Vanessa Williams
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- ComedyUgly Betty
- ActionHarley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
- DramaMiss Virginia
- ComedyHannah Montana: The Movie
- ComedyDesperate Housewives
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- ComedySoul Food
- AnimationThe Legend of Hallowaiian
- ComedyAnd Then Came Love
- DramaThe Courage to Love
- ActionEraser
- ActionShaft
- DramaTemptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
- DramaThe Man from Earth: Holocene
- ActionFuturesport
- DramaLight It Up
- ComedyBye Bye Birdie
- DramaThe Courage to Love
- CrimeHoodlum
- AdventureSesame Street: The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
- AnimationSuicide Squad: Hell to Pay
- AnimationSuicide Squad: Hell to Pay
- ComedyAnother You
- ComedyMother
- ComedyHe's Way More Famous Than You
- AnimationDelhi Safari
- AnimationBatman: Hush
- ComedyA Diva's Christmas Carol
- DocumentaryIt's Black Entertainment
- showMama Mirabelle's Home Movies
- DocumentaryShaft: Still the Man
- showMiss America
- DramaMy Brother
- DocumentaryRehearsing a Dream
- DocumentaryNot Black Enough
- DocumentaryZora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space
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- movieVanessa Williams: Live From the West Side
- KidsT.O.T.S.
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- DramaThe Jacksons: An American Dream
- AnimationSanta, Baby!
- DramaStompin' at the Savoy
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- ThrillerFull Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
- DramaKeep the Faith, Baby
- MusicChristmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends
- DocumentaryHappy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
- Drama666 Park Avenue
- AdventureDon Quixote
- ComedyBad Hair
- SoapDaytime Divas
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- DramaThe Secret She Kept
- DocumentaryElla Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams
- ComedyThe Pick-up Artist
- CrimePerry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
- ComedyA Mother's Love
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- MusicShow Boat
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- ComedyScore with Chicks
- DramaBroadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
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- ComedyTripped Up
- DocumentaryAmerican Style
- DramaThe Kid Who Loved Christmas
- MusicPavarotti & Friends 5 - For the Children of Liberia
- DocumentaryUnchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
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Vanessa Williams
Actor
An American pop-R&B recording artist, producer, dancer, model, and actress. In 1983, she became the first woman of African-American descent to be crowned Miss America, but a scandal involving nude photographs caused her to relinquish her title early. Williams rebounded by launching a career as an entertainer, earning Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award nominations.
Williams released her debut album The Right Stuff in 1988, which spawned the hits "The Right Stuff," a #1 on Hot Dance Songs, and "Dreamin'," a #1 on R&B and #8 on Billboard Hot 100. Her second studio album, The Comfort Zone, in 1991 topped the Billboard R&B Album Chart, and spawned the number-one hit, "Save the Best for Last."
In 1994 she debuted on Broadway in the musical Kiss of the Spider Woman. In 1995 she recorded the Oscar-winner for Best Original Song, "Colors of the Wind," from the Disney animated feature film Pocahontas. It went on to reach #4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Williams's first major movie role was as the star of the feature film Eraser in 1996. She also starred in the movies Soul Food, Dance with Me, The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, Shaft and Johnson Family Vacation.
From 2006 to 2010 she played the role of self-absorbed diva and former supermodel Wilhelmina Slater in the ABC comedy series Ugly Betty. In 2009, Williams released her eighth studio album, The Real Thing. In 2010 she joined the ensemble cast of the series Desperate Housewives as spoiled rich woman Renee Perry.
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- Place of Birth
- Tarrytown, New York, USA
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- 72
- Website
- https://www.vanessawilliams.com