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.
Born: 18 March 1963
Played In
The Claudia Winkleman Show
Self
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
Self
The Little Pageant That Could
Self (archive footage)
Elsbeth
Roslyn Bridwell
Tripped Up
Patricia Chamberlain
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
Self
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
Narrator (voice)
Velma
Dr. Perdue (voice)
Los lunes a las 9
Self (Archive Footage)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sherri
Self - Guest
Queen of the Universe
Self - Judge
Blankety Blank
Self - Panellist
Show of Titles
"Dear World" Performer
Girls5eva
Nance Trace
Bad Hair
Zora
Name That Tune
Self - Contestant
Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams
Self - Host
Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side
There She Is
Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race
Vanquisha Da House - Contestant
Calling All T.O.T.S.
Captain Beakman (voice)
Singleholic
Jackie Chisolm
Stars in the House
Self
Stars in the House
Self - Special Guest
Miss Virginia
Sally Rae
First Wives Club
Nancy
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Delilah
Batman: Hush
Amanda Waller (voice)
T.O.T.S.
Captain Beakman (voice)
American Style
Self
The Legend of Hallowaiian
Fire Goddess (voice)
Celebrity Catchphrase
Self - Contestant
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
Amanda Waller (voice)
The Man from Earth: Holocene
Carolyn
Daytime Divas
Maxine Robinson
Not Black Enough
Self
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
Self
The Secret She Kept
Beverly
The $100,000 Pyramid
Self
Match Game
Self - Panelist
Show Boat
Julie LaVerne
Difficult People
Trish
The Librarians
Cynthia Rockwell
The Trip to Bountiful
Jessie Mae Watts
Broad City
Elizabeth Carlton
He's Way More Famous Than You
Vanessa Williams
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
Janice
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Guest Judge
666 Park Avenue
Olivia Doran
The Mindy Project
Dr. Phillips
Bethenny
Self - Guest
Doc McStuffins
Delilah the Nesting Doll (voice)
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self - Guest
A Mother's Love
Rochelle Richardson
The Talk
Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation
Modern Family
Rhonda
The Good Wife
Courtney Paige
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Vita
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Special Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Judge (archive footage)
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Self
The Wendy Williams Show
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
Mama Mirabelle (voice)
Shear Genius
The Graham Norton Show
Self
And Then Came Love
Julie
Ugly Betty
Wilhelmina Slater
Rehearsing a Dream
Self
South Beach
Elizabeth Bauer
My Brother
L'Tisha Morton
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Self
The Reichen Show
Self
Gift for the Living
Narrator
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Witch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
Christmas in Washington
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
Self
Desperate Housewives
Renee Perry
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
Johnson Family Vacation
Dorothy Johnson
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Self (archive footage)
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
The Bachelorette
Self
Boomtown
Detective Katherine Pierce
Keep the Faith, Baby
Hazel Scott
It's Black Entertainment
Self - Host
Miss America
Self (archival footage)
Santa, Baby!
Alicia (voice)
Good Day Live
Self
The Proud Family
Debra (voice)
WW3
M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams)
A Diva's Christmas Carol
Ebony Scrooge
Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends
Herself
Afrocentricity
Self
Shaft
Carmen Vasquez
Don Quixote
Dulcinea / Aldonza
The Courage to Love
Mother Henriette Delille
Shaft: Still the Man
Self
Light It Up
Audrey McDonald
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Queen of Trash
Futuresport
Alexandra 'Alex' Torres
L.A. Doctors
Leanne Barrows
Dance with Me
Ruby Sinclair
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
Self
VH1 Divas
Soul Food
Teri
Ally McBeal
Sheila Hunt
Hoodlum
Francine Hughes
The View
Self
The View
Self - Guest
The Odyssey
Calypso
Jungle Cubs
Eraser
Lee Cullen
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
Bye Bye Birdie
Rose Alvarez
Nothing Lasts Forever
Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
Nothing Lasts Forever
Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
MADtv
Self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Beauty (voice)
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
Self
Score with Chicks
Intimate Portrait
Self (archive footage)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Arandis
The Jacksons: An American Dream
Suzanne de Passe
Stompin' at the Savoy
Pauline
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Lulu Daniels
Another You
Gloria
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Lynette Parks
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Danny Mitchell
Seriously... Phil Collins
Rachel - TV Executive
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Terri Knight
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
Valentine Hayward
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Under the Gun
Samantha Richards
The Pick-up Artist
Rae, Girl with Dog
Partners in Crime
T. J. Hooker
Officer Pat Williamson
A Capitol Fourth
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
Days of Our Lives
Valerie Grant
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
Miss America
Miss New York 1983
The Oscars
Self