Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
18 März 1963 (63)
Place of birth
Tarrytown, New York, USA
Also known as
Vanessa L. William · Vanessa 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.
Bekannt für
7.9
Series
Desperate Housewives
Renee Perry
2004–2012
6.4
Series
Ugly Betty
Wilhelmina Slater
2006–2010
7.3
Series
The Odyssey
Calypso
1997
6.9
Series
The Jacksons: An American Dream
Suzanne de Passe
1992
6.1
Film
Eraser
Dr. Lee Cullen
1996
7.4
Series
T.O.T.S.
Captain Beakman (voice)
2019–
6.1
Series
666 Park Avenue
Olivia Doran
2012–2013
7.1
Film
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
Amanda Waller (voice)
2018
6.0
Film
Shaft
Carmen Vasquez
2000
0.0
Film
Show Boat
Julie LaVerne
2015
6.6
Film
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Vita
2009
6.5
Film
Hoodlum
Francine Hughes
1997
6.9
Film
Dance with Me
Ruby Sinclair
1998
7.2
Film
Batman: Hush
Amanda Waller (voice)
2019
5.6
Film
Bad Hair
Zora
2021
4.2
Series
Queen of the Universe
Self - Judge
2021–2023
6.3
Film
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Lulu Daniels
1991
6.4
Series
South Beach
Elizabeth Bauer
2006
8.0
Series
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
Mama Mirabelle (voice)
2007–2008
5.5
Film
The Man from Earth: Holocene
Carolyn
2017
5.5
Film
Johnson Family Vacation
Dorothy Johnson
2004
3.7
Series
Daytime Divas
Maxine Robinson
2017
5.0
Film
Tripped Up
Patricia Chamberlain
2023
1.0
Series
American Style
Self
2019
8.1
Film
Miss Virginia
Sally Rae
2019
7.8
Film
The Legend of Hallowaiian
Fire Goddess (voice)
2018
7.2
Film
The Secret She Kept
Beverly
2016
7.8
Film
Not Black Enough
Self
2017
5.0
Film
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
Narrator (voice)
2023
2.0
Film
Singleholic
Jackie Chisolm
2020
Acting credits 30 titles
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
as Narrator (voice)
5.0
2023
Tripped Up
as Patricia Chamberlain
5.0
2023
Queen of the Universe
as Self - Judge
4.2
2021–2023
Bad Hair
as Zora
5.6
2021
Singleholic
as Jackie Chisolm
2.0
2020
T.O.T.S.
as Captain Beakman (voice)
7.4
2019–
Miss Virginia
as Sally Rae
8.1
2019
American Style
as Self
1.0
2019
Batman: Hush
as Amanda Waller (voice)
7.2
2019
The Legend of Hallowaiian
as Fire Goddess (voice)
7.8
2018
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
as Amanda Waller (voice)
7.1
2018
Not Black Enough
as Self
7.8
2017
The Man from Earth: Holocene
as Carolyn
5.5
2017
Daytime Divas
as Maxine Robinson
3.7
2017
The Secret She Kept
as Beverly
7.2
2016
Show Boat
as Julie LaVerne
0.0
2015
666 Park Avenue
as Olivia Doran
6.1
2012–2013
Hannah Montana: The Movie
as Vita
6.6
2009
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
as Mama Mirabelle (voice)
8.0
2007–2008
Ugly Betty
as Wilhelmina Slater
6.4
2006–2010
South Beach
as Elizabeth Bauer
6.4
2006
Johnson Family Vacation
as Dorothy Johnson
5.5
2004
Desperate Housewives
as Renee Perry
7.9
2004–2012
Shaft
as Carmen Vasquez
6.0
2000
Dance with Me
as Ruby Sinclair
6.9
1998
Hoodlum
as Francine Hughes
6.5
1997
The Odyssey
as Calypso
7.3
1997
Eraser
as Dr. Lee Cullen
6.1
1996
The Jacksons: An American Dream
as Suzanne de Passe
6.9
1992
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
as Lulu Daniels
6.3
1991