Vanessa Williams

Known for: Acting

Born: 1963-03-18 (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 (152)

TV★ 3.5
The Claudia Winkleman Show
2026
as Self
MOVIE
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
2024
as Self
MOVIE
The Little Pageant That Could
2024
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 6.8
Elsbeth
2024
as Roslyn Bridwell
MOVIE★ 5.0
Tripped Up
2023
as Patricia Chamberlain
MOVIE★ 2.0
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.0
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
2023
as Narrator (voice)
TV★ 3.5
Velma
2023
as Dr. Perdue (voice)
MOVIE
Los lunes a las 9
2022
as Self (Archive Footage)
TV★ 5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
TV★ 2.6
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
TV★ 4.2
Queen of the Universe
2021
as Self - Judge
TV★ 7.0
Blankety Blank
2021
as Self - Panellist
MOVIE
Show of Titles
2021
as "Dear World" Performer
TV★ 5.9
Girls5eva
2021
as Nance Trace
MOVIE★ 5.7
Bad Hair
2021
as Zora
TV★ 7.1
Name That Tune
2021
as Self - Contestant
TV
Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams
2020
as Self - Host
MOVIE
Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side
2020
MOVIE
There She Is
2020
TV★ 5.8
Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race
2020
as Vanquisha Da House - Contestant
TV★ 7.0
Calling All T.O.T.S.
2020
as Captain Beakman (voice)
MOVIE★ 2.0
Singleholic
2020
as Jackie Chisolm
TV
Stars in the House
2020
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.1
Miss Virginia
2019
as Sally Rae
TV★ 8.0
First Wives Club
2019
as Nancy
TV★ 4.7
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
TV★ 6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
TV★ 6.9
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
as Delilah
MOVIE★ 7.2
Batman: Hush
2019
as Amanda Waller (voice)
TV★ 7.4
T.O.T.S.
2019
as Captain Beakman (voice)
TV★ 1.0
American Style
2019
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.8
The Legend of Hallowaiian
2018
as Fire Goddess (voice)
TV★ 10.0
Celebrity Catchphrase
2018
as Self - Contestant
MOVIE★ 7.1
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
2018
as Amanda Waller (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Man from Earth: Holocene
2017
as Carolyn
TV★ 3.7
Daytime Divas
2017
as Maxine Robinson
MOVIE★ 7.8
Not Black Enough
2017
as Self
MOVIE
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
2016
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Secret She Kept
2016
as Beverly
TV★ 7.0
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
as Self
TV★ 6.4
Match Game
2016
as Self - Panelist
MOVIE
Show Boat
2015
as Julie LaVerne
TV★ 6.3
Difficult People
2015
as Trish
TV★ 7.2
The Librarians
2014
as Cynthia Rockwell
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Trip to Bountiful
2014
as Jessie Mae Watts
TV★ 7.1
Broad City
2014
as Elizabeth Carlton
MOVIE★ 4.2
He's Way More Famous Than You
2013
as Vanessa Williams
MOVIE★ 6.7
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013
as Janice
TV★ 7.3
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
as Self - Guest Judge
TV★ 6.1
666 Park Avenue
2012
as Olivia Doran
TV★ 6.2
The Mindy Project
2012
as Dr. Phillips
TV
Bethenny
2012
as Self - Guest
TV★ 5.9
Doc McStuffins
2012
as Delilah the Nesting Doll (voice)
TV★ 5.2
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self - Guest
MOVIE
A Mother's Love
2011
as Rochelle Richardson
TV★ 3.0
The Talk
2010
as Self
TV★ 6.9
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
as Self
MOVIE
Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation
2009
TV★ 7.9
Modern Family
2009
as Rhonda
TV★ 7.6
The Good Wife
2009
as Courtney Paige
TV★ 5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 6.6
Hannah Montana: The Movie
2009
as Vita
TV★ 7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Special Guest
MOVIE
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
2008
as Self
TV★ 5.5
The Wendy Williams Show
2008
TV★ 8.0
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
2007
as Mama Mirabelle (voice)
TV★ 5.0
Shear Genius
2007
TV★ 7.2
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.9
And Then Came Love
2007
as Julie
TV★ 6.4
Ugly Betty
2006
as Wilhelmina Slater
MOVIE
Rehearsing a Dream
2006
as Self
TV★ 6.4
South Beach
2006
as Elizabeth Bauer
MOVIE★ 5.0
My Brother
2006
as L'Tisha Morton
MOVIE★ 7.0
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
2005
as Self
TV★ 4.8
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 9.0
Gift for the Living
2005
