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Vanessa Williams

Acting

Born: 1963-03-18
From: Tarrytown, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Height: 1.68 m
Popularity: 2

Also Known As

Vanessa L. WilliamVanessa Lynn Williams

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.

Awards & Nominations3 won · 2 nominated

Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical

2002
🏆 Won

Theatre World Award

1995
Nominated

Grammy Award for Best New Artist

1989
🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

🏆 Won

Mary Pickford Award

Acting142 titles

Miss America
10.0
Movie

Miss America

2002Documentary
Celebrity Catchphrase
10.0
Series

Celebrity Catchphrase

2018 - ...Documentary
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
9.5
Series

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

2004Documentary
Gift for the Living
9.0
Movie

Gift for the Living

2005Drama
It's Black Entertainment
8.7
Movie

It's Black Entertainment

2002Documentary
L.A. Doctors
8.5
Series

L.A. Doctors

1998-1999Drama
Miss Virginia
8.1
Movie

Miss Virginia

2019Drama
Seriously... Phil Collins
8.0
Movie

Seriously... Phil Collins

1990Comedy
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
8.0
Series

Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies

2007-2008Drama
First Wives Club
8.0
Series

First Wives Club

2019-2022Comedy
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
7.9
Series

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990-1996Comedy
Desperate Housewives
7.9
Series

Desperate Housewives

2004-2012Thriller
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
7.9
Series

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993-1999Sci-Fi
Modern Family
7.9
Series

Modern Family

2009-2020Comedy
Not Black Enough
7.8
Movie

Not Black Enough

2017Documentary
The Legend of Hallowaiian
7.8
Cartoon

The Legend of Hallowaiian

2018Animation
The Proud Family
7.7
Cartoon

The Proud Family

2001-2005Animation
The Good Wife
7.6
Series

The Good Wife

2009-2016Drama
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
7.5
Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer

1990Drama
RuPaul's Drag Race
7.5
Series

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009 - ...Documentary
VH1 Divas
7.5
Series

VH1 Divas

1998-2016Drama
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5
Series

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962-1992Documentary
T.O.T.S.
7.4
Cartoon

T.O.T.S.

2019 - ...Animation
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
7.3
Series

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

2012 - ...Documentary
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
7.2
Movie

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

2005Drama
The Secret She Kept
7.2
Movie

The Secret She Kept

2016Thriller
Batman: Hush
7.2
Cartoon

Batman: Hush

2019Action
The Librarians
7.2
Series

The Librarians

2014-2018Action
The Odyssey
7.2
Series

The Odyssey

1997Action
The Graham Norton Show
7.2
Series

The Graham Norton Show

2007 - ...Comedy
Under the Gun
7.1
Movie

Under the Gun

1988Comedy
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
7.1
Cartoon

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay

2018Sci-Fi
MADtv
7.1
Series

MADtv

1995-2016Comedy
Broad City
7.1
Series

Broad City

2014-2019Comedy
Name That Tune
7.1
Series

Name That Tune

2021 - ...Drama
Score with Chicks
7.0
Movie

Score with Chicks

1994Comedy
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
7.0
Movie

Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade

2005Drama
The Oscars
7.0
Series

The Oscars

1953 - ...Drama
A Black Lady Sketch Show
7.0
Series

A Black Lady Sketch Show

2019-2023Comedy
The $100,000 Pyramid
7.0
Series

The $100,000 Pyramid

2016 - ...Documentary
Calling All T.O.T.S.
7.0
Cartoon

Calling All T.O.T.S.

2020 - ...Animation
Blankety Blank
7.0
Series

Blankety Blank

2021 - ...Drama
Dance with Me
6.9
Movie

Dance with Me

1998Drama
Who Do You Think You Are?
6.9
Series

Who Do You Think You Are?

2010 - ...Documentary
Saturday Night Live
6.9
Series

Saturday Night Live

1975 - ...Comedy
The Courage to Love
6.8
Movie

The Courage to Love

2000Drama
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
6.8
Series

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005-2014Comedy
Elsbeth
6.8
Series

Elsbeth

2024 - ...Thriller
Light It Up
6.7
Movie

Light It Up

1999Drama
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
6.7
Movie

Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor

2013Drama
The Jacksons: An American Dream
6.7
Series

The Jacksons: An American Dream

1992Drama
Hannah Montana: The Movie
6.6
Movie

Hannah Montana: The Movie

2009Comedy
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
6.6
Movie

The Kid Who Loved Christmas

1990Drama
Jungle Cubs
6.6
Cartoon

Jungle Cubs

1996-1998Animation
Nothing Lasts Forever
6.5
Movie

Nothing Lasts Forever

1995Drama
T. J. Hooker
6.5
Series

T. J. Hooker

1982-1986Drama
Partners in Crime
6.5
Series

Partners in Crime

1984Thriller
American Experience
6.5
Series

American Experience

1988 - ...Documentary
Ally McBeal
6.5
Series

Ally McBeal

1997-2002Drama
Hoodlum
6.4
Movie

Hoodlum

1997Thriller
Boomtown
6.4
Series

Boomtown

2002-2003Thriller
South Beach
6.4
Series

South Beach

2006Drama
Ugly Betty
6.4
Series

Ugly Betty

2006-2010Comedy
Match Game
6.4
Series

Match Game

2016 - ...Documentary
The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.4
Series

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019-2026Documentary
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
6.3
Movie

