Vanessa Williams
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
May 12, 1963 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Vanessa Estelle Williams (sometimes professionally credited as Vanessa A. Williams) is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her roles as Maxine Joseph–Chadway in the Showtime drama series, Soul Food (2000–04), for which she received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series, and as Rhonda Blair in the first season of the Fox prime time soap opera, Melrose Place (1992–93). She is also known as Nino Brown's feisty gun moll, Keisha in the 1991 crime drama film, New Jack City and as Anne-Marie McCoy in the first and fourth of the Candyman films. Though not related, she is sometimes confused with American actress, singer, and former Miss America 1984, Vanessa L. Williams. Both women were also, coincidentally, born in New York in the same year. In addition, Vanessa A. Williams starred in the television soap opera, Soul Food, while Vanessa L. Williams starred in the original film.
Known For
| 2023 | Cruel EncountersCorynne | |
| 2023 | Black Girl, EruptedCassandra Cole | |
| 2022 | Mid-CenturyBeverly Gordon | |
| 2022 | Angie's CureCarla | |
| 2022 | Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson StoryLucille | |
| 2021 | A Rich ChristmasAggie Maggy / Madison | |
| 2021 | Welcome to the Christmas Family ReunionEve Christmas | |
| 2021 | CandymanAnne-Marie McCoy | |
| 2021 | American Horror StoriesDr. Eleanor Berger | |
| 2021 | A Luv TaleCandice | |
| 2020 | Love on a Two Way StreetGloria | |
| 2019 | I Left My Girlfriend for Regina JonesRebecca | |
| 2019 | One Fine ChristmasSusan | |
| 2018 | ThrillerMrs. Walker | |
| 2018 | 9-1-1Claudette Collins | |
| 2018 | 40 and SingleBertha Brown | |
| 2014 | Men, Money & Gold DiggersSandra Winslow | |
| 2014 | Crossed the LineJuice | |
| 2014 | The FlashFrancine West | |
| 2012 | Raising IzzieTonya | |
| 2012 | Sugar MommasLynn | |
| 2009 | Imagine ThatLori Strother | |
| 2009 | Contradictions of the HeartLea | |
| 2008 | Flirting with FortyKristine | |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show | |
| 2007 | Ice SpidersDr. April Sommers | |
| 2007 | Phineas and FerbFlight Attendant (voice) | |
| 2004 | Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of MeSelf (voice) | |
| 2003 | Black ListedJ.W. | |
| 2003 | Cold CaseCrystal Stacy (2007) | |
| 2002 | Our AmericaSandra Williams | |
| 2002 | Like MikePharmacist | |
| 2001 | Good Day LiveSelf | |
| 2000 | PunksJennifer | |
| 2000 | Playing with FireRiana Roberts | |
| 2000 | Soul FoodMaxine Chadway | |
| 1999 | IncognitoWilhelmina Hunter | |
| 1999 | Total Recall 2070 | |
| 1997 | Between BrothersRebecca | |
| 1996 | MotherDonna | |
| 1996 | Malcolm & Eddie | |
| 1996 | The PretenderDenise Clements | |
| 1996 | The Steve Harvey ShowNina | |
| 1996 | Buddies | |
| 1995 | Murder One | |
| 1995 | Murder OneLila Marquette | |
| 1994 | Drop SquadMali | |
| 1994 | Chicago HopeGrace Carr | |
| 1993 | Living Single | |
| 1992 | CandymanAnne-Marie McCoy | |
| 1992 | The Jaleel White Special | |
| 1992 | Melrose PlaceRhonda | |
| 1991 | New Jack CityKeisha | |
| 1990 | Law & OrderVera | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | |
| 1984 | The Cosby ShowJade | |
| 1984 | The Cosby ShowCheryl |














