Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams

Acting
Born 1963-03-18Tarrytown, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Movies (74)

Eraser
6.1

Eraser

1996Movie6.1
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
7.1

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay

2018Movie7.1
Hannah Montana: The Movie
6.6

Hannah Montana: The Movie

2009Movie6.6
Shaft
6.0

Shaft

2000Movie6.0
Hoodlum
6.5

Hoodlum

1997Movie6.5
The Man from Earth: Holocene
5.5

The Man from Earth: Holocene

2017Movie5.5
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
6.3

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

1991Movie6.3
Batman: Hush
7.1

Batman: Hush

2019Movie7.1
Johnson Family Vacation
5.5

Johnson Family Vacation

2004Movie5.5
Bad Hair
5.6

Bad Hair

2021Movie5.6
Futuresport
4.3

Futuresport

1999Movie4.3
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
6.7

Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor

2013Movie6.7
Show Boat

Show Boat

2015Movie
Another You
5.4

Another You

1991Movie5.4
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
6.2

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

1999Movie6.2
And Then Came Love
5.9

And Then Came Love

2007Movie5.9
The Pick-up Artist
5.7

The Pick-up Artist

1987Movie5.7
Dance with Me
6.9

Dance with Me

1998Movie6.9
The Legend of Hallowaiian
7.8

The Legend of Hallowaiian

2018Movie7.8
Show of Titles

Show of Titles

2021Movie
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

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

2004Movie
It's Black Entertainment
8.7

It's Black Entertainment

2002Movie8.7
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
7.2

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

2005Movie7.2
Soul Food
6.3

Soul Food

1997Movie6.3
Light It Up
6.6

Light It Up

1999Movie6.6
My Brother
5.0

My Brother

2006Movie5.0
Don Quixote
6.3

Don Quixote

2000Movie6.3
Women Like Us

Women Like Us

Movie
A Diva's Christmas Carol
6.2

A Diva's Christmas Carol

2000Movie6.2
Los lunes a las 9

Los lunes a las 9

2022Movie
Tripped Up
4.8

Tripped Up

2023Movie4.8
Motown Returns to the Apollo

Motown Returns to the Apollo

1985Movie
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
5.2

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

2003Movie5.2
WW3
5.4

WW3

2001Movie5.4
Miss Virginia
7.8

Miss Virginia

2019Movie7.8
Bye Bye Birdie
6.2

Bye Bye Birdie

1995Movie6.2
The Trip to Bountiful
6.2

The Trip to Bountiful

2014Movie6.2
He's Way More Famous Than You
4.2

He's Way More Famous Than You

2013Movie4.2
Nothing Lasts Forever
6.5

Nothing Lasts Forever

1995Movie6.5
Seriously... Phil Collins
8.0

Seriously... Phil Collins

1990Movie8.0
A Mother's Love

A Mother's Love

2011Movie
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade

Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade

2008Movie
The Little Pageant That Could

The Little Pageant That Could

2024Movie
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia

Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia

1998Movie
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
7.0

Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade

2005Movie7.0
The Courage to Love
6.8

The Courage to Love

2000Movie6.8
There She Is

There She Is

2020Movie
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
4.8

Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal

1989Movie4.8
Miss America
10.0

Miss America

2002Movie10.0
Keep the Faith, Baby
5.7

Keep the Faith, Baby

2002Movie5.7
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night

VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night

2016Movie
The Secret She Kept
7.2

The Secret She Kept

2016Movie7.2
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II

Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II

1995Movie
Singleholic
2.0

Singleholic

2020Movie2.0
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
7.5

Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer

1990Movie7.5
Under the Gun
7.1

Under the Gun

1988Movie7.1
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2.0

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best

2023Movie2.0
Shaft: Still the Man
7.5

Shaft: Still the Man

2000Movie7.5
David Foster's Christmas Album

David Foster's Christmas Album

1993Movie
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field

Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field

2024Movie
Afrocentricity
7.0

Afrocentricity

2000Movie7.0
Stompin' at the Savoy

Stompin' at the Savoy

1992Movie
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
6.6

The Kid Who Loved Christmas

1990Movie6.6
Santa, Baby!
5.5

Santa, Baby!

