Vanessa Williams
Acting
Born March 18, 1963
From Tarrytown, New York, USA
Also known as Vanessa L. William, Vanessa Lynn Williams
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 o...
Filmography
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
Self
2024
The Little Pageant That Could
Self (archive footage)
2024
Tripped Up
Patricia Chamberlain
20234.8
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
Self
20232.0
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
Narrator (voice)
20235.0
Los lunes a las 9
Self (Archive Footage)
2022
Show of Titles
"Dear World" Performer
2021
Bad Hair
Zora
20215.6
Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side
2020
There She Is
2020
Singleholic
Jackie Chisolm
20202.0
Miss Virginia
Sally Rae
20197.8
Batman: Hush
Amanda Waller (voice)
20197.2
The Legend of Hallowaiian
Fire Goddess (voice)
20187.8
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
Amanda Waller (voice)
20187.1
The Man from Earth: Holocene
Carolyn
20175.5
Not Black Enough
Self
20177.8
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
Self
2016
The Secret She Kept
Beverly
20167.2
Show Boat
Julie LaVerne
2015
The Trip to Bountiful
Jessie Mae Watts
20146.2
He's Way More Famous Than You
Vanessa Williams
20134.2
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
Janice
20136.7
A Mother's Love
Rochelle Richardson
2011
Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation
2009
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Vita
20096.6
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Self
2008
And Then Came Love
Julie
20075.9
—
Rehearsing a Dream
Self
2006
My Brother
L'Tisha Morton
20065.0
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Self
20057.0
Gift for the Living
Narrator
20059.0
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Witch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
20057.2
Christmas in Washington
20043.7
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
Self
2004
Johnson Family Vacation
Dorothy Johnson
20045.5
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Self (archive footage)
2004
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
20035.2
Keep the Faith, Baby
Hazel Scott
20025.7
It's Black Entertainment
Self - Host
20028.7
Miss America
Self (archival footage)
200210.0
Santa, Baby!
Alicia (voice)
20015.5
WW3
M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams)
20015.4
A Diva's Christmas Carol
Ebony Scrooge
20006.2
—
Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends
Herself
200010.0
—
Afrocentricity
Self
20007.0
Shaft
Carmen Vasquez
20006.0
Don Quixote
Dulcinea / Aldonza
20006.3
The Courage to Love
Mother Henriette Delille
20006.8
—
Shaft: Still the Man
Self
20007.5
Light It Up
Audrey McDonald
19996.7
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Queen of Trash
19996.3
Futuresport
Alexandra 'Alex' Torres
19994.3
Dance with Me
Ruby Sinclair
19986.9
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
Self
1998
Soul Food
Teri
19976.3
Hoodlum
Francine Hughes
19976.5
Eraser
Lee Cullen
19966.1
Bye Bye Birdie
Rose Alvarez
19956.2
Nothing Lasts Forever
Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
19956.5
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
Self
1995
Score with Chicks
19947.0
David Foster's Christmas Album
Self
1993
Stompin' at the Savoy
Pauline
1992
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Lulu Daniels
19916.3
Another You
Gloria
19915.4
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Lynette Parks
19906.6
Seriously... Phil Collins
Rachel - TV Executive
19908.0
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Terri Knight
19907.5
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
Valentine Hayward
19894.8
Under the Gun
Samantha Richards
19887.1
The Pick-up Artist
Rae, Girl with Dog
19875.7