Vanessa Williams

ActorProducer Mar 18 (age 63) Tarrytown, New York, USA 1965–2026 (61 year career)

6.1 avg rating

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

Film

Desperate Housewives

Renee Perry

Film

Hannah Montana: The Movie

Vita

Film

Batman: Hush

Amanda Waller (voice)

Film

The Odyssey

Calypso

Film

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay

Amanda Waller (voice)

Film

Eraser

Lee Cullen

Film

Shaft

Carmen Vasquez

Film

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

Lulu Daniels

Filmography

Acting (146)

Movies (67)

Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field

2024

as Self

The Little Pageant That Could

2024

as Self (archive footage)

Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space

2023

as Narrator (voice)

5.0

Tripped Up

2023

as Patricia Chamberlain

5.0

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best

2023

as Self

2.0

Show of Titles

2021

as "Dear World" Performer

Bad Hair

2021

as Zora

5.8

Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side

Singleholic

as Jackie Chisolm

There She Is

Batman: Hush

as Amanda Waller (voice)

7.2

Miss Virginia

2019

as Sally Rae

8.1

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay

2018

as Amanda Waller (voice)

7.1

The Legend of Hallowaiian

2018

as Fire Goddess (voice)

7.7

The Man from Earth: Holocene

as Carolyn

Not Black Enough

as Self

The Secret She Kept

as Beverly

VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night

2016

as Self

Show Boat

2015

as Julie LaVerne

The Trip to Bountiful

2014

as Jessie Mae Watts

6.0

Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor

2013

as Janice

6.6

He's Way More Famous Than You

2013

as Vanessa Williams

4.3

A Mother's Love

2011

as Rochelle Richardson

Hannah Montana: The Movie

as Vita

And Then Came Love

as Julie

My Brother

as L'Tisha Morton

Rehearsing a Dream

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)

7.2

Christmas in Washington

2004

2.0

Johnson Family Vacation

2004

as Dorothy Johnson

5.5

The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest

2004

as Self

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

2004

as Self (archive footage)

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Keep the Faith, Baby

as Hazel Scott

It's Black Entertainment

as Self - Host

Santa, Baby!

as Alicia (voice)

WW3

as M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams)

Shaft

as Carmen Vasquez

Shaft: Still the Man

as Self

Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends

2000

as Herself

10.0

Don Quixote

2000

as Dulcinea / Aldonza

6.3

Afrocentricity

2000

as Self

A Diva's Christmas Carol

2000

as Ebony Scrooge

6.2

The Courage to Love

2000

as Mother Henriette Delille

6.4

Futuresport

1999

as Alexandra 'Alex' Torres

4.3

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

as Queen of Trash

Light It Up

as Audrey McDonald

Dance with Me

as Ruby Sinclair

Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia

1998

as Self

Hoodlum

as Francine Hughes

The Odyssey

as Calypso

Soul Food

as Teri

Eraser

as Lee Cullen

Nothing Lasts Forever

1995

as Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter

6.0

Bye Bye Birdie

1995

as Rose Alvarez

6.1

Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II

1995

as Self

Score with Chicks

1994

Stompin' at the Savoy

1992

as Pauline

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

as Lulu Daniels

Another You

as Gloria

Seriously... Phil Collins

1990

as Rachel - TV Executive

8.0

Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer

1990

as Terri Knight

7.3

The Kid Who Loved Christmas

1990

as Lynette Parks

6.6

Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal

as Valentine Hayward

Under the Gun

as Samantha Richards

The Pick-up Artist

as Rae, Girl with Dog

5.6

Television (79)

The Claudia Winkleman Show

as Self

Elsbeth

as Roslyn Bridwell

Velma

as Dr. Perdue (voice)

3.4

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Sherri

as Self - Guest

Girls5eva

as Nance Trace

Queen of the Universe

as Self - Judge

Name That Tune

as Self - Contestant

Stars in the House

as Self - Special Guest

Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race

2020

as Vanquisha Da House - Contestant

5.8

Calling All T.O.T.S.

2020

as Captain Beakman (voice)

7.0

Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams

2020

as Self - Host

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

A Black Lady Sketch Show

2019

as Delilah

7.0

T.O.T.S.

2019

as Captain Beakman (voice)

First Wives Club

as Nancy

American Style

as Self

Celebrity Catchphrase

2018

as Self - Contestant

Daytime Divas

as Maxine Robinson

The $100,000 Pyramid

as Self

Match Game

as Self - Panelist

Difficult People

as Trish

Broad City

as Elizabeth Carlton

The Librarians

as Cynthia Rockwell

The Mindy Project

as Dr. Phillips

Doc McStuffins

as Delilah the Nesting Doll (voice)

5.9

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

2012

as Self - Guest Judge

666 Park Avenue

as Olivia Doran

Bethenny

as Self - Guest

The Jonathan Ross Show

2011

as Self - Guest

5.3

Who Do You Think You Are?

2010

as Self

6.6

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Modern Family

as Rhonda

The Good Wife

as Courtney Paige

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

7.5

The Wendy Williams Show

2008

5.5

The Graham Norton Show

2007

as Self

7.2

Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies

2007

as Mama Mirabelle (voice)

Shear Genius

Ugly Betty

as Wilhelmina Slater

South Beach

as Elizabeth Bauer

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

The Reichen Show

as Self

Desperate Housewives

as Renee Perry

The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

The Bachelorette

as Self

Boomtown

as Detective Katherine Pierce

The Proud Family

as Debra (voice)

Good Day Live

as Self

L.A. Doctors

as Leanne Barrows

LateLine

VH1 Divas

The View

as Self

Ally McBeal

as Sheila Hunt

The Odyssey

as Calypso

Jungle Cubs

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

as Self - Guest

3.9

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Beauty (voice)

MADtv

as Self

Nothing Lasts Forever

1995

as Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993

as Arandis

7.9

Intimate Portrait

1993

as Self (archive footage)

4.5

The Jacksons: An American Dream

1992

as Suzanne de Passe

6.6

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990

as Danny Mitchell

7.9

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

American Experience

as Narrator (voice)

Partners in Crime

T. J. Hooker

as Officer Pat Williamson

6.5

A Capitol Fourth

1980

as Self

Saturday Night Live

1975

as Self - Musical Guest

7.0

Days of Our Lives

1965

as Valerie Grant

6.1

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

Miss America

as Miss New York 1983

The Oscars

1953

as Self

7.0

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

The Courage to Love

2000

Executive Producer

6.4