10.0
10.0
Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends
2000
as Herself
Vanessa Williams
Also known as: Vanessa Lynn Williams, Vanessa L. Williams, Vanessa Lynne Williams
Acting
Nationality:United States
Height:5'6" (168 cm)
Education:Syracuse University, Horace Greeley High School
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Vanessa Lynn Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American singer, actress, model, producer and dancer. She gained recognition as the first black woman to win the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984. She would later resign her title amid a media controversy surrounding nude photographs published in Penthouse magazine. 32 years later, Williams was offered a public apology during the Miss America 2016 pageant for the events. Williams rebounded from the scandal with a successful career as a singer and actress. In 1988, she released her debut studio album The Right Stuff, whose title single saw moderate success as well as "Dreamin'", which peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States in 1989. With her second and third studio albums, The Comfort Zone (1991) and The Sweetest Days (1994), she saw continued commercial success and received multiple Grammy Award nominations, including her number-one single and signature song, "Save the Best for Last", which she performed live at the 1993 Grammy Awards ceremonies. Her later studio albums include Everlasting Love (2005), The Real Thing (2009), and Survivor (2024). As an actress, Williams enjoyed success on stage and screen. She made her Broadway debut in 1994 with Kiss of the Spider Woman. In 2002, she starred as The Witch in the revival of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods that earned her a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical at the 56th Tony Awards. She starred in the revival of Horton Foote's The Trip to Bountiful in 2013, and the ensemble political farce POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive in 2022. She is also known for her appearances in television with her best known roles being Wilhelmina Slater on Ugly Betty (2006–2010) for which she was nominated three times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series; and Renee Perry on Desperate Housewives (2010–2012).
Filmography (62 movies)
8.2
8.2
Miss Virginia
2019
as Sally Rae
8.0
8.0
It's Black Entertainment
2002
as Self - Host
7.8
7.8
Not Black Enough
2017
as Self
7.7
7.7
The Legend of Hallowaiian
2018
as Fire Goddess (voice)
7.3
7.3
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
1990
as Terri Knight
7.2
7.2
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
as Witch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
7.2
7.2
Batman: Hush
2019
as Amanda Waller (voice)
7.1
7.1
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
2018
as Amanda Waller (voice)
6.9
6.9
Dance with Me
1998
as Ruby Sinclair
6.8
6.8
The Secret She Kept
2016
as Beverly
6.7
6.7
Light It Up
1999
as Audrey McDonald
6.6
6.6
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013
as Janice
6.6
6.6
Under the Gun
1988
as Samantha Richards
6.6
6.6
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990
as Lynette Parks
6.6
6.6
Hannah Montana: The Movie
2009
as Vita
6.4
6.4
The Courage to Love
2000
Executive Producer
6.4
6.4
Hoodlum
1997
as Francine Hughes
6.4
6.4
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999
as Queen of Trash
6.3
6.3
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
1991
as Lulu Daniels
6.3
6.3
Don Quixote
2000
as Dulcinea / Aldonza
6.2
6.2
Soul Food
1997
as Teri
6.1
6.1
A Diva's Christmas Carol
2000
as Ebony Scrooge
6.1
6.1
Bye Bye Birdie
1995
as Rose Alvarez
6.1
6.1
Eraser
1996
as Lee Cullen
6.0
6.0
Shaft
2000
as Carmen Vasquez
6.0
6.0
Shaft: Still the Man
2000
as Self
6.0
6.0
Nothing Lasts Forever
1995
as Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
6.0
6.0
The Trip to Bountiful
2014
as Jessie Mae Watts
5.9
5.9
And Then Came Love
2007
as Julie
5.8
5.8
Bad Hair
2021
as Zora
5.6
5.6
The Pick-up Artist
1987
as Rae, Girl with Dog
5.5
5.5
Johnson Family Vacation
2004
as Dorothy Johnson
5.5
5.5
The Man from Earth: Holocene
2017
as Carolyn
5.4
5.4
Another You
1991
as Gloria
5.3
5.3
WW3
2001
as M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams)
5.1
5.1
Tripped Up
2023
as Patricia Chamberlain
5.0
5.0
Keep the Faith, Baby
2002
as Hazel Scott
5.0
5.0
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
2023
as Narrator (voice)
4.8
4.8
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
4.7
4.7
My Brother
2006
as L'Tisha Morton
4.3
4.3
Futuresport
1999
as Alexandra 'Alex' Torres
4.3
4.3
He's Way More Famous Than You
2013
as Vanessa Williams
4.2
4.2
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
1989
as Valentine Hayward
3.8
3.8
Santa, Baby!
2001
as Alicia (voice)
2.0
2.0
Singleholic
2020
as Jackie Chisolm
2.0
2.0
Christmas in Washington
2004
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
1995
as Self
Score with Chicks
1994
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
2004
as Self
Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side
2020
A Mother's Love
2011
as Rochelle Richardson
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
2024
as Self
Gift for the Living
2005
as Narrator
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
as Rachel - TV Executive
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
2016
as Self
There She Is
2020
Afrocentricity
2000
as Self
Rehearsing a Dream
2006
as Self
Show Boat
2015
as Julie LaVerne
Stompin' at the Savoy
1992
as Pauline
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
1998
as Self
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