Vanessa Williams
Known for: Actress
Born: 18 March 1963 (age 63), Tarrytown, New York, USA
Credits: 60+ titles
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
Baby of the Family
Women Like Us
Elsbeth
Tripped Up
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
Velma
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Show of Titles
Girls5eva
Bad Hair
Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side
There She Is
RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race
Calling All T.O.T.S.
Singleholic
Miss Virginia
First Wives Club
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Batman: Hush
T.O.T.S.
The Legend of Hallowaiian
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
The Man from Earth: Holocene
Daytime Divas
The Secret She Kept
Show Boat
Difficult People
The Librarians
The Trip to Bountiful
Broad City
He's Way More Famous Than You
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
666 Park Avenue
The Mindy Project
Doc McStuffins
A Mother's Love
Modern Family
The Good Wife
Hannah Montana: The Movie
RuPaul's Drag Race
The Wendy Williams Show
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
Shear Genius
And Then Came Love
Ugly Betty
Desperate Housewives: Les Secrets de la Série
South Beach
My Brother
Gift for the Living
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Christmas in Washington
Desperate Housewives
Johnson Family Vacation
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Boomtown
Keep the Faith, Baby
Santa, Baby!
The Proud Family
WW3
A Diva's Christmas Carol