Personal Info
Birthday
March 18, 1963
Place of Birth
Tarrytown, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Vanessa 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.
Acting Filmography (143)
2.7
The Claudia Winkleman Show
TV Series2026
0.0
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
Movie2024
0.0
The Little Pageant That Could
Movie2024
6.8
Elsbeth
TV Series2024
4.8
Tripped Up
Movie2023
No Backdrop
2.0
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
Movie2023
5.0
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
Movie2023
3.5
Velma
TV Series2023
0.0
Los lunes a las 9
Movie2022
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV Series2022
2.6
Sherri
TV Series2022
4.2
Queen of the Universe
TV Series2021
7.0
Blankety Blank
TV Series2021
0.0
Show of Titles
Movie2021
5.9
Girls5eva
TV Series2021
5.6
Bad Hair
Movie2021
7.1
Name That Tune
TV Series2021
0.0
Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams
TV Series2020
No Backdrop
0.0
Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side
Movie2020
No Backdrop
0.0
There She Is
Movie2020
5.8
Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race
TV Series2020
7.0
Calling All T.O.T.S.
TV Series2020
No Backdrop
2.0
Singleholic
Movie2020
0.0
Stars in the House
TV Series2020
7.8
Miss Virginia
Movie2019
8.0
First Wives Club
TV Series2019
4.7
Tamron Hall
TV Series2019
6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV Series2019
6.9
A Black Lady Sketch Show
TV Series2019
7.2
Batman: Hush
Movie2019
7.4
T.O.T.S.
TV Series2019
1.0
American Style
TV Series2019
7.8
The Legend of Hallowaiian
Movie2018
10.0
Celebrity Catchphrase
TV Series2018
7.1
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
Movie2018
5.5
The Man from Earth: Holocene
Movie2017
3.7
Daytime Divas
TV Series2017
7.8
Not Black Enough
Movie2017
No Backdrop
0.0
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
Movie2016
7.2
The Secret She Kept
Movie2016
7.0
The $100,000 Pyramid
TV Series2016
6.4
Match Game
TV Series2016
0.0
Show Boat
Movie2015
6.3
Difficult People
TV Series2015
7.2
The Librarians
TV Series2014
6.2
The Trip to Bountiful
Movie2014
7.1
Broad City
TV Series2014
4.2
He's Way More Famous Than You
Movie2013
6.7
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
Movie2013
7.3
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
TV Series2012
6.1
666 Park Avenue
TV Series2012
6.3
The Mindy Project
TV Series2012
0.0
Bethenny
TV Series2012
5.9
Doc McStuffins
TV Series2012
5.2
The Jonathan Ross Show
TV Series2011
0.0
A Mother's Love
Movie2011
3.0
The Talk
TV Series2010
6.9
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV Series2010
No Backdrop
0.0
Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation
Movie2009
7.9
Modern Family
TV Series2009
7.6
The Good Wife
TV Series2009
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV Series2009
6.6
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Movie2009
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV Series2009
No Backdrop
0.0
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Movie2008
5.5
The Wendy Williams Show
TV Series2008
8.0
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
TV Series2007
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
TV Series2007
5.9
And Then Came Love
Movie2007
6.4
Ugly Betty
TV Series2006
6.4
South Beach
TV Series2006
No Backdrop
5.0
My Brother
Movie2006
No Backdrop
7.0
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Movie2005
No Backdrop
9.0
Gift for the Living
Movie2005
No Backdrop
7.2
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Movie2005
6.8
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV Series2005
No Backdrop
3.7
Christmas in Washington
Movie2004
No Backdrop
0.0
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
Movie2004
7.9
Desperate Housewives
TV Series2004
5.5
Johnson Family Vacation
Movie2004
0.0
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Movie2004
9.5
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
TV Series2004
5.5
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV Series2003
5.2
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Movie2003
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV Series2003
4.3
The Bachelorette
TV Series2003
6.4
Boomtown
TV Series2002
No Backdrop
5.7
Keep the Faith, Baby
Movie2002
No Backdrop
8.7
It's Black Entertainment
Movie2002
10.0
Miss America
Movie2002
5.5
Santa, Baby!
Movie2001
7.7
The Proud Family
TV Series2001
5.4
WW3
Movie2001
6.2
A Diva's Christmas Carol
Movie2000
6.0
Shaft
Movie2000
6.3
Don Quixote
Movie2000
6.8
The Courage to Love
Movie2000
6.7
Light It Up
Movie1999
6.3
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Movie1999
4.3
Futuresport
Movie1999
8.5
L.A. Doctors
TV Series1998
6.9
Dance with Me
Movie1998
0.0
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
Movie1998
No Backdrop
7.5
VH1 Divas
TV Series1998
6.3
Soul Food
Movie1997
6.5
Ally McBeal
TV Series1997
6.5
Hoodlum
Movie1997
4.3
The View
TV Series1997
7.2
The Odyssey
TV Series1997
6.6
Jungle Cubs
TV Series1996
6.1
Eraser
Movie1996
4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV Series1996
6.2
Bye Bye Birdie
Movie1995
No Backdrop
0.0
Nothing Lasts Forever
TV Series1995
6.5
Nothing Lasts Forever
Movie1995
7.1
MADtv
TV Series1995
6.3
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV Series1995
0.0
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
Movie1995
7.0
Score with Chicks
Movie1994
No Backdrop
0.0
David Foster's Christmas Album
Movie1993
4.5
Intimate Portrait
TV Series1993
7.9
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV Series1993
6.8
The Jacksons: An American Dream
TV Series1992
0.0
Stompin' at the Savoy
Movie1992
6.3
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Movie1991
5.4
Another You
Movie1991
6.6
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Movie1990
7.9
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TV Series1990
No Backdrop
8.0
Seriously... Phil Collins
Movie1990
7.5
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Movie1990
No Backdrop
4.8
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
Movie1989
6.5
American Experience
TV Series1988
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV Series1988
7.1
Under the Gun
Movie1988
5.7
The Pick-up Artist
Movie1987
6.5
Partners in Crime
TV Series1984
6.5
T. J. Hooker
TV Series1982
0.0
A Capitol Fourth
TV Series1980
6.9
Saturday Night Live
TV Series1975
6.2
Days of Our Lives
TV Series1965
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV Series1962
No Backdrop
0.0
Tony Awards
TV Series1956
7.0
The Oscars
TV Series1953