(2018) The Legend of Hallowaiian
as Fire Goddess (voice)
(1998) Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
as Self
(1992) Stompin' at the Savoy
as Pauline
(2021) Bad Hair
as Zora
(2020) Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side
as ---
(1990) The Kid Who Loved Christmas
as Lynette Parks
(2018) Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
as Amanda Waller (voice)
(2005) Gift for the Living
as Narrator
(2021) Show of Titles
as "Dear World" Performer
(2020) There She Is
as ---
(2003) The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
(2004) The Tony Danza Show
as Self - Guest
(1982) T. J. Hooker
as ---
(2002) Boomtown
as Detective Katherine Pierce
(2003) The Bachelorette
as Self
(1990) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Danny Mitchell
(1997) The View
as Self
(1998) LateLine
as ---
(1998) L.A. Doctors
as Dr. Leanne Barrows
(1995) MADtv
as Self
(2006) South Beach
as Elizabeth Bauer
(2006) Ugly Betty
as Willhelmina Slater
(1994) Chicago Hope
as ---
(2007) Shear Genius
as ---
(2019) Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
(1996) Jungle Cubs
as ---
(2008) The Wendy Williams Show
as ---
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(2019) A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Delilah
(2001) Good Day Live
as Self
(1984) Partners in Crime
as ---
(2012) 666 Park Avenue
as Olivia Doran
(2005) The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
(2009) RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Special Guest
(2021) Queen of the Universe
as Self - Judge
(2007) Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
as Mama Mirabelle (voice)
(2012) The Mindy Project
as Dr. Phillips
(2012) Bethenny
as Self - Guest
(2019) American Style
as Self
(2014) Broad City
as Elizabeth Carlton
(2004) Desperate Housewives
as Renee Perry
(2021) Girls5eva
as Nance Trace
(1998) VH1 Divas
as ---
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Performer
(2014) The Librarians
as Cynthia Rockwell
(1988) LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
(2010) Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
(2016) The $100,000 Pyramid
as Self
(2012) RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Guest Judge
(1997) The Odyssey
as Calypso
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1997) The View
as Self - Guest
(2022) The Jennifer Hudson Show
as ---
(1995) Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Beauty (voice)
(1995) Nothing Lasts Forever
as Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
(2005) The Reichen Show
as Self
(1996) The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest
(2021) Name That Tune
as Self - Contestant
(1965) Days of Our Lives
as Valerie Grant
(2009) RuPaul's Drag Race
as ---
(2001) The Proud Family
as Debra (voice)
(2009) Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
(1993) Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Arandis
(2023) Velma
as Dr. Perdue (voice)
(2020) Stars in the House
as Self
(2020) Stars in the House
as Self - Special Guest
(2004) On Air with Ryan Seacrest
as Self
(1993) Intimate Portrait
as Self (archive footage)
(2022) Sherri
as Self - Guest
(1980) A Capitol Fourth
as Self
(2019) T.O.T.S.
as Captain Beakman (voice)
(2009) RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
(1988) American Experience
as Narrator (voice)
(2009) RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Judge (archive footage)
(2020) Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Special Guest / Vanqueisha De House
(2016) Match Game
as Self - Panelist
(2009) Modern Family
as Rhonda
(2009) The Good Wife
as Courtney Paige
(2017) Daytime Divas
as Maxine Robinson
(1992) The Jacksons: An American Dream
as Suzanne de Passe
(2020) Calling All T.O.T.S.
as Captain Beakman (voice)
(2020) Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams
as Self - Host
(2007) The Graham Norton Show
as Self
(2003) Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
(2024) Elsbeth
as Roslyn Bridwell
(2019) The Kelly Clarkson Show
as ---
(2011) The Jonathan Ross Show
as ---
(1997) Ally McBeal
as Sheila Hunt