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Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams

Birthday: 1963-03-18 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2023
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space

as    Narrator (voice)

2023
Tripped Up

as    Patricia Chamberlain

2021
Queen of the Universe

as    Self - Judge

2021
Bad Hair

as    Zora

2020
Singleholic

as    Jackie Chisolm

2019
T.O.T.S.

as    Captain Beakman (voice)

2019
Miss Virginia

as    Sally Rae

2019
American Style

as    Self

2018
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay

as    Amanda Waller (voice)

2018
The Legend of Hallowaiian

as    Fire Goddess (voice)

2017
The Man from Earth: Holocene

as    Carolyn

2017
Daytime Divas

as    Maxine Robinson

2017
Not Black Enough

as    Self

2016
The Secret She Kept

as    Beverly

2015
Show Boat

as    Julie LaVerne

2014
The Trip to Bountiful

as    Jessie Mae Watts

2013
He's Way More Famous Than You

as    Vanessa Williams

2012
666 Park Avenue

as    Olivia Doran

2011
A Mother's Love

as    Rochelle Richardson

2007
And Then Came Love

as    Julie

2007
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies

as    Mama Mirabelle (voice)

2006
South Beach

as    Elizabeth Bauer