Vanessa Williams

Born: 1963-03-18, Tarrytown, New York, USA

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.

Filmography

• Modern Family (2009)
• The Good Wife (2009)
• The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
• Elsbeth (2024)
• Doc McStuffins (2012)
• T. J. Hooker (1982)
• The Librarians (2014)
• American Experience (1988)
• The Mindy Project (2012)
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
• Ugly Betty (2006)
• Broad City (2014)
• The Wendy Williams Show (2008)
• The Proud Family (2001)
• Girls5eva (2021)
• Velma (2023)
• A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019)
• Eraser (1996)
• T.O.T.S. (2019)
• Difficult People (2015)
• Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race (2020)
• Jungle Cubs (1996)
• Shaft (2000)
• Batman: Hush (2019)
• Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)
• Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (2018)
• Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
• Daytime Divas (2017)
• The Man from Earth: Holocene (2017)
• South Beach (2006)