Mar 18, 1963 - 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.
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| Movie | 2000 | Shaft | Carmen Vasquez | |
| Movie | 2023 | Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space | Narrator (voice) | |
| Movie | 1991 | Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | Lulu Daniels | |
| Movie | 1997 | Hoodlum | Francine Hughes | |
| Movie | 2000 | A Diva's Christmas Carol | Ebony Scrooge | |
| Movie | 1996 | Eraser | Lee Cullen | |
| Movie | 2007 | And Then Came Love | Julie | |
| Movie | 1997 | Soul Food | Teri | |
| Movie | 1995 | Bye Bye Birdie | Rose Alvarez | |
| Movie | 2006 | My Brother | L'Tisha Morton | |
| Movie | 1999 | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | Queen of Trash | |
| Movie | 1999 | Futuresport | Alexandra 'Alex' Torres | |
| Movie | 2024 | Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field | Self | |
| Movie | 1998 | Dance with Me | Ruby Sinclair | |
| Movie | 1987 | The Pick-up Artist | Rae, Girl with Dog | |
| Movie | 2023 | Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best | Self | |
| Movie | 2009 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | Vita | |
| Movie | 1999 | Light It Up | Audrey McDonald | |
| Movie | 2004 | Johnson Family Vacation | Dorothy Johnson | |
| Movie | 2000 | The Courage to Love | Mother Henriette Delille | |
| Movie | 2005 | Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards | Witch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 2013 | Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor | Janice | |
| Movie | 1989 | Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal | Valentine Hayward | |
| Movie | 2013 | He's Way More Famous Than You | Vanessa Williams | |
| Movie | 2000 | Shaft: Still the Man | Self | |
| Movie | 2001 | WW3 | M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams) | |
| Movie | 2000 | Don Quixote | Dulcinea / Aldonza | |
| Movie | 1995 | Nothing Lasts Forever | Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter | |
| Movie | 2023 | Tripped Up | Patricia Chamberlain | |
| Movie | 2006 | Rehearsing a Dream | Self | |
| Movie | 2011 | A Mother's Love | Rochelle Richardson | |
| Movie | 2014 | The Trip to Bountiful | Jessie Mae Watts | |
| Movie | 1991 | Another You | Gloria | |
| Movie | 1988 | Under the Gun | Samantha Richards | |
| Movie | 2001 | Santa, Baby! | Alicia (voice) | |
| Movie | 2000 | Afrocentricity | Self | |
| Movie | 1990 | Seriously... Phil Collins | Rachel - TV Executive | |
| Movie | 2016 | The Secret She Kept | Beverly | |
| Movie | 2017 | The Man from Earth: Holocene | Carolyn | |
| Movie | 2016 | VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night | Self | |
| Movie | 2000 | Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends | Herself | |
| Movie | 1990 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer | Terri Knight | |
| Movie | 2003 | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | ||
| Movie | 2002 | Keep the Faith, Baby | Hazel Scott | |
| Movie | 2017 | Not Black Enough | Self | |
| Movie | 2020 | Singleholic | Jackie Chisolm | |
| Movie | 2015 | Show Boat | Julie LaVerne | |
| Movie | 1994 | Score with Chicks | ||
| Movie | 2019 | Miss Virginia | Sally Rae | |
| Movie | 2002 | It's Black Entertainment | Self - Host | |
| Movie | 2019 | Batman: Hush | Amanda Waller (voice) | |
| Movie | 2004 | The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest | Self | |
| Movie | 2004 | Christmas in Washington | ||
| Movie | 2018 | The Legend of Hallowaiian | Fire Goddess (voice) | |
| Movie | 1998 | Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia | Self | |
| Movie | 1992 | Stompin' at the Savoy | Pauline | |
| Movie | 2021 | Bad Hair | Zora | |
| Movie | 2020 | Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side | ||
| Movie | 1990 | The Kid Who Loved Christmas | Lynette Parks | |
| Movie | 2018 | Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay | Amanda Waller (voice) | |
| Movie | 2005 | Gift for the Living | Narrator | |
| Movie | 2021 | Show of Titles | "Dear World" Performer | |
| Movie | 2020 | There She Is | ||
| Movie | 1995 | Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II | Self | |
| Movie | 2024 | The Little Pageant That Could | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 2004 | Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 2005 | Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade | Self | |
| Movie | 2008 | Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade | Self | |
| TV Show | 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 2004 | The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | 5 |
| TV Show | 1982 | T. J. Hooker | Officer Pat Williamson | 1 |
| TV Show | 2002 | Boomtown | Detective Katherine Pierce | 6 |
| TV Show | 2003 | The Bachelorette | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Danny Mitchell | 1 |
