Actor profile

Vanessa Williams

18th March 1963 Tarrytown, New York, USA Acting

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.

70 Movies 78 TV Shows 148 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field poster

Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field 20th September 2024 as Self

The Little Pageant That Could poster

The Little Pageant That Could 13th June 2024 as Self (archive footage)

Tripped Up poster

Tripped Up 20th October 2023 as Patricia Chamberlain

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best poster

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best 12th May 2023 as Self

Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space poster

Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space 17th January 2023 as Narrator (voice)

Los lunes a las 9 poster

Los lunes a las 9 18th November 2022 as Self (Archive Footage)

Show of Titles poster

Show of Titles 13th June 2021 as "Dear World" Performer

Bad Hair poster

Bad Hair 5th May 2021 as Zora

Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side poster

Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side 5th December 2020

There She Is poster

There She Is 21st October 2020

Singleholic poster

Singleholic 27th March 2020 as Jackie Chisolm

Miss Virginia poster

Miss Virginia 18th October 2019 as Sally Rae

Batman: Hush poster

Batman: Hush 19th July 2019 as Amanda Waller (voice)

The Legend of Hallowaiian poster

The Legend of Hallowaiian 18th October 2018 as Fire Goddess (voice)

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay poster

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay 23rd March 2018 as Amanda Waller (voice)

The Man from Earth: Holocene poster

The Man from Earth: Holocene 13th October 2017 as Carolyn

Not Black Enough poster

Not Black Enough 28th April 2017 as Self

VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night poster

VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night 5th December 2016 as Self

The Secret She Kept poster

The Secret She Kept 10th July 2016 as Beverly

Show Boat poster

Show Boat 16th October 2015 as Julie LaVerne

The Trip to Bountiful poster

The Trip to Bountiful 8th March 2014 as Jessie Mae Watts

He's Way More Famous Than You poster

He's Way More Famous Than You 10th May 2013 as Vanessa Williams

Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor poster

Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor 29th March 2013 as Janice

A Mother's Love poster

A Mother's Love 22nd February 2011 as Rochelle Richardson

Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation poster

Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation 4th December 2009

Hannah Montana: The Movie poster

Hannah Montana: The Movie 10th April 2009 as Vita

Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade poster

Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade 25th December 2008 as Self

And Then Came Love poster

And Then Came Love 1st January 2007 as Julie

Rehearsing a Dream 25th August 2006 as Self

My Brother poster

My Brother 1st January 2006 as L'Tisha Morton

Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade poster

Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade 25th December 2005 as Self

Gift for the Living poster

Gift for the Living 1st November 2005 as Narrator

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards poster

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards 7th August 2005 as Witch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)

Christmas in Washington poster

Christmas in Washington 15th December 2004

The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest poster

The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest 4th December 2004 as Self

Johnson Family Vacation poster

Johnson Family Vacation 7th April 2004 as Dorothy Johnson

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? poster

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? 6th March 2004 as Self (archive footage)

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives poster

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives 10th February 2003

Keep the Faith, Baby poster

Keep the Faith, Baby 11th February 2002 as Hazel Scott

It's Black Entertainment poster

It's Black Entertainment 8th February 2002 as Self - Host

Santa, Baby! poster

Santa, Baby! 17th December 2001 as Alicia (voice)

WW3 poster

WW3 12th July 2001 as M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams)

A Diva's Christmas Carol poster

A Diva's Christmas Carol 13th December 2000 as Ebony Scrooge

Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends 5th September 2000 as Herself

Afrocentricity 1st August 2000 as Self

Shaft poster

Shaft 15th June 2000 as Carmen Vasquez

Don Quixote poster

Don Quixote 9th April 2000 as Dulcinea / Aldonza

The Courage to Love poster

The Courage to Love 24th January 2000 as Mother Henriette Delille

Shaft: Still the Man 1st January 2000 as Self

Light It Up poster

Light It Up 4th November 1999 as Audrey McDonald

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland poster

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland 1st October 1999 as Queen of Trash

Futuresport poster

Futuresport 30th September 1999 as Alexandra 'Alex' Torres

Dance with Me poster

Dance with Me 21st August 1998 as Ruby Sinclair

Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia poster

Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia 9th June 1998 as Self

Soul Food poster

Soul Food 26th September 1997 as Teri

Hoodlum poster

Hoodlum 27th August 1997 as Francine Hughes

Eraser poster

Eraser 21st June 1996 as Lee Cullen

Bye Bye Birdie poster

Bye Bye Birdie 3rd December 1995 as Rose Alvarez

Nothing Lasts Forever poster

Nothing Lasts Forever 4th November 1995 as Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter

Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II poster

Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II 6th March 1995 as Self

Score with Chicks poster

Score with Chicks 1st January 1994

Stompin' at the Savoy poster

Stompin' at the Savoy 19th April 1992 as Pauline

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man poster

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man 23rd August 1991 as Lulu Daniels

Another You poster

Another You 26th July 1991 as Gloria

The Kid Who Loved Christmas poster

The Kid Who Loved Christmas 14th December 1990 as Lynette Parks

Seriously... Phil Collins poster

Seriously... Phil Collins 8th September 1990 as Rachel - TV Executive

Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer poster

Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer 20th May 1990 as Terri Knight

Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal poster

Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal 5th February 1989 as Valentine Hayward

Under the Gun poster

Under the Gun 25th April 1988 as Samantha Richards

The Pick-up Artist poster

The Pick-up Artist 18th September 1987 as Rae, Girl with Dog

The Claudia Winkleman Show poster

The Claudia Winkleman Show 13th March 2026 as Self

Elsbeth poster

Elsbeth 29th February 2024 as Roslyn Bridwell

Velma poster

Velma 12th January 2023 as Dr. Perdue (voice)

