Vanessa Williams

Acting

Vanessa Williams

Born March 18, 1963Tarrytown, New York, USA145 credits

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

The Claudia Winkleman Show
3.5

The Claudia Winkleman Show

TV

2026

Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field

Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field

Movie

2024

The Little Pageant That Could

The Little Pageant That Could

Movie

2024

Elsbeth
6.9

Elsbeth

TV

2024

Tripped Up
5.0

Tripped Up

Movie

2023

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2.0

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best

Movie

2023

Filmography

The Claudia Winkleman Show
2026The Claudia Winkleman Showas SelfTV
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
2024Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Fieldas SelfMovie
The Little Pageant That Could
2024The Little Pageant That Couldas Self (archive footage)Movie
Elsbeth
2024Elsbethas Roslyn BridwellTV
Tripped Up
2023Tripped Upas Patricia ChamberlainMovie
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Bestas SelfMovie
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
2023Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Spaceas Narrator (voice)Movie
Velma
2023Velmaas Dr. Perdue (voice)TV
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowTV
Sherri
2022Sherrias Self - GuestTV
Queen of the Universe
2021Queen of the Universeas Self - JudgeTV
Show of Titles
2021Show of Titlesas "Dear World" PerformerMovie
Girls5eva
2021Girls5evaas Nance TraceTV
Bad Hair
2021Bad Hairas ZoraMovie
Name That Tune
2021Name That Tuneas Self - ContestantTV
Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams
2020Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williamsas Self - HostTV
Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side
2020Vanessa Williams: Live From the West SideMovie
There She Is
2020There She IsMovie
Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race
2020Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Raceas Vanquisha Da House - ContestantTV
Calling All T.O.T.S.
2020Calling All T.O.T.S.as Captain Beakman (voice)TV
Singleholic
2020Singleholicas Jackie ChisolmMovie
Stars in the House
2020Stars in the Houseas SelfTV
Miss Virginia
2019Miss Virginiaas Sally RaeMovie
First Wives Club
2019First Wives Clubas NancyTV
Tamron Hall
2019Tamron Hallas Self - GuestTV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas SelfTV
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019A Black Lady Sketch Showas DelilahTV
Batman: Hush
2019Batman: Hushas Amanda Waller (voice)Movie
T.O.T.S.
2019T.O.T.S.as Captain Beakman (voice)TV
American Style
2019American Styleas SelfTV
The Legend of Hallowaiian
2018The Legend of Hallowaiianas Fire Goddess (voice)Movie
Celebrity Catchphrase
2018Celebrity Catchphraseas Self - ContestantTV
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
2018Suicide Squad: Hell to Payas Amanda Waller (voice)Movie
The Man from Earth: Holocene
2017The Man from Earth: Holoceneas CarolynMovie
Daytime Divas
2017Daytime Divasas Maxine RobinsonTV
Not Black Enough
2017Not Black Enoughas SelfMovie
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
2016VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Nightas SelfMovie
The Secret She Kept
2016The Secret She Keptas BeverlyMovie
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016The $100,000 Pyramidas SelfTV
Match Game
2016Match Gameas Self - PanelistTV
Show Boat
2015Show Boatas Julie LaVerneMovie
Difficult People
2015Difficult Peopleas TrishTV
The Librarians
2014The Librariansas Cynthia RockwellTV
The Trip to Bountiful
2014The Trip to Bountifulas Jessie Mae WattsMovie
Broad City
2014Broad Cityas Elizabeth CarltonTV
He's Way More Famous Than You
2013He's Way More Famous Than Youas Vanessa WilliamsMovie
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counseloras JaniceMovie
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012RuPaul's Drag Race All Starsas Self - Guest JudgeTV
666 Park Avenue
2012666 Park Avenueas Olivia DoranTV
The Mindy Project
2012The Mindy Projectas Dr. PhillipsTV
Bethenny
2012Bethennyas Self - GuestTV
Doc McStuffins
2012Doc McStuffinsas Delilah the Nesting Doll (voice)TV
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011The Jonathan Ross Showas Self - GuestTV
A Mother's Love
2011A Mother's Loveas Rochelle RichardsonMovie
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010Who Do You Think You Are?as SelfTV
Modern Family
2009Modern Familyas RhondaTV
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wifeas Courtney PaigeTV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - GuestTV
Hannah Montana: The Movie
2009Hannah Montana: The Movieas VitaMovie
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009RuPaul's Drag Raceas Self - Special GuestTV
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
2008Walt Disney World Christmas Day Paradeas SelfMovie
The Wendy Williams Show
2008The Wendy Williams ShowTV
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
2007Mama Mirabelle's Home Moviesas Mama Mirabelle (voice)TV
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2007Shear GeniusTV
The Graham Norton Show
2007The Graham Norton Showas SelfTV
And Then Came Love
2007And Then Came Loveas JulieMovie
Ugly Betty
2006Ugly Bettyas Wilhelmina SlaterTV