| TV Show | 1997 | The View | Self | 6 |
| TV Show | 1998 | L.A. Doctors | Leanne Barrows | 3 |
| TV Show | 1995 | MADtv | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2006 | South Beach | Elizabeth Bauer | 8 |
| TV Show | 2006 | Ugly Betty | Wilhelmina Slater | 85 |
| TV Show | 2007 | Shear Genius | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2019 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest | 1 |
| TV Show | 1996 | Jungle Cubs | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1953 | The Oscars | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2019 | A Black Lady Sketch Show | Delilah | 1 |
| TV Show | 2001 | Good Day Live | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1984 | Partners in Crime | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2012 | 666 Park Avenue | Olivia Doran | 13 |
| TV Show | 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Self - Special Guest | 1 |
| TV Show | 2021 | Queen of the Universe | Self - Judge | 14 |
| TV Show | 2007 | Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies | Mama Mirabelle (voice) | 26 |
| TV Show | 2012 | The Mindy Project | Dr. Phillips | 1 |
| TV Show | 2012 | Bethenny | Self - Guest | 1 |
| TV Show | 2019 | American Style | Self | 4 |
| TV Show | 2014 | Broad City | Elizabeth Carlton | 1 |
| TV Show | 2004 | Desperate Housewives | Renee Perry | 46 |
| TV Show | 2021 | Girls5eva | Nance Trace | 3 |
| TV Show | 1998 | VH1 Divas | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2014 | The Librarians | Cynthia Rockwell | 4 |
| TV Show | 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | 4 |
| TV Show | 2010 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2016 | The $100,000 Pyramid | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2012 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Self - Guest Judge | 1 |
| TV Show | 1997 | The Odyssey | Calypso | 2 |
| TV Show | 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1997 | The View | Self - Guest | 1 |
| TV Show | 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Beauty (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 1995 | Nothing Lasts Forever | Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter | 2 |
| TV Show | 2005 | The Reichen Show | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | 1 |
| TV Show | 2021 | Name That Tune | Self - Contestant | 1 |
| TV Show | 1965 | Days of Our Lives | Valerie Grant | 3 |
| TV Show | 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2001 | The Proud Family | Debra (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 4 |
| TV Show | 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Musical Guest | 2 |
| TV Show | 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Arandis | 1 |
| TV Show | 2023 | Velma | Dr. Perdue (voice) | 6 |
| TV Show | 2020 | Stars in the House | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2020 | Stars in the House | Self - Special Guest | 1 |
| TV Show | 2004 | On Air with Ryan Seacrest | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1993 | Intimate Portrait | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
| TV Show | 2022 | Sherri | Self - Guest | 1 |
| TV Show | 1980 | A Capitol Fourth | Self | 44 |
| TV Show | 2019 | T.O.T.S. | Captain Beakman (voice) | 150 |
| TV Show | 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Self - Guest Judge | 1 |
| TV Show | 1988 | American Experience | Narrator (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Self - Judge (archive footage) | 1 |
| TV Show | 2020 | Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race | Vanquisha Da House - Contestant | 1 |
| TV Show | 2009 | Modern Family | Rhonda | 1 |
| TV Show | 2016 | Match Game | Self - Panelist | 1 |
| TV Show | 2009 | The Good Wife | Courtney Paige | 4 |
| TV Show | 2017 | Daytime Divas | Maxine Robinson | 10 |
| TV Show | 1992 | The Jacksons: An American Dream | Suzanne de Passe | 2 |
| TV Show | 2020 | Calling All T.O.T.S. | Captain Beakman (voice) | 10 |
| TV Show | 2020 | Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams | Self - Host | 1 |
| TV Show | 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2024 | Elsbeth | Roslyn Bridwell | 1 |
| TV Show | 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show | Self - Guest | 1 |
| TV Show | 1997 | Ally McBeal | Sheila Hunt | 1 |
| TV Show | 2015 | Difficult People | Trish | 1 |
| TV Show | 2019 | First Wives Club | Nancy | 1 |
| TV Show | 2018 | Celebrity Catchphrase | Self - Contestant | 1 |
| TV Show | 1954 | Miss America | Miss New York 1983 | 1 |
| TV Show | 2012 | Doc McStuffins | Delilah the Nesting Doll (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 2026 | The Claudia Winkleman Show | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Performer | 1 |
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| Movie | 2000 | The Courage to Love | Executive Producer | Production |
