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Vanessa Williams
Born 1963-03-18Tarrytown, New York, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia FieldSelfThe Little Pageant That CouldSelf (archive footage)Tripped UpPatricia ChamberlainCelebrating 50 Years of Broadway's BestSelfZora Neale Hurston: Claiming a SpaceNarrator (voice)Los lunes a las 9Self (Archive Footage)Show of Titles"Dear World" PerformerBad HairZoraVanessa Williams: Live From the West SideRoleThere She IsRoleSingleholicJackie ChisolmMiss VirginiaSally RaeBatman: HushAmanda Waller (voice)The Legend of HallowaiianFire Goddess (voice)Suicide Squad: Hell to PayAmanda Waller (voice)The Man from Earth: HoloceneCarolynNot Black EnoughSelfVH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent NightSelfThe Secret She KeptBeverlyShow BoatJulie LaVerneThe Trip to BountifulJessie Mae WattsHe's Way More Famous Than YouVanessa WilliamsTemptation: Confessions of a Marriage CounselorJaniceA Mother's LoveRochelle Richardson