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

1991Action
Soul Food
6.3
Movie

Soul Food

1997Comedy
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
6.3
Movie

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

1999Drama
Don Quixote
6.3
Movie

Don Quixote

2000Action
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
6.3
Cartoon

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995-2000Animation
Difficult People
6.3
Series

Difficult People

2015-2017Comedy
A Diva's Christmas Carol
6.2
Movie

A Diva's Christmas Carol

2000Drama
Bye Bye Birdie
6.2
Movie

Bye Bye Birdie

1995Comedy
The Mindy Project
6.2
Series

The Mindy Project

2012-2017Comedy
Eraser
6.1
Movie

Eraser

1996Action
666 Park Avenue
6.1
Series

666 Park Avenue

2012-2013Sci-Fi
Days of Our Lives
6.1
Series

Days of Our Lives

1965 - ...Drama
Shaft
6.0
Movie

Shaft

2000Action
The Trip to Bountiful
6.0
Movie

The Trip to Bountiful

2014Drama
And Then Came Love
5.9
Movie

And Then Came Love

2007Comedy
Doc McStuffins
5.9
Cartoon

Doc McStuffins

2012 - ...Animation
My Brother
5.8
Movie

My Brother

2006Drama
Girls5eva
5.8
Series

Girls5eva

2021-2024Comedy
Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race
5.8
Series

Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race

2020 - ...Documentary
The Pick-up Artist
5.7
Movie

The Pick-up Artist

1987Romance
Keep the Faith, Baby
5.7
Movie

Keep the Faith, Baby

2002Drama
Bad Hair
5.7
Movie

Bad Hair

2021Horror
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.6
Series

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003-2022Comedy
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.6
Series

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988 - ...Documentary
The Jennifer Hudson Show
5.6
Series

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022 - ...Documentary
Johnson Family Vacation
5.5
Movie

Johnson Family Vacation

2004Comedy
Another You
5.5
Movie

Another You

1991Comedy
Santa, Baby!
5.5
Cartoon

Santa, Baby!

2001Animation
The Man from Earth: Holocene
5.5
Movie

The Man from Earth: Holocene

2017Drama
The Wendy Williams Show
5.5
Series

The Wendy Williams Show

2008-2022Documentary
WW3
5.4
Movie

WW3

2001Drama
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3
Series

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 - ...Documentary
The Jonathan Ross Show
5.3
Series

The Jonathan Ross Show

2011 - ...Documentary
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
5.2
Movie

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

2003Drama
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
5.0
Movie

Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space

2023Documentary
Tripped Up
5.0
Movie

Tripped Up

2023Comedy
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
5.0
Series

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 - ...Documentary
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
4.8
Movie

Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal

1989Drama
The Reichen Show
4.8
Series

The Reichen Show

2005-2006Documentary
Tamron Hall
4.7
Series

Tamron Hall

2019-2024Documentary
Intimate Portrait
4.5
Series

Intimate Portrait

1993-2005Documentary
The View
4.4
Series

The View

1997 - ...Documentary
Futuresport
4.3
Movie

Futuresport

1999Action
He's Way More Famous Than You
4.2
Movie

He's Way More Famous Than You

2013Comedy
The Bachelorette
4.2
Series

The Bachelorette

2003 - ...Documentary
Queen of the Universe
4.2
Series

Queen of the Universe

2021-2023Documentary
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
4.1
Series

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996-2002Documentary
Christmas in Washington
3.7
Movie

Christmas in Washington

2004Drama
Daytime Divas
3.7
Series

Daytime Divas

2017Drama
Velma
3.5
Cartoon

Velma

2023-2024Animation
The Claudia Winkleman Show
New3.5
Series

The Claudia Winkleman Show

2026 - ...Documentary
Sherri
2.6
Series

Sherri

2022 - ...Documentary
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2.0
Movie

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best

2023Drama
Singleholic
2.0
Movie

Singleholic

2020Comedy
American Style
1.0
Series

American Style

2019Documentary
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
0
Movie

Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field

2024Documentary
A Mother's Love
0
Movie

A Mother's Love

2011Comedy
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
0
Movie

VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night

2016Drama
Show Boat
0
Movie

Show Boat

2015Drama
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
0
Movie

The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest

2004Drama
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
0
Movie

Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia

1998Drama
Stompin' at the Savoy
0
Movie

Stompin' at the Savoy

1992Drama
Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side
0
Movie

Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side

2020Drama
Show of Titles
0
Movie

Show of Titles

2021Drama
There She Is
0
Movie

There She Is

2020Documentary
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
0
Movie

Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II

1995Drama
The Little Pageant That Could
0
Movie

The Little Pageant That Could

2024Comedy
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
0
Movie

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

2004Comedy
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
0
Movie

Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade

2008Drama
Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation
0
Movie

Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation

2009Drama
Los lunes a las 9
0
Movie

Los lunes a las 9

2022Documentary
Bethenny
0
Series

Bethenny

2012-2013Documentary
Nothing Lasts Forever
0
Series

Nothing Lasts Forever

1995Drama
Stars in the House
0
Series

Stars in the House

2020 - ...Drama
A Capitol Fourth
0
Series

A Capitol Fourth

1980 - ...Drama
Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams
0
Series

Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams

2020 - ...Documentary
Tony Awards
0
Series

Tony Awards

1956 - ...Drama

Production1 title

The Courage to Love
6.8
Movie

The Courage to Love

2000Drama