Vanessa Williams
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.
Cast
Shaft
Carmen Vasquez
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
Narrator (voice)
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Lulu Daniels
Hoodlum
Francine Hughes
A Diva's Christmas Carol
Ebony Scrooge
Eraser
Lee Cullen
And Then Came Love
Julie
Soul Food
Teri
Bye Bye Birdie
Rose Alvarez
My Brother
L'Tisha Morton
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Queen of Trash
Futuresport
Alexandra 'Alex' Torres
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
Self
Dance with Me
Ruby Sinclair
The Pick-up Artist
Rae, Girl with Dog
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
Self
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Vita
Light It Up
Audrey McDonald
Johnson Family Vacation
Dorothy Johnson
The Courage to Love
Mother Henriette Delille
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Witch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
Janice
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
Valentine Hayward
He's Way More Famous Than You
Vanessa Williams
Shaft: Still the Man
Self
WW3
M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams)
Don Quixote
Dulcinea / Aldonza
Nothing Lasts Forever
Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
Tripped Up
Patricia Chamberlain
Rehearsing a Dream
Self
A Mother's Love
Rochelle Richardson
The Trip to Bountiful
Jessie Mae Watts
Another You
Gloria
Under the Gun
Samantha Richards
Santa, Baby!
Alicia (voice)
Afrocentricity
Self
Seriously... Phil Collins
Rachel - TV Executive
The Secret She Kept
Beverly
The Man from Earth: Holocene
Carolyn
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
Self
Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends
Herself
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Terri Knight
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Unknown
Keep the Faith, Baby
Hazel Scott
Not Black Enough
Self
Singleholic
Jackie Chisolm
Show Boat
Julie LaVerne
Score with Chicks
Unknown
Miss Virginia
Sally Rae
It's Black Entertainment
Self - Host
Batman: Hush
Amanda Waller (voice)
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
Self
Christmas in Washington
Unknown
The Legend of Hallowaiian
Fire Goddess (voice)
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
Self
Stompin' at the Savoy
Pauline
Bad Hair
Zora
Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side
Unknown
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Lynette Parks
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
Amanda Waller (voice)
Gift for the Living
Narrator
Show of Titles
"Dear World" Performer
There She Is
Unknown
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
Self
The Little Pageant That Could
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Self (archive footage)
The Odyssey
Calypso
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Self
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Self