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2006Rehearsing a Dreamas SelfMovie
South Beach
2006South Beachas Elizabeth BauerTV
My Brother
2006My Brotheras L'Tisha MortonMovie
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
2005Walt Disney World Christmas Day Paradeas SelfMovie
The Reichen Show
2005The Reichen Showas SelfTV
Gift for the Living
2005Gift for the Livingas NarratorMovie
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awardsas Witch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)Movie
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Fergusonas SelfTV
Christmas in Washington
2004Christmas in WashingtonMovie
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
2004The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfestas SelfMovie
Desperate Housewives
2004Desperate Housewivesas Renee PerryTV
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2004The Tony Danza Showas Self - GuestTV
Johnson Family Vacation
2004Johnson Family Vacationas Dorothy JohnsonMovie
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?as Self (archive footage)Movie
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004On Air with Ryan Seacrestas SelfTV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Showas SelfTV
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave NarrativesMovie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as SelfTV
The Bachelorette
2003The Bacheloretteas SelfTV
Boomtown
2002Boomtownas Detective Katherine PierceTV
Keep the Faith, Baby
2002Keep the Faith, Babyas Hazel ScottMovie
It's Black Entertainment
2002It's Black Entertainmentas Self - HostMovie
Santa, Baby!
2001Santa, Baby!as Alicia (voice)Movie
The Proud Family
2001The Proud Familyas Debra (voice)TV
WW3
2001WW3as M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams)Movie
A Diva's Christmas Carol
2000A Diva's Christmas Carolas Ebony ScroogeMovie
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2000Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friendsas HerselfMovie
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2000Afrocentricityas SelfMovie
Shaft
2000Shaftas Carmen VasquezMovie
Don Quixote
2000Don Quixoteas Dulcinea / AldonzaMovie
The Courage to Love
2000The Courage to Loveas Mother Henriette DelilleMovie
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2000Shaft: Still the Manas SelfMovie
Light It Up
1999Light It Upas Audrey McDonaldMovie
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchlandas Queen of TrashMovie
Futuresport
1999Futuresportas Alexandra 'Alex' TorresMovie
L.A. Doctors
1998L.A. Doctorsas Leanne BarrowsTV
Dance with Me
1998Dance with Meas Ruby SinclairMovie
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
1998Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberiaas SelfMovie
VH1 Divas
1998VH1 DivasTV
Soul Food
1997Soul Foodas TeriMovie
Ally McBeal
1997Ally McBealas Sheila HuntTV
Hoodlum
1997Hoodlumas Francine HughesMovie
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
The Odyssey
1997The Odysseyas CalypsoTV
Jungle Cubs
1996Jungle CubsTV
Eraser
1996Eraseras Lee CullenMovie
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996The Rosie O'Donnell Showas Self - GuestTV
Bye Bye Birdie
1995Bye Bye Birdieas Rose AlvarezMovie
Nothing Lasts Forever
1995Nothing Lasts Foreveras Dr. Kathy 'Kat' HunterTV
Nothing Lasts Forever
1995Nothing Lasts Foreveras Dr. Kathy 'Kat' HunterMovie
MADtv
1995MADtvas SelfTV
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas Beauty (voice)TV
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
1995Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein IIas SelfMovie
Score with Chicks
1994Score with ChicksMovie
Intimate Portrait
1993Intimate Portraitas Self (archive footage)TV
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nineas ArandisTV
The Jacksons: An American Dream
1992The Jacksons: An American Dreamas Suzanne de PasseTV
Stompin' at the Savoy
1992Stompin' at the Savoyas PaulineMovie
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
1991Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Manas Lulu DanielsMovie
Another You
1991Another Youas GloriaMovie
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990The Kid Who Loved Christmasas Lynette ParksMovie
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airas Danny MitchellTV
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990Seriously... Phil Collinsas Rachel - TV ExecutiveMovie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singeras Terri KnightMovie
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
1989Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandalas Valentine HaywardMovie
American Experience
1988American Experienceas Narrator (voice)TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - GuestTV
Under the Gun
1988Under the Gunas Samantha RichardsMovie
The Pick-up Artist
1987The Pick-up Artistas Rae, Girl with DogMovie
Partners in Crime
1984Partners in CrimeTV
T. J. Hooker
1982T. J. Hookeras Officer Pat WilliamsonTV
A Capitol Fourth
1980A Capitol Fourthas SelfTV
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - Musical GuestTV
Days of Our Lives
1965Days of Our Livesas Valerie GrantTV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - PerformerTV
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1954Miss Americaas Miss New York 1983TV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV