Vanessa Williams
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Mar 18, 1963 (63 years old)
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
| 2026 | The Claudia Winkleman ShowSelf | |
| 2024 | Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia FieldSelf | |
| 2024 | The Little Pageant That CouldSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2024 | ElsbethRoslyn Bridwell | |
| 2023 | Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a SpaceNarrator (voice) | |
| 2023 | Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's BestSelf | |
| 2023 | Tripped UpPatricia Chamberlain | |
| 2023 | VelmaDr. Perdue (voice) | |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | |
| 2022 | SherriSelf - Guest | |
| 2021 | Bad HairZora | |
| 2021 | Show of Titles"Dear World" Performer | |
| 2021 | Queen of the UniverseSelf - Judge | |
| 2021 | Girls5evaNance Trace | |
| 2021 | Name That TuneSelf - Contestant | |
| 2020 | SingleholicJackie Chisolm | |
| 2020 | Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side | |
| 2020 | There She Is | |
| 2020 | Stars in the HouseSelf | |
| 2020 | Stars in the HouseSelf - Special Guest | |
| 2020 | Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag RaceVanquisha Da House - Contestant | |
| 2020 | Calling All T.O.T.S.Captain Beakman (voice) | |
| 2020 | Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa WilliamsSelf - Host | |
| 2019 | Miss VirginiaSally Rae | |
| 2019 | Batman: HushAmanda Waller (voice) | |
| 2019 | Tamron HallSelf - Guest | |
| 2019 | A Black Lady Sketch ShowDelilah | |
| 2019 | American StyleSelf | |
| 2019 | T.O.T.S.Captain Beakman (voice) | |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf | |
| 2019 | First Wives ClubNancy | |
| 2018 | The Legend of HallowaiianFire Goddess (voice) | |
| 2018 | Suicide Squad: Hell to PayAmanda Waller (voice) | |
| 2018 | Celebrity CatchphraseSelf - Contestant | |
| 2017 | The Man from Earth: HoloceneCarolyn | |
| 2017 | Not Black EnoughSelf | |
| 2017 | Daytime DivasMaxine Robinson | |
| 2016 | The Secret She KeptBeverly | |
| 2016 | VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent NightSelf | |
| 2016 | The $100,000 PyramidSelf | |
| 2016 | Match GameSelf - Panelist | |
| 2015 | Show BoatJulie LaVerne | |
| 2015 | Difficult PeopleTrish | |
| 2014 | The Trip to BountifulJessie Mae Watts | |
| 2014 | Broad CityElizabeth Carlton | |
| 2014 | The LibrariansCynthia Rockwell | |
| 2013 | Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage CounselorJanice | |
| 2013 | He's Way More Famous Than YouVanessa Williams | |
| 2012 | 666 Park AvenueOlivia Doran | |
| 2012 | The Mindy ProjectDr. Phillips | |
| 2012 | BethennySelf - Guest | |
| 2012 | RuPaul's Drag Race All StarsSelf - Guest Judge | |
| 2012 | Doc McStuffinsDelilah the Nesting Doll (voice) | |
| 2011 | A Mother's LoveRochelle Richardson | |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 2010 | Who Do You Think You Are?Self | |
| 2009 | Hannah Montana: The MovieVita | |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Special Guest | |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race | |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest | |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Guest Judge | |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Judge (archive footage) | |
| 2009 | Modern FamilyRhonda | |
| 2009 | The Good WifeCourtney Paige | |
| 2008 | Walt Disney World Christmas Day ParadeSelf | |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show | |
| 2007 | And Then Came LoveJulie | |
| 2007 | Shear Genius | |
| 2007 | Mama Mirabelle's Home MoviesMama Mirabelle (voice) | |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton ShowSelf | |
| 2006 | My BrotherL'Tisha Morton | |
| 2006 | Rehearsing a DreamSelf | |
| 2006 | South BeachElizabeth Bauer | |
| 2006 | Ugly BettyWilhelmina Slater | |
| 2005 | Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony AwardsWitch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage) | |
| 2005 | Gift for the LivingNarrator | |
| 2005 | Walt Disney World Christmas Day ParadeSelf | |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf | |
| 2005 | The Reichen ShowSelf | |
| 2004 | Johnson Family VacationDorothy Johnson | |
| 2004 | The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas StarfestSelf | |
| 2004 | Christmas in Washington | |
| 2004 | Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?Self (archive footage) | |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 2004 | Desperate HousewivesRenee Perry | |
| 2004 | On Air with Ryan SeacrestSelf | |
| 2003 | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf | |
| 2003 | The BacheloretteSelf | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self | |
| 2002 | Keep the Faith, BabyHazel Scott | |
| 2002 | It's Black EntertainmentSelf - Host | |
| 2002 | BoomtownDetective Katherine Pierce | |
| 2001 | WW3M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams) | |
| 2001 | Santa, Baby!Alicia (voice) | |
| 2001 | Good Day LiveSelf | |
| 2001 | The Proud FamilyDebra (voice) | |
| 2000 | ShaftCarmen Vasquez | |
| 2000 | A Diva's Christmas CarolEbony Scrooge | |
| 2000 | The Courage to LoveMother Henriette Delille | |
| 2000 | Shaft: Still the ManSelf | |
| 2000 | Don QuixoteDulcinea / Aldonza | |
| 2000 | AfrocentricitySelf | |
| 2000 | Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special FriendsHerself | |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Elmo in GrouchlandQueen of Trash | |
| 1999 | FuturesportAlexandra 'Alex' Torres | |
| 1999 | Light It UpAudrey McDonald | |
| 1998 | Dance with MeRuby Sinclair | |
| 1998 | Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of LiberiaSelf | |
| 1998 | L.A. DoctorsLeanne Barrows | |
| 1998 | VH1 Divas | |
| 1997 | HoodlumFrancine Hughes | |
| 1997 | Soul FoodTeri | |
| 1997 | The ViewSelf | |
| 1997 | The OdysseyCalypso | |
| 1997 | The ViewSelf - Guest | |
| 1997 | Ally McBealSheila Hunt | |
| 1996 | EraserLee Cullen | |
| 1996 | Jungle Cubs | |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 1995 | Bye Bye BirdieRose Alvarez | |
| 1995 | Nothing Lasts ForeverDr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter | |
| 1995 | Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein IISelf | |
| 1995 | MADtvSelf | |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildBeauty (voice) | |
| 1995 | Nothing Lasts ForeverDr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter | |
| 1994 | Score with Chicks | |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space NineArandis | |
| 1993 | Intimate PortraitSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1992 | Stompin' at the SavoyPauline | |
| 1992 | The Jacksons: An American DreamSuzanne de Passe | |
| 1991 | Harley Davidson and the Marlboro ManLulu Daniels | |
| 1991 | Another YouGloria | |
| 1990 | Seriously... Phil CollinsRachel - TV Executive | |
| 1990 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced SingerTerri Knight | |
| 1990 | The Kid Who Loved ChristmasLynette Parks | |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirDanny Mitchell | |
| 1989 | Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes ScandalValentine Hayward | |
| 1988 | Under the GunSamantha Richards | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest | |
| 1988 | American ExperienceNarrator (voice) | |
| 1987 | The Pick-up ArtistRae, Girl with Dog | |
| 1984 | Partners in Crime | |
| 1982 | T. J. HookerOfficer Pat Williamson | |
| 1980 | A Capitol FourthSelf | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest | |
| 1965 | Days of Our LivesValerie Grant | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Performer | |
| 1954 | Miss AmericaMiss New York 1983 | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf |
| 2000 | The Courage to LoveExecutive Producer |