
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Vanessa Lynn Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American pop-R&B recording artist, producer, dancer, model and actress. In 1983, she became the first woman of African-American descent to be crowned Miss America, but a scandal caused her to relinquish her title early. Williams rebounded by launching a career as an entertainer, earning Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award nominations. Williams released her debut album The Right Stuff in 1988, which spawned the hits The Right Stuff , a #1 on Hot Dance Songs, and Dreamin' a #1 on R&B and #8 on Billboard Hot 100. Her second studio album The Comfort Zone in 1991 topped the Billboard R&B Album Chart, which spawned the number-one hit Save the Best for Last. In 1994 she debut on Broadway in the musical Kiss of the Spider Woman.In 1995 she recorded Oscar-winner for Best Original Song from the Disney animated feature film Pocahontas the song Colors of the Wind,which reached #4 on Billboard Hot 100. Williams's first acting role was as the star of the feature film Eraser in 1996. She also starred in the movies Soul Food, Dance with Me, The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, Shaft and Johnson Family Vacation. From 2006 to 2010 she played the role of self-absorbed diva and former supermodel Wilhelmina Slater in the ABC comedy series Ugly Betty. In 2009, Williams released her eighth studio album, The Real Thing. In 2010 she joined the ensemble cast of the series Desperate Housewives as spoiled rich woman Renee Perry. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vanessa L. Williams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movie | Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay | Amanda Waller (voice) | 2018-05-09 |
Movie | Thriller | Mrs. Walker | 2018-09-23 |
Movie | The Man from Earth: Holocene | Carolyn | 2017-06-10 |
Movie | The Secret She Kept | Beverly | 2016-07-10 |
Movie | Swim Little Fish Swim | Naked Artist Throwing Ping Pong Balls on Mouse Traps | 2014-01-22 |
Series | The Librarians | General Cynthia Rockwell | 2014-12-07 |
Movie | When Marnie Was There | Hisako (voice) | 2014-07-19 |
Movie | The Trip to Bountiful | Jessie Mae Watts | 2014-03-08 |
Movie | Raising Izzie | Tonya | 2013-08-06 |
Movie | He's Way More Famous Than You | Vanessa Williams | 2013-05-10 |
Movie | Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor | Janice | 2013-03-29 |
Movie | Delhi Safari | Begum (voice: English version) | 2012-10-19 |
Series | 666 Park Avenue | Olivia Doran | 2012-09-30 |
Movie | A Mother's Love | 2011-02-22 | |
Movie | Imagine That | Lori Strother | 2009-06-19 |
Movie | Hannah Montana: The Movie | Vita | 2009-04-10 |
Movie | Contradictions of the Heart | Lea | 2009-06-01 |
Movie | Flirting with Forty | Kristine | 2008-12-06 |
Series | The Wendy Williams Show | Unknown | 2008-07-14 |
Series | Shear Genius | Unknown | 2007-04-11 |
Movie | And Then Came Love | Julie | 2007-01-01 |
Movie | Ice Spiders | Dr. April Sommers | 2007-01-01 |
Movie | My Brother | L'Tisha Morton | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | Rehearsing a Dream | 2006-08-25 | |
Series | South Beach | Elizabeth Bauer | 2006-01-11 |
Series | Ugly Betty | Willhelmina Slater | 2006-09-28 |
Movie | Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards | Witch (segment "Into the Woods") | 2005-08-07 |
Series | Desperate Housewives | Renee Perry | 2004-10-03 |
Series | The Tony Danza Show | 2004-09-13 | |
Movie | Johnson Family Vacation | Dorothy Johnson | 2004-04-07 |
Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
Movie | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | 2003-02-10 | |
Movie | Black Listed | J.W. | 2003-01-21 |
Series | The Bachelorette | Unknown | 2003-01-08 |
Movie | Our America | Sandra Williams | 2002-07-28 |
Movie | Like Mike | Pharmacist | 2002-07-03 |
Movie | It's Black Entertainment | Host | 2002-02-08 |
Series | Boomtown | Unknown | 2002-09-29 |
Movie | Santa, Baby! | Alicia (voice) | 2001-12-17 |
Series | Good Day Live | Unknown | 2001-09-17 |
Movie | Playing with Fire | Riana Roberts | 2000-01-01 |
Movie | The Courage to Love | Mother Henriette Delille | 2000-01-24 |
Movie | Don Quixote | Dulcinea / Aldonza | 2000-04-08 |
Movie | Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends | Herself | 2000-09-05 |
Movie | A Diva's Christmas Carol | Ebony Scrooge | 2000-12-13 |
Movie | Shaft | Carmen Vasquez | 2000-06-15 |
Movie | Light It Up | Audrey McDonald | 1999-11-04 |
Movie | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | Queen of Trash | 1999-10-01 |
Movie | Incognito | Wilhelmina Hunter | 1999-09-17 |
Series | Charmed | Unknown | 1998-10-07 |
Series | L.A. Doctors | Dr. Leanne Barrows | 1998-09-21 |
Movie | Dance with Me | Ruby Sinclair | 1998-08-21 |
Series | VH1 Divas | Unknown | 1998-04-14 |
Series | LateLine | Unknown | 1998-03-17 |
Movie | Futuresport | Alexandra 'Alex' Torres | 1998-01-09 |
Series | The Odyssey | Calypso | 1997-05-17 |
Movie | Soul Food | Teri | 1997-09-26 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Movie | Hoodlum | Francine Hughes | 1997-08-27 |
Movie | Mother | Donna | 1996-12-25 |
Series | Jungle Cubs | Unknown | 1996-10-05 |
Movie | Eraser | Lee Cullen | 1996-06-21 |
Series | MADtv | Unknown | 1995-10-14 |
Movie | Nothing Lasts Forever | Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter | 1995-11-04 |
Series | Nothing Lasts Forever | Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter | 1995-11-05 |
Movie | Bye Bye Birdie | Rose Alvarez | 1995-12-03 |
Movie | Drop Squad | Mali | 1994-10-28 |
Series | Chicago Hope | Unknown | 1994-09-18 |
Series | The Jacksons: An American Dream | Suzanne de Passe | 1992-11-15 |
Movie | Candyman | Anne-Marie McCoy | 1992-09-11 |
Movie | Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | Lulu Daniels | 1991-08-23 |
Movie | Another You | Gloria | 1991-07-26 |
Movie | New Jack City | Keisha | 1991-03-08 |
Series | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Danny Mitchell | 1990-09-10 |
Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer | Terri Knight | 1990-05-20 |
Movie | Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal | Valentine Hayward | 1989-01-01 |
Movie | Under the Gun | Samantha Richards | 1988-04-25 |
Movie | The Pick-up Artist | Rae, Girl with Dog | 1987-09-18 |
Series | Partners in Crime | Unknown | 1984-09-27 |
Series | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee | Unknown | 1983-04-04 |
Series | T. J. Hooker | 1982-03-13 | |
Series | Days of Our Lives | Valerie Grant | 1965-11-08 |
Series | Miss America | 1954-09-18 | |
Series | The Academy Awards | Unknown | 1953-03-18 |