Vanessa Williams
ActingBorn
March 18, 1963
Place of Birth
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
Filmography
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
2024
The Little Pageant That Could
2024
Tripped Up
2023
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
2023
Los lunes a las 9
2022
Show of Titles
2021
Bad Hair
2021
Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side
2020
There She Is
2020
Singleholic
2020
Miss Virginia
2019
Batman: Hush
2019
The Legend of Hallowaiian
2018
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
2018
The Man from Earth: Holocene
2017
Not Black Enough
2017
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
2016
The Secret She Kept
2016
Show Boat
2015
The Trip to Bountiful
2014
He's Way More Famous Than You
2013
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013
A Mother's Love
2011
Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation
2009
Hannah Montana: The Movie
2009
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
2008
And Then Came Love
2007
Rehearsing a Dream
2006
My Brother
2006
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
2005
Gift for the Living
2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
Christmas in Washington
2004
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
2004
Johnson Family Vacation
2004
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Keep the Faith, Baby
2002
It's Black Entertainment
2002
Santa, Baby!
2001
WW3
2001
A Diva's Christmas Carol
2000
Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends
2000
Afrocentricity
2000
Shaft
2000
Don Quixote
2000
The Courage to Love
2000
Shaft: Still the Man
2000
Light It Up
1999
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999
Futuresport
1999
Dance with Me
1998
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
1998
Soul Food
1997
Hoodlum
1997
Eraser
1996
Bye Bye Birdie
1995
Nothing Lasts Forever
1995
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
1995
Score with Chicks
1994
Stompin' at the Savoy
1992
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
1991
Another You
1991
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
1990
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
1989
Under the Gun
1988
The Pick-up Artist
1987
The Claudia Winkleman Show
2026
Elsbeth
2024
Velma
2023
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Sherri
2022
Queen of the Universe
2021
Girls5eva
2021
Name That Tune
2021
Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams
2020
Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race
2020
Calling All T.O.T.S.
2020
Stars in the House
2020
Stars in the House
2020
First Wives Club
2019
Tamron Hall
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
T.O.T.S.
2019
American Style
2019
Celebrity Catchphrase
2018
Daytime Divas
2017
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
Match Game
2016
Difficult People
2015
The Librarians
2014
Broad City
2014
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
666 Park Avenue
2012
The Mindy Project
2012
Bethenny
2012
Doc McStuffins
2012
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
Modern Family
2009
The Good Wife
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
The Wendy Williams Show
2008
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
2007
Shear Genius
2007
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Ugly Betty
2006
South Beach
2006
The Reichen Show
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Desperate Housewives
2004
The Tony Danza Show
2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The Bachelorette
2003
Boomtown
2002
Good Day Live
2001
The Proud Family
2001
L.A. Doctors
1998
VH1 Divas
1998
Ally McBeal
1997
The View
1997
The View
1997
The Odyssey
1997
Jungle Cubs
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Nothing Lasts Forever
1995
MADtv
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Intimate Portrait
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
The Jacksons: An American Dream
1992
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
American Experience
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Partners in Crime
1984
T. J. Hooker
1982
A Capitol Fourth
1980
Saturday Night Live
1975
Days of Our Lives
1965
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Tony Awards
1956
Miss America
1954
The Oscars
1953