Acting
Vanessa Williams
Acting · Born 1963-03-18 · 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.
Credits · 135
The Claudia Winkleman Show
2026 · Self
Elsbeth
2024 · Roslyn Bridwell
FilmTripped Up
2023 · Patricia Chamberlain
FilmCelebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023 · Self
FilmZora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
2023 · Narrator (voice)
Velma
2023 · Dr. Perdue (voice)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Sherri
2022 · Self - Guest
Queen of the Universe
2021 · Self - Judge
Blankety Blank
2021 · Self - Panellist
Girls5eva
2021 · Nance Trace
FilmBad Hair
2021 · Zora
Name That Tune
2021 · Self - Contestant
Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams
2020 · Self - Host
Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race
2020 · Vanquisha Da House - Contestant
Calling All T.O.T.S.
2020 · Captain Beakman (voice)
FilmSingleholic
2020 · Jackie Chisolm
Stars in the House
2020 · Self
FilmMiss Virginia
2019 · Sally Rae
First Wives Club
2019 · Nancy
Tamron Hall
2019 · Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019 · Delilah
FilmBatman: Hush
2019 · Amanda Waller (voice)
T.O.T.S.
2019 · Captain Beakman (voice)
American Style
2019 · Self
FilmThe Legend of Hallowaiian
2018 · Fire Goddess (voice)
Celebrity Catchphrase
2018 · Self - Contestant
FilmSuicide Squad: Hell to Pay
2018 · Amanda Waller (voice)
FilmThe Man from Earth: Holocene
2017 · Carolyn
Daytime Divas
2017 · Maxine Robinson
FilmNot Black Enough
2017 · Self
FilmThe Secret She Kept
2016 · Beverly
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016 · Self
Match Game
2016 · Self - Panelist
Difficult People
2015 · Trish
The Librarians
2014 · Cynthia Rockwell
FilmThe Trip to Bountiful
2014 · Jessie Mae Watts
Broad City
2014 · Elizabeth Carlton
FilmHe's Way More Famous Than You
2013 · Vanessa Williams
FilmTemptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013 · Janice
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012 · Self - Guest Judge
666 Park Avenue
2012 · Olivia Doran
The Mindy Project
2012 · Dr. Phillips
Bethenny
2012 · Self - Guest
Doc McStuffins
2012 · Delilah the Nesting Doll (voice)
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011 · Self - Guest
The Talk
2010 · Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010 · Self
Modern Family
2009 · Rhonda
The Good Wife
2009 · Courtney Paige
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
FilmHannah Montana: The Movie
2009 · Vita
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · Self - Special Guest
The Wendy Williams Show
2008
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
2007 · Mama Mirabelle (voice)
Shear Genius
Shear Genius
2007
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
FilmAnd Then Came Love
2007 · Julie
Ugly Betty
2006 · Wilhelmina Slater
South Beach
2006 · Elizabeth Bauer
FilmMy Brother
2006 · L'Tisha Morton
FilmWalt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
2005 · Self
The Reichen Show
The Reichen Show
2005 · Self
FilmGift for the Living
2005 · Narrator
FilmBroadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005 · Witch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · Self
FilmChristmas in Washington
2004
Desperate Housewives
2004 · Renee Perry
The Tony Danza Show
The Tony Danza Show
2004 · Self - Guest
FilmJohnson Family Vacation
2004 · Dorothy Johnson
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004 · Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
FilmUnchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self
The Bachelorette
2003 · Self
Boomtown
2002 · Detective Katherine Pierce
FilmKeep the Faith, Baby
2002 · Hazel Scott
FilmIt's Black Entertainment
2002 · Self - Host
FilmMiss America
2002 · Self (archival footage)
FilmSanta, Baby!
2001 · Alicia (voice)
Good Day Live
Good Day Live
2001 · Self
The Proud Family
2001 · Debra (voice)
FilmWW3
2001 · M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams)
FilmA Diva's Christmas Carol
2000 · Ebony Scrooge
Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends
FilmChristmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends
2000 · Herself
Afrocentricity
FilmAfrocentricity
2000 · Self
FilmShaft
2000 · Carmen Vasquez
FilmDon Quixote
2000 · Dulcinea / Aldonza
FilmThe Courage to Love
2000 · Mother Henriette Delille
Shaft: Still the Man
FilmShaft: Still the Man
2000 · Self
FilmLight It Up
1999 · Audrey McDonald
FilmThe Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999 · Queen of Trash
FilmFuturesport
1999 · Alexandra 'Alex' Torres
L.A. Doctors
1998 · Leanne Barrows
FilmDance with Me
1998 · Ruby Sinclair
VH1 Divas
1998
FilmSoul Food
1997 · Teri
Ally McBeal
1997 · Sheila Hunt
FilmHoodlum
1997 · Francine Hughes
The View
1997 · Self
The Odyssey
1997 · Calypso
Jungle Cubs
1996
FilmEraser
1996 · Lee
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self - Guest
FilmBye Bye Birdie
1995 · Rose Alvarez
Nothing Lasts Forever
1995 · Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
FilmNothing Lasts Forever
1995 · Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
MADtv
1995 · Self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · Beauty (voice)
FilmSome Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
1995 · Self
FilmScore with Chicks
1994
Intimate Portrait
1993 · Self (archive footage)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · Arandis
The Jacksons: An American Dream
1992 · Suzanne de Passe
FilmHarley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
1991 · Lulu Daniels
FilmAnother You
1991 · Gloria
FilmThe Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990 · Lynette Parks
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990 · Danny Mitchell
FilmSeriously... Phil Collins
1990 · Rachel - TV Executive
FilmPerry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
1990 · Terri Knight
FilmFull Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
1989 · Valentine Hayward
American Experience
1988 · Narrator (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
FilmUnder the Gun
1988 · Samantha Richards
FilmThe Pick-up Artist
1987 · Rae, Girl with Dog
Partners in Crime
1984
T. J. Hooker
1982 · Officer Pat Williamson
A Capitol Fourth
1980 · Self
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Musical Guest
Days of Our Lives
1965 · Valerie Grant
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Performer
Miss America
Miss America
1954 · Miss New York 1983
The Oscars
1953 · Self