Vanessa Williams
Acting
Born: Mar 18, 1963
From: Tarrytown, New York, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field | Self | 2024 | — |
| Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space | Narrator (voice) | 2023 | 5.0 |
| Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best | Self | 2023 | 2.0 |
| Tripped Up | Patricia Chamberlain | 2023 | 5.0 |
| Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor | Janice | 2013 | 6.6 |
| He's Way More Famous Than You | Vanessa Williams | 2013 | 4.2 |
| Hannah Montana: The Movie | Vita | 2009 | 6.589 |
| And Then Came Love | Julie | 2007 | 5.9 |
| My Brother | L'Tisha Morton | 2006 | 5.75 |
| Rehearsing a Dream | Self | 2006 | — |
| Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards | Witch (segment "Into the Woods") … | 2005 | 7.2 |
| Johnson Family Vacation | Dorothy Johnson | 2004 | 5.515 |
| WW3 | M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. … | 2001 | 5.375 |
| Shaft | Carmen Vasquez | 2000 | 6.008 |
| A Diva's Christmas Carol | Ebony Scrooge | 2000 | 6.222 |
| The Courage to Love | Mother Henriette Delille | 2000 | 6.786 |
| Shaft: Still the Man | Self | 2000 | 7.5 |
| Don Quixote | Dulcinea / Aldonza | 2000 | 6.342 |
| The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | Queen of Trash | 1999 | 6.39 |
| Futuresport | Alexandra 'Alex' Torres | 1999 | 4.317 |
| Light It Up | Audrey McDonald | 1999 | 6.75 |
| Dance with Me | Ruby Sinclair | 1998 | 6.864 |
| Hoodlum | Francine Hughes | 1997 | 6.404 |
| Soul Food | Teri | 1997 | 6.244 |
| Eraser | Lee Cullen | 1996 | 6.088 |
| Bye Bye Birdie | Rose Alvarez | 1995 | 6.15 |
| Nothing Lasts Forever | Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter | 1995 | 6.5 |
| Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | Lulu Daniels | 1991 | 6.317 |
| Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal | Valentine Hayward | 1989 | 4.833 |
| The Pick-up Artist | Rae, Girl with Dog | 1987 | 5.658 |
Quick Facts
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1963 |
| From | Tarrytown, New York, … |