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.
Known For
Top 40 Movies
Batman: Hush
2019
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
Eraser
1996
Bad Hair
2021
Hannah Montana: The Movie
2009
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
The Trip to Bountiful
2014
Shaft
2000
Hoodlum
1997
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023
Gift for the Living
2005
Nothing Lasts Forever
1995
The Little Pageant That Could
2024
It's Black Entertainment
2002
The Man from Earth: Holocene
2017
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
2018
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
1991
Johnson Family Vacation
2004
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013
Dance with Me
1998
The Pick-up Artist
1987
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999
Don Quixote
2000
Another You
1991
Show Boat
2015
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
The Legend of Hallowaiian
2018
Soul Food
1997
Futuresport
1999
Bye Bye Birdie
1995
My Brother
2006
Light It Up
1999
Tripped Up
2023
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
2024
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
Miss Virginia
2019
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
1989
Under the Gun
1988