Person
Vanessa Williams
Acting · Born 1963-03-18 · Tarrytown, New York, USA
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.
Known for
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
Modern Family
Rhonda
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Desperate Housewives
Renee Perry
The Good Wife
Courtney Paige
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Filmography
- 2026The Claudia Winkleman ShowSelf
- 2024Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia FieldSelf
- 2024The Little Pageant That CouldSelf (archive footage)
- 2024ElsbethRoslyn Bridwell
- 2023Tripped UpPatricia Chamberlain
- 2023Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's BestSelf
- 2023Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a SpaceNarrator (voice)
- 2023VelmaDr. Perdue (voice)
- 2022Los lunes a las 9Self (Archive Footage)
- 2022The Jennifer Hudson Show
- 2022SherriSelf - Guest
- 2021Queen of the UniverseSelf - Judge
- 2021Blankety BlankSelf - Panellist
- 2021Show of Titles"Dear World" Performer
- 2021Girls5evaNance Trace
- 2021Bad HairZora
- 2021Name That TuneSelf - Contestant
- 2020Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa WilliamsSelf - Host
- 2020Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side
- 2020There She Is
- 2020Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag RaceVanquisha Da House - Contestant
- 2020Calling All T.O.T.S.Captain Beakman (voice)
- 2020SingleholicJackie Chisolm
- 2020Stars in the HouseSelf
- 2019Miss VirginiaSally Rae
- 2019First Wives ClubNancy
- 2019Tamron HallSelf - Guest
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
- 2019A Black Lady Sketch ShowDelilah
- 2019Batman: HushAmanda Waller (voice)
- 2019T.O.T.S.Captain Beakman (voice)
- 2019American StyleSelf
- 2018The Legend of HallowaiianFire Goddess (voice)
- 2018Celebrity CatchphraseSelf - Contestant
- 2018Suicide Squad: Hell to PayAmanda Waller (voice)
- 2017The Man from Earth: HoloceneCarolyn
- 2017Daytime DivasMaxine Robinson
- 2017Not Black EnoughSelf
- 2016VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent NightSelf
- 2016The Secret She KeptBeverly
- 2016The $100,000 PyramidSelf
- 2016Match GameSelf - Panelist
- 2015Show BoatJulie LaVerne
- 2015Difficult PeopleTrish
- 2014The LibrariansCynthia Rockwell
- 2014The Trip to BountifulJessie Mae Watts
- 2014Broad CityElizabeth Carlton
- 2013He's Way More Famous Than YouVanessa Williams
- 2013Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage CounselorJanice
- 2012RuPaul's Drag Race All StarsSelf - Guest Judge
- 2012666 Park AvenueOlivia Doran
- 2012The Mindy ProjectDr. Phillips
- 2012BethennySelf - Guest
- 2012Doc McStuffinsDelilah the Nesting Doll (voice)
- 2011The Jonathan Ross ShowSelf - Guest
- 2011A Mother's LoveRochelle Richardson
- 2010The TalkSelf
- 2010Who Do You Think You Are?Self
- 2009Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation
- 2009Modern FamilyRhonda
- 2009The Good WifeCourtney Paige
- 2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
- 2009Hannah Montana: The MovieVita
- 2009RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Special Guest
- 2008Walt Disney World Christmas Day ParadeSelf
- 2008The Wendy Williams Show
- 2007Mama Mirabelle's Home MoviesMama Mirabelle (voice)
- 2007Shear Genius
- 2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf
- 2007And Then Came LoveJulie
- 2006Ugly BettyWilhelmina Slater
- 2006Rehearsing a DreamSelf
- 2006South BeachElizabeth Bauer
- 2006My BrotherL'Tisha Morton
- 2005Walt Disney World Christmas Day ParadeSelf
- 2005The Reichen ShowSelf
- 2005Gift for the LivingNarrator
- 2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony AwardsWitch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
- 2005The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf
- 2004Christmas in Washington
- 2004The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas StarfestSelf
- 2004Desperate HousewivesRenee Perry
- 2004The Tony Danza ShowSelf - Guest
- 2004Johnson Family VacationDorothy Johnson
- 2004Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?Self (archive footage)
- 2004On Air with Ryan SeacrestSelf
- 2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf
- 2003Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self
- 2003The BacheloretteSelf
- 2002BoomtownDetective Katherine Pierce
- 2002Keep the Faith, BabyHazel Scott
- 2002It's Black EntertainmentSelf - Host
- 2002Miss AmericaSelf (archival footage)
- 2001Santa, Baby!Alicia (voice)
- 2001Good Day LiveSelf
- 2001The Proud FamilyDebra (voice)
- 2001WW3M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams)
- 2000A Diva's Christmas CarolEbony Scrooge
- 2000Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special FriendsHerself
- 2000AfrocentricitySelf
- 2000ShaftCarmen Vasquez
- 2000Don QuixoteDulcinea / Aldonza
- 2000The Courage to LoveMother Henriette Delille
- 2000Shaft: Still the ManSelf
- 1999Light It UpAudrey McDonald
- 1999The Adventures of Elmo in GrouchlandQueen of Trash
- 1999FuturesportAlexandra 'Alex' Torres
- 1998L.A. DoctorsLeanne Barrows
- 1998Dance with MeRuby Sinclair
- 1998Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of LiberiaSelf
- 1998VH1 Divas
- 1997Soul FoodTeri
- 1997Ally McBealSheila Hunt
- 1997HoodlumFrancine Hughes
- 1997The ViewSelf
- 1997The OdysseyCalypso
- 1996Jungle Cubs
- 1996EraserLee Cullen
- 1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf - Guest
- 1995Bye Bye BirdieRose Alvarez
- 1995Nothing Lasts ForeverDr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
- 1995Nothing Lasts ForeverDr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
- 1995MADtvSelf
- 1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildBeauty (voice)
- 1995Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein IISelf
- 1994Score with Chicks
- 1993David Foster's Christmas AlbumSelf
- 1993Intimate PortraitSelf (archive footage)
- 1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineArandis
- 1992The Jacksons: An American DreamSuzanne de Passe
- 1992Stompin' at the SavoyPauline
- 1991Harley Davidson and the Marlboro ManLulu Daniels
- 1991Another YouGloria
- 1990The Kid Who Loved ChristmasLynette Parks
- 1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirDanny Mitchell
- 1990Seriously... Phil CollinsRachel - TV Executive
- 1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced SingerTerri Knight
- 1989Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes ScandalValentine Hayward
- 1988American ExperienceNarrator (voice)
- 1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest
- 1988Under the GunSamantha Richards
- 1987The Pick-up ArtistRae, Girl with Dog
- 1984Partners in Crime
- 1982T. J. HookerOfficer Pat Williamson
- 1980A Capitol FourthSelf
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest
- 1965Days of Our LivesValerie Grant
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Performer
- 1954Miss AmericaMiss New York 1983
- 1953The OscarsSelf
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