Vanessa Williams
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 18, 1963
- Birthplace
- Tarrytown, New York, USA
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
- Baby of the Family
Baby of the Family TBA
as Gloria
- Women Like Us
Women Like Us TBA
Actor
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field 2024
as Self
The Little Pageant That Could 2024
as Self (archive footage)
Tripped Up 2023
as Patricia Chamberlain
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best 2023
as Self
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space 2023
as Narrator (voice)
Los lunes a las 9 2022
as Self (Archive Footage)
Show of Titles 2021
as "Dear World" Performer
Bad Hair 2021
as Zora
Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side 2020
Actor
There She Is 2020
Actor
Singleholic 2020
as Jackie Chisolm
Miss Virginia 2019
as Sally Rae
Batman: Hush 2019
as Amanda Waller (voice)
The Legend of Hallowaiian 2018
as Fire Goddess (voice)
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay 2018
as Amanda Waller (voice)
The Man from Earth: Holocene 2017
as Carolyn
Not Black Enough 2017
as Self
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night 2016
as Self
The Secret She Kept 2016
as Beverly
Show Boat 2015
as Julie LaVerne
The Trip to Bountiful 2014
as Jessie Mae Watts
He's Way More Famous Than You 2013
as Vanessa Williams
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor 2013
as Janice
A Mother's Love 2011
as Rochelle Richardson
Hannah Montana: The Movie 2009
as Vita
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade 2008
as Self
And Then Came Love 2007
as Julie
- Rehearsing a Dream
Rehearsing a Dream 2006
as Self
Desperate Housewives: Les Secrets de la Série 2006
as Renee Perry
My Brother 2006
as L'Tisha Morton
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade 2005
as Self
Gift for the Living 2005
as Narrator
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards 2005
as Witch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
Christmas in Washington 2004
Actor
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest 2004
as Self
Johnson Family Vacation 2004
as Dorothy Johnson
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? 2004
as Self (archive footage)
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives 2003
Actor
Keep the Faith, Baby 2002
as Hazel Scott
It's Black Entertainment 2002
as Self - Host
Miss America 2002
as Self (archival footage)
Santa, Baby! 2001
as Alicia (voice)
WW3 2001
as M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams)
A Diva's Christmas Carol 2000
as Ebony Scrooge
- Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends
Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends 2000
as Herself
- Afrocentricity
Afrocentricity 2000
as Self
Shaft 2000
as Carmen Vasquez
Don Quixote 2000
as Dulcinea / Aldonza
The Courage to Love 2000
as Mother Henriette Delille, Executive Producer
- Shaft: Still the Man
Shaft: Still the Man 2000
as Self
Light It Up 1999
as Audrey McDonald
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland 1999
as Queen of Trash
Futuresport 1999
as Alexandra 'Alex' Torres
Dance with Me 1998
as Ruby Sinclair
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia 1998
as Self
Soul Food 1997
as Teri
Hoodlum 1997
as Francine Hughes
Eraser 1996
as Lee
Bye Bye Birdie 1995
as Rose Alvarez
Nothing Lasts Forever 1995
as Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II 1995
as Self
Score with Chicks 1994
Actor
David Foster's Christmas Album 1993
as Self
Stompin' at the Savoy 1992
as Pauline
The Jaleel White Special 1992
as Self
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man 1991
as Lulu Daniels
Another You 1991
as Gloria
The Kid Who Loved Christmas 1990
as Lynette Parks
Seriously... Phil Collins 1990
as Rachel - TV Executive
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer 1990
as Terri Knight
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal 1989
as Valentine Hayward
Under the Gun 1988
as Samantha Richards
The Pick-up Artist 1987
as Rae, Girl with Dog
Motown Returns to the Apollo 1985
Actor
Credits from TMDB.