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.
Filmography
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
2024
as Self
The Little Pageant That Could
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Tripped Up
2023
as Patricia Chamberlain
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023
as Self
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
2023
as Narrator (voice)
Los lunes a las 9
2022
as Self (Archive Footage)
Show of Titles
2021
as "Dear World" Performer
Bad Hair
2021
as Zora
Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side
2020
There She Is
2020
Singleholic
2020
as Jackie Chisolm
Miss Virginia
2019
as Sally Rae
Batman: Hush
2019
as Amanda Waller (voice)
The Legend of Hallowaiian
2018
as Fire Goddess (voice)
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
2018
as Amanda Waller (voice)
The Man from Earth: Holocene
2017
as Carolyn
Not Black Enough
2017
as Self
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
2016
as Self
The Secret She Kept
2016
as Beverly
Show Boat
2015
as Julie LaVerne
The Trip to Bountiful
2014
as Jessie Mae Watts
He's Way More Famous Than You
2013
as Vanessa Williams
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013
as Janice
A Mother's Love
2011
as Rochelle Richardson