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 7.2
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
as Witch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
TV★ 6.8
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 3.7
Christmas in Washington
2004
MOVIE
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
2004
as Self
TV★ 7.9
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Renee Perry
TV★ 6.4
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 5.5
Johnson Family Vacation
2004
as Dorothy Johnson
MOVIE
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 9.5
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self
TV★ 5.5
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.2
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
TV★ 5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
TV★ 4.3
The Bachelorette
2003
as Self
TV★ 6.4
Boomtown
2002
as Detective Katherine Pierce
MOVIE★ 5.7
Keep the Faith, Baby
2002
as Hazel Scott
MOVIE★ 8.7
It's Black Entertainment
2002
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 10.0
Miss America
2002
as Self (archival footage)
MOVIE★ 5.5
Santa, Baby!
2001
as Alicia (voice)
TV★ 3.8
Good Day Live
2001
as Self
TV★ 7.7
The Proud Family
2001
as Debra (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.4
WW3
2001
as M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams)
MOVIE★ 6.2
A Diva's Christmas Carol
2000
as Ebony Scrooge
MOVIE★ 10.0
Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends
2000
as Herself
MOVIE★ 7.0
Afrocentricity
2000
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Shaft
2000
as Carmen Vasquez
MOVIE★ 6.3
Don Quixote
2000
as Dulcinea / Aldonza
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Courage to Love
2000
as Mother Henriette Delille
MOVIE★ 7.5
Shaft: Still the Man
2000
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.7
Light It Up
1999
as Audrey McDonald
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999
as Queen of Trash
MOVIE★ 4.3
Futuresport
1999
as Alexandra 'Alex' Torres
TV★ 8.5
L.A. Doctors
1998
as Leanne Barrows
MOVIE★ 6.9
Dance with Me
1998
as Ruby Sinclair
MOVIE
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
1998
as Self
TV★ 7.5
VH1 Divas
1998
MOVIE★ 6.3
Soul Food
1997
as Teri
TV★ 6.5
Ally McBeal
1997
as Sheila Hunt
MOVIE★ 6.5
Hoodlum
1997
as Francine Hughes
TV★ 4.3
The View
1997
as Self
TV★ 7.2
The Odyssey
1997
as Calypso
TV★ 6.6
Jungle Cubs
1996
MOVIE★ 6.1
Eraser
1996
as Lee Cullen
TV★ 4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 6.2
Bye Bye Birdie
1995
as Rose Alvarez
TV
Nothing Lasts Forever
1995
as Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
MOVIE★ 6.5
Nothing Lasts Forever
1995
as Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
TV★ 7.1
MADtv
1995
as Self
TV★ 6.3
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Beauty (voice)
MOVIE
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
1995
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Score with Chicks
1994
MOVIE
David Foster's Christmas Album
1993
as Self
TV★ 4.5
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 7.9
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Arandis
TV★ 6.8
The Jacksons: An American Dream
1992
as Suzanne de Passe
MOVIE
Stompin' at the Savoy
1992
as Pauline
MOVIE★ 6.3
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
1991
as Lulu Daniels
MOVIE★ 5.4
Another You
1991
as Gloria
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990
as Lynette Parks
TV★ 7.9
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as Danny Mitchell
MOVIE★ 8.0
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
as Rachel - TV Executive
MOVIE★ 7.5
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
1990
as Terri Knight
MOVIE★ 4.8
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
1989
as Valentine Hayward
TV★ 6.5
American Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)
TV★ 5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 7.1
Under the Gun
1988
as Samantha Richards
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Pick-up Artist
1987
as Rae, Girl with Dog
TV★ 6.5
Partners in Crime
1984
TV★ 6.5
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Officer Pat Williamson
TV
A Capitol Fourth
1980
as Self
TV★ 6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest
TV★ 6.2
Days of Our Lives
1965
as Valerie Grant
TV★ 7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TV
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
TV
Miss America
1954
as Miss New York 1983
TV★ 7.0
The Oscars
1953
as Self