Vanessa Williams
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1963-03-18 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Tarrytown, New York, USA
Also known As
Vanessa L. William
Vanessa Lynn Williams
ونسا ویلیامز
Vanessa Williams
Biography
An American pop-R&B recording artist, producer, dancer, model, and actress. In 1983, she became the first woman of African-American descent to be crowned Miss America, but a scandal involving nude photographs caused her to relinquish her title early. Williams rebounded by launching a career as an entertainer, earning Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award nominations. Williams released her debut album The Right Stuff in 1988, which spawned the hits "The Right Stuff," a #1 on Hot Dance Songs, and "Dreamin'," a #1 on R&B and #8 on Billboard Hot 100. Her second studio album, The Comfort Zone, in 1991 topped the Billboard R&B Album Chart, and spawned the ...
Acting
2000
as Carmen Vasquez
2023
as Narrator (voice)
1991
as Lulu Daniels
1997
as Francine Hughes
2000
as Ebony Scrooge
1996
as Lee Cullen
2007
as Julie
1997
as Teri
1995
as Rose Alvarez
2006
as L'Tisha Morton
1999
as Queen of Trash
1999
as Alexandra 'Alex' Torres
2024
1998
as Ruby Sinclair
1987
as Rae, Girl with Dog
2023
2009
as Vita
1999
as Audrey McDonald
2004
as Dorothy Johnson
2000
as Mother Henriette Delille
2005
as Witch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
2013
1989
as Valentine Hayward
2013
as Vanessa Williams
2000
as Self
2001
as M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams)
2000
as Dulcinea / Aldonza
1995
as Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
2023
as Patricia Chamberlain
2006
as Self
2011
as Rochelle Richardson
2014
as Jessie Mae Watts
1991
as Gloria
1988
as Samantha Richards
2001
as Alicia (voice)
2000
as Self
1990
as Rachel - TV Executive
2016
as Beverly
2017
as Carolyn
2016
2000
1990
as Terri Knight
2002
as Hazel Scott
2017
as Self
2020
as Jackie Chisolm
2015
as Julie LaVerne
2019
as Sally Rae
2002
as Self - Host
2019
as Amanda Waller (voice)
2004
2018
as Fire Goddess (voice)
1992
as Pauline
2021
as Zora
1990
as Lynette Parks
2018
as Amanda Waller (voice)
2005
as Narrator
2021
as "Dear World" Performer
2020
2024
as Self (archive footage)
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Production
2000
as Executive Producer
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