Vanessa Williams
Acting
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
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Elsbeth
2024
Tripped Up
2023
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
2023
Velma
2023
Show of Titles
2021
Girls5eva
2021
Bad Hair
2021
Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side
2020
There She Is
2020
Calling All T.O.T.S.
2020
Singleholic
2020
Miss Virginia
2019
First Wives Club
2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
Batman: Hush
2019
T.O.T.S.
2019
The Legend of Hallowaiian
2018
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
2018
The Man from Earth: Holocene
2017
Daytime Divas
2017
The Secret She Kept
2016
Show Boat
2015
Difficult People
2015
The Librarians
2014
The Trip to Bountiful
2014
Broad City
2014
He's Way More Famous Than You
2013
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013
666 Park Avenue
2012
The Mindy Project
2012
Doc McStuffins
2012
A Mother's Love
2011
Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation
2009
Modern Family
2009
The Good Wife
2009
Hannah Montana: The Movie
2009
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
2007
Shear Genius
Shear Genius
2007
And Then Came Love
2007
Ugly Betty
2006
South Beach
2006
My Brother
2006
Gift for the Living
2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
Christmas in Washington
2004
Desperate Housewives
2004
Johnson Family Vacation
2004
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Boomtown
2002
Keep the Faith, Baby
2002
Santa, Baby!
2001
The Proud Family
2001
WW3
2001
A Diva's Christmas Carol
2000
Shaft
2000
Don Quixote
2000
The Courage to Love
2000
Light It Up
1999
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999
Futuresport
1999
L.A. Doctors
1998
Dance with Me
1998
VH1 Divas
1998
Soul Food
1997
Ally McBeal
1997
Hoodlum
1997
The Odyssey
1997
Jungle Cubs
1996
Eraser
1996
Bye Bye Birdie
1995
Nothing Lasts Forever
1995
Nothing Lasts Forever
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Score with Chicks
1994
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
The Jacksons: An American Dream
1992
Stompin' at the Savoy
1992
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
1991
Another You
1991
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990