Vanessa Williams

Actor

Born: March 18, 1963 (age 63)
From: Tarrytown, New York, USA

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 (72)

Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field (2024)
Self
The Little Pageant That Could (2024)
Self (archive footage)
Tripped Up (2023)
Patricia Chamberlain
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best (2023)
Self
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space (2023)
Narrator (voice)
Los lunes a las 9 (2022)
Self (Archive Footage)
Show of Titles (2021)
"Dear World" Performer
Bad Hair (2021)
Zora
Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side (2020)
There She Is (2020)
Singleholic (2020)
Jackie Chisolm
Miss Virginia (2019)
Sally Rae
Batman: Hush (2019)
Amanda Waller (voice)
The Legend of Hallowaiian (2018)
Fire Goddess (voice)
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (2018)
Amanda Waller (voice)
The Man from Earth: Holocene (2017)
Carolyn
Not Black Enough (2017)
Self
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night (2016)
Self
The Secret She Kept (2016)
Beverly
Show Boat (2015)
Julie LaVerne
The Trip to Bountiful (2014)
Jessie Mae Watts
He's Way More Famous Than You (2013)
Vanessa Williams
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)
Janice
A Mother's Love (2011)
Rochelle Richardson
Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation (2009)
Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)
Vita
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade (2008)
Self
And Then Came Love (2007)
Julie
Rehearsing a Dream
Rehearsing a Dream (2006)
Self
My Brother (2006)
L'Tisha Morton