2001Movie5.5
Score with Chicks
7.0

Score with Chicks

1994Movie7.0
Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends
10.0

Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends

2000Movie10.0
Not Black Enough
7.8

Not Black Enough

2017Movie7.8
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest

The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest

2004Movie
Gift for the Living
9.0

Gift for the Living

2005Movie9.0
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
5.0

Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space

2023Movie5.0
The Jaleel White Special

The Jaleel White Special

1992Movie
Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side

Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side

2020Movie
Rehearsing a Dream

Rehearsing a Dream

2006Movie
Christmas in Washington
3.7

Christmas in Washington

2004Movie3.7

TV Shows (80)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009Series4.9
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962Series7.5
The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.3

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019Series6.3
Desperate Housewives
7.9

Desperate Housewives

2004Series7.9
Saturday Night Live
6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975Series6.9
The Good Wife
7.6

The Good Wife

2009Series7.6
The Graham Norton Show
7.2

The Graham Norton Show

2007Series7.2
Modern Family
7.9

Modern Family

2009Series7.9
The Jennifer Hudson Show
5.6

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022Series5.6
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
6.8

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005Series6.8
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003Series5.3
The View
4.3

The View

1997Series4.3
RuPaul's Drag Race
7.5

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009Series7.5
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988Series5.6
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
7.9

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993Series7.9
The Talk
3.0

The Talk

2010Series3.0
Good Day Live
3.8

Good Day Live

2001Series3.8
American Experience
6.5

American Experience

1988Series6.5
The Mindy Project
6.3

The Mindy Project

2012Series6.3
Elsbeth
6.7

Elsbeth

2024Series6.7
Sherri
2.6

Sherri

2022Series2.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.6

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003Series5.6
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956Series
Intimate Portrait
4.5

Intimate Portrait

1993Series4.5
T. J. Hooker
6.5

T. J. Hooker

1982Series6.5
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
7.3

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

2012Series7.3
Doc McStuffins
6.0

Doc McStuffins

2012Series6.0
Tamron Hall
4.5

Tamron Hall

2019Series4.5
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
7.9

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990Series7.9
Ugly Betty
6.4

Ugly Betty

2006Series6.4
The Jonathan Ross Show
5.2

The Jonathan Ross Show

2011Series5.2
The Librarians
7.2

The Librarians

2014Series7.2
The Tony Danza Show
6.4

The Tony Danza Show

2004Series6.4
The Odyssey
7.3

The Odyssey

1997Series7.3
The Reichen Show
4.8

The Reichen Show

2005Series4.8
The Wendy Williams Show
5.7

The Wendy Williams Show

2008Series5.7
The Oscars
7.0

The Oscars

1953Series7.0
Girls5eva
5.9

Girls5eva

2021Series5.9
The Proud Family
7.7

The Proud Family

2001Series7.7
Velma
3.4

Velma

2023Series3.4
Stars in the House

Stars in the House

2020Series
Name That Tune
6.9

Name That Tune

2021Series6.9
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
6.3

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995Series6.3
Match Game
6.4

Match Game

2016Series6.4
Ally McBeal
6.5

Ally McBeal

1997Series6.5
The $100,000 Pyramid
7.0

The $100,000 Pyramid

2016Series7.0
Broad City
7.1

Broad City

2014Series7.1
The Bachelorette
4.3

The Bachelorette

2003Series4.3
Celebrity Catchphrase
10.0

Celebrity Catchphrase

2018Series10.0
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
9.5

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

2004Series9.5
Days of Our Lives
6.2

Days of Our Lives

1965Series6.2
T.O.T.S.
7.4

T.O.T.S.

2019Series7.4
Jungle Cubs
6.6

Jungle Cubs

1996Series6.6
Who Do You Think You Are?
6.9

Who Do You Think You Are?

2010Series6.9
Difficult People
6.3

Difficult People

2015Series6.3
The Jacksons: An American Dream
6.8

The Jacksons: An American Dream

1992Series6.8
The Claudia Winkleman Show
2.7

The Claudia Winkleman Show

2026Series2.7
Boomtown
6.4

Boomtown

2002Series6.4
L.A. Doctors
8.5

L.A. Doctors

1998Series8.5
A Black Lady Sketch Show
7.1

A Black Lady Sketch Show

2019Series7.1
Blankety Blank
7.0

Blankety Blank

2021Series7.0
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
4.1

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996Series4.1
666 Park Avenue
6.1

666 Park Avenue

2012Series6.1
Miss America

Miss America

1954Series
First Wives Club
8.0

First Wives Club

2019Series8.0
Partners in Crime
6.5

Partners in Crime

1984Series6.5
Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race
5.8

Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race

2020Series5.8
Queen of the Universe
4.2

Queen of the Universe

2021Series4.2
Daytime Divas
3.7

Daytime Divas

2017Series3.7
South Beach
6.4

South Beach

2006Series6.4
A Capitol Fourth

A Capitol Fourth

1980Series
Bethenny

Bethenny

2012Series
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
8.0

Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies

2007Series8.0
Nothing Lasts Forever

Nothing Lasts Forever

1995Series
Shear Genius
5.0

Shear Genius

2007Series5.0
MADtv
7.1

MADtv

1995Series7.1
Calling All T.O.T.S.
7.0

Calling All T.O.T.S.

2020Series7.0
VH1 Divas
7.5

VH1 Divas

1998Series7.5
American Style
1.0

American Style

2019Series1.0
Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams

Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams

2020Series