Acting · Tarrytown, New York, USA · Born March 18, 1963
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.
TVThe Claudia Winkleman Show
2026
as Self
MovieHappy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
2024
as Self
MovieThe Little Pageant That Could
2024
as Self (archive footage)
TVElsbeth
2024
as Roslyn Bridwell
MovieTripped Up
2023
as Patricia Chamberlain
MovieCelebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023
as Self
MovieZora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
2023
as Narrator (voice)
TVVelma
2023
as Dr. Perdue (voice)
MovieLos lunes a las 9
2022
as Self (Archive Footage)
TVThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
TVSherri
2022
as Self - Guest
TVQueen of the Universe
2021
as Self - Judge
TVBlankety Blank
2021
as Self - Panellist
MovieShow of Titles
2021
as "Dear World" Performer
TVGirls5eva
2021
as Nance Trace
MovieBad Hair
2021
as Zora
TVName That Tune
2021
as Self - Contestant
TVElla Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams
2020
as Self - Host
MovieVanessa Williams: Live From the West Side
2020
MovieThere She Is
2020
TVSecret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race
2020
as Vanquisha Da House - Contestant
TVCalling All T.O.T.S.
2020
as Captain Beakman (voice)
MovieSingleholic
2020
as Jackie Chisolm
TVStars in the House
2020
as Self
MovieMiss Virginia
2019
as Sally Rae
TVFirst Wives Club
2019
as Nancy
TVTamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
TVA Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
as Delilah
MovieBatman: Hush
2019
as Amanda Waller (voice)
TVT.O.T.S.
2019
as Captain Beakman (voice)
TVAmerican Style
2019
as Self
MovieThe Legend of Hallowaiian
2018
as Fire Goddess (voice)
TVCelebrity Catchphrase
2018
as Self - Contestant
MovieSuicide Squad: Hell to Pay
2018
as Amanda Waller (voice)
MovieThe Man from Earth: Holocene
2017
as Carolyn
TVDaytime Divas
2017
as Maxine Robinson
MovieNot Black Enough
2017
as Self
MovieVH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
2016
as Self
MovieThe Secret She Kept
2016
as Beverly
TVThe $100,000 Pyramid
2016
as Self
TVMatch Game
2016
as Self - Panelist
MovieShow Boat
2015
as Julie LaVerne
TVDifficult People
2015
as Trish
TVThe Librarians
2014
as Cynthia Rockwell
MovieThe Trip to Bountiful
2014
as Jessie Mae Watts
TVBroad City
2014
as Elizabeth Carlton
MovieHe's Way More Famous Than You
2013
as Vanessa Williams
MovieTemptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013
as Janice
TVRuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
as Self - Guest Judge
TV666 Park Avenue
2012
as Olivia Doran
TVThe Mindy Project
2012
as Dr. Phillips
TVBethenny
2012
as Self - Guest
TVDoc McStuffins
2012
as Delilah the Nesting Doll (voice)
TVThe Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self - Guest
MovieA Mother's Love
2011
as Rochelle Richardson
TVThe Talk
2010
as Self
TVWho Do You Think You Are?
2010
as Self
MovieDreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation
2009
TVModern Family
2009
as Rhonda
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Courtney Paige
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieHannah Montana: The Movie
2009
as Vita
TVRuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Special Guest
MovieWalt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
2008
as Self
TVThe Wendy Williams Show
2008
TVMama Mirabelle's Home Movies
2007
as Mama Mirabelle (voice)
Shear Genius
2007
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
MovieAnd Then Came Love
2007
as Julie
TVUgly Betty
2006
as Wilhelmina Slater
Rehearsing a Dream
2006
as Self
TVSouth Beach
2006
as Elizabeth Bauer
MovieMy Brother
2006
as L'Tisha Morton
MovieWalt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
2005
as Self
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
MovieGift for the Living
2005
as Narrator
MovieBroadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
as Witch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
TVThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
MovieChristmas in Washington
2004
MovieThe 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
2004
as Self
TVDesperate Housewives
2004
as Renee Perry
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
MovieJohnson Family Vacation
2004
as Dorothy Johnson
MovieSesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
as Self (archive footage)
TVOn Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
MovieUnchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
TVThe Bachelorette
2003
as Self
TVBoomtown
2002
as Detective Katherine Pierce
MovieKeep the Faith, Baby
2002
as Hazel Scott
MovieIt's Black Entertainment
2002
as Self - Host
MovieMiss America
2002
as Self (archival footage)
MovieSanta, Baby!
2001
as Alicia (voice)
Good Day Live
2001
as Self
TVThe Proud Family
2001
as Debra (voice)
MovieWW3
2001
as M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams)
MovieA Diva's Christmas Carol
2000
as Ebony Scrooge
Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends
2000
as Herself
Afrocentricity
2000
as Self
MovieShaft
2000
as Carmen Vasquez
MovieDon Quixote
2000
as Dulcinea / Aldonza
MovieThe Courage to Love
2000
as Mother Henriette Delille
Shaft: Still the Man
2000
as Self
MovieLight It Up
1999
as Audrey McDonald
MovieThe Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999
as Queen of Trash
MovieFuturesport
1999
as Alexandra 'Alex' Torres
TVL.A. Doctors
1998
as Leanne Barrows
MovieDance with Me
1998
as Ruby Sinclair
MoviePavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
1998
as Self
TVVH1 Divas
1998
MovieSoul Food
1997
as Teri
TVAlly McBeal
1997
as Sheila Hunt
MovieHoodlum
1997
as Francine Hughes
TVThe View
1997
as Self
TVThe Odyssey
1997
as Calypso
TVJungle Cubs
1996
MovieEraser
1996
as Lee Cullen
TVThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
MovieBye Bye Birdie
1995
as Rose Alvarez
TVNothing Lasts Forever
1995
as Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
MovieNothing Lasts Forever
1995
as Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
TVMADtv
1995
as Self
TVHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Beauty (voice)
MovieSome Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
1995
as Self
MovieScore with Chicks
1994
MovieDavid Foster's Christmas Album
1993
as Self
TVIntimate Portrait
1993
as Self (archive footage)
TVStar Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Arandis
TVThe Jacksons: An American Dream
1992
as Suzanne de Passe
MovieStompin' at the Savoy
1992
as Pauline
MovieHarley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
1991
as Lulu Daniels
MovieAnother You
1991
as Gloria
MovieThe Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990
as Lynette Parks
TVThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as Danny Mitchell
MovieSeriously... Phil Collins
1990
as Rachel - TV Executive
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
1990
as Terri Knight
MovieFull Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
1989
as Valentine Hayward
TVAmerican Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
MovieUnder the Gun
1988
as Samantha Richards
MovieThe Pick-up Artist
1987
as Rae, Girl with Dog
TVPartners in Crime
1984
TVT. J. Hooker
1982
as Officer Pat Williamson
TVA Capitol Fourth
1980
as Self
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest
TVDays of Our Lives
1965
as Valerie Grant
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
Miss America
1954
as Miss New York 1983
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
