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Vanessa Williams

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 forActing
Credits30
Born1963
FromTarrytown, New York, …