Sherri poster

Sherri 12th September 2022 as Self - Guest

The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show 12th September 2022

Queen of the Universe poster

Queen of the Universe 2nd December 2021 as Self - Judge

Girls5eva poster

Girls5eva 6th May 2021 as Nance Trace

Name That Tune poster

Name That Tune 6th January 2021 as Self - Contestant

Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams poster

Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams 15th December 2020 as Self - Host

Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race poster

Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race 24th April 2020 as Vanquisha Da House - Contestant

Calling All T.O.T.S. poster

Calling All T.O.T.S. 30th March 2020 as Captain Beakman (voice)

Stars in the House poster

Stars in the House 16th March 2020 as Self - Special Guest

First Wives Club poster

First Wives Club 19th September 2019 as Nancy

Tamron Hall poster

Tamron Hall 9th September 2019 as Self - Guest

The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show 9th September 2019 as Self

A Black Lady Sketch Show poster

A Black Lady Sketch Show 2nd August 2019 as Delilah

T.O.T.S. poster

T.O.T.S. 14th June 2019 as Captain Beakman (voice)

American Style poster

American Style 13th January 2019 as Self

Celebrity Catchphrase poster

Celebrity Catchphrase 17th June 2018 as Self - Contestant

Daytime Divas poster

Daytime Divas 5th June 2017 as Maxine Robinson

The $100,000 Pyramid poster

The $100,000 Pyramid 27th June 2016 as Self

Match Game poster

Match Game 26th June 2016 as Self - Panelist

Difficult People poster

Difficult People 5th August 2015 as Trish

The Librarians poster

The Librarians 7th December 2014 as Cynthia Rockwell

Broad City poster

Broad City 22nd January 2014 as Elizabeth Carlton

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars poster

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 22nd October 2012 as Self - Guest Judge

666 Park Avenue poster

666 Park Avenue 30th September 2012 as Olivia Doran

The Mindy Project poster

The Mindy Project 25th September 2012 as Dr. Phillips

Bethenny poster

Bethenny 11th June 2012 as Self - Guest

Doc McStuffins poster

Doc McStuffins 23rd March 2012 as Delilah the Nesting Doll (voice)

The Jonathan Ross Show poster

The Jonathan Ross Show 3rd September 2011 as Self - Guest

Who Do You Think You Are? poster

Who Do You Think You Are? 5th March 2010 as Self

Modern Family poster

Modern Family 23rd September 2009 as Rhonda

The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife 22nd September 2009 as Courtney Paige

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 16th July 2009 as Self - Guest

RuPaul's Drag Race poster

RuPaul's Drag Race 2nd February 2009 as Self - Judge (archive footage)

The Wendy Williams Show poster

The Wendy Williams Show 14th July 2008

Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies poster

Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies 8th September 2007 as Mama Mirabelle (voice)

Shear Genius 11th April 2007

The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show 22nd February 2007 as Self

Ugly Betty poster

Ugly Betty 28th September 2006 as Wilhelmina Slater

South Beach poster

South Beach 11th January 2006 as Elizabeth Bauer

The Reichen Show poster

The Reichen Show 11th November 2005 as Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 3rd January 2005 as Self

Desperate Housewives poster

Desperate Housewives 3rd October 2004 as Renee Perry

The Tony Danza Show 13th September 2004 as Self - Guest

On Air with Ryan Seacrest poster

On Air with Ryan Seacrest 1st January 2004 as Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8th September 2003 as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self

The Bachelorette poster

The Bachelorette 8th January 2003 as Self

Boomtown poster

Boomtown 29th September 2002 as Detective Katherine Pierce

Good Day Live 17th September 2001 as Self

The Proud Family poster

The Proud Family 15th September 2001 as Debra (voice)

L.A. Doctors poster

L.A. Doctors 21st September 1998 as Leanne Barrows

VH1 Divas poster

VH1 Divas 14th April 1998

Ally McBeal poster

Ally McBeal 8th September 1997 as Sheila Hunt

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self - Guest

The Odyssey poster

The Odyssey 18th May 1997 as Calypso

Jungle Cubs poster

Jungle Cubs 5th October 1996

The Rosie O'Donnell Show poster

The Rosie O'Donnell Show 10th June 1996 as Self - Guest

Nothing Lasts Forever poster

Nothing Lasts Forever 5th November 1995 as Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter

MADtv poster

MADtv 14th October 1995 as Self

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child poster

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 12th March 1995 as Beauty (voice)

Intimate Portrait poster

Intimate Portrait 14th November 1993 as Self (archive footage)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine poster

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 3rd January 1993 as Arandis

The Jacksons: An American Dream poster

The Jacksons: An American Dream 15th November 1992 as Suzanne de Passe

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air poster

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 10th September 1990 as Danny Mitchell

American Experience poster

American Experience 4th October 1988 as Narrator (voice)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5th September 1988 as Self - Guest

Partners in Crime poster

Partners in Crime 27th September 1984

T. J. Hooker poster

T. J. Hooker 13th March 1982 as Officer Pat Williamson

A Capitol Fourth poster

A Capitol Fourth 4th July 1980 as Self

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Self - Musical Guest

Days of Our Lives poster

Days of Our Lives 8th November 1965 as Valerie Grant

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self

Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards 1st April 1956 as Self - Performer

Miss America 18th September 1954 as Miss New York 1983

The Oscars poster

The Oscars 19th March 1953 as Self