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Vanessa L. William, Vanessa Lynn Williams
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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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- wc Gender: Female
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1963-03-18
- event Death Date Unknown
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 12.5
- info Birth Place Tarrytown, New York, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Vanessa Williams
6.1
Shaft
2000-06-15
5
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
2023-01-17
6.3
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
1991-08-23
6.4
Hoodlum
1997-08-27
6.3
A Diva's Christmas Carol
2000-12-13
6.1
Eraser
1996-06-21
5.9
And Then Came Love
2007-01-01
6.3
Soul Food
1997-09-26
5.9
Bye Bye Birdie
1995-12-03
4.7
My Brother
2006-01-01
6.3
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999-10-01
4.4
Futuresport
1999-09-30
0
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
2024-09-20
6.9
Dance with Me
1998-08-21
5.7
The Pick-up Artist
1987-09-18
2
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023-05-12
6.7
Hannah Montana: The Movie
2009-04-10
6.6
Light It Up
1999-11-04
5.5
Johnson Family Vacation
2004-04-07
6.4
The Courage to Love
2000-01-24
7.2
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005-08-07
6.6
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013-03-29
5.1
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
1989-02-05
4
He's Way More Famous Than You
2013-05-10
6
Shaft: Still the Man
2000-01-01
5.6
WW 3
2001-07-12
6.1
Don Quixote
2000-04-09
6
Nothing Lasts Forever
1995-11-04
5
Tripped Up
2023-10-20
0
Rehearsing a Dream
2006-08-25
0
A Mother's Love
2011-02-22
5.9
The Trip to Bountiful
2014-03-08
5.4
Another You
1991-07-26
5.5
Under the Gun
1988-04-25
4.3
Santa, Baby!
2001-12-17
0
Afrocentricity
2000-08-01
0
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990-09-08
6.8
The Secret She Kept
2016-07-10
5.5
The Man from Earth: Holocene
2017-10-13
0
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
2016-12-05
10
Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends
2000-09-05
7.3
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
1990-05-20
5.9
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003-02-10
5.8
Keep the Faith, Baby
2002-02-11
7.7
Not Black Enough
2017-04-28
2
Singleholic
2020-03-27
0
Show Boat
2015-10-16
0
Score with Chicks
1994-01-01
8.2
Miss Virginia
2019-10-18
8
It's Black Entertainment
2002-02-08
7.2
Batman: Hush
2019-07-19
0
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
2004-12-04
0
Christmas in Washington
2004-12-15
8.2
The Legend of Hallowaiian
2018-10-18
0
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
1998-06-09
0
Stompin' at the Savoy
1992-04-19
5.9
Bad Hair
2021-05-05
0
Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side
2020-12-05
6.6
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990-12-14
7.1
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
2018-03-23
5.8
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003-09-08
6.1
The Tony Danza Show
2004-09-13
6.3
T. J. Hooker
1982-03-13
6.5
Boomtown
2002-09-29
4.2
The Bachelorette
2003-01-08
8
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990-09-10
5.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05
4.5
The View
1997-08-11
0
LateLine
1998-03-17
7
L.A. Doctors
1998-09-21
6.9
MADtv
1995-10-14
5.7
South Beach
2006-01-11
6.3
Ugly Betty
2006-09-28
7.2
Chicago Hope
1994-09-18
5
Shear Genius
2007-04-11
5.1
Tamron Hall
2019-09-09
6.1
Jungle Cubs
1996-10-05
6.6
The Wendy Williams Show
2008-07-14
7
The Oscars
1953-03-19
7.4
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019-08-02
3
Good Day Live
2001-09-17
6.2
Partners in Crime
1984-09-27
6.1
666 Park Avenue
2012-09-30
6.7
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005-01-03
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009-02-02
4.5
Queen of the Universe
2021-12-02
8
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
2007-09-08
6.3
The Mindy Project
2012-09-25
0
Bethenny
2012-06-11
1
American Style
2019-01-13
7.2
Broad City
2014-01-22
7.9
Desperate Housewives
2004-10-03
6
Girls5eva
2021-05-06
7.5
VH1 Divas
1998-04-14
5
Tony Awards
1956-04-01
7.3
The Librarians
2014-12-07
5.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05
6.6
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010-03-05
7.3
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016-06-27
7.4
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012-10-22
7.2
The Odyssey
1997-05-18
7.4
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01
4.5
The View
1997-08-11
6.4
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022-09-12
6.6
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995-03-12
0
Nothing Lasts Forever
1995-11-05
4.8
The Reichen Show
2005-11-11
3.2
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996-06-10
6.2
Name That Tune
2021-01-06
6
Days of Our Lives
1965-11-08
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009-02-02
7.8
The Proud Family
2001-09-15
4.9
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009-07-16
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11
7.9
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993-01-03
3.4
Velma
2023-01-12
0
Stars in the House
2020-03-16
0
Stars in the House
2020-03-16
9.5
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004-01-01
4.5
Intimate Portrait
1993-11-14
4.2
Sherri
2022-09-12
0
A Capitol Fourth
1980-07-04
6.3
T.O.T.S.
2019-06-14
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009-02-02
7.5
American Experience
1988-10-04
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009-02-02
5.9
Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race
2020-04-24
7.9
Modern Family
2009-09-23
6
Match Game
2016-06-26
7.6
The Good Wife
2009-09-22
5
Daytime Divas
2017-06-05
6.7
The Jacksons: An American Dream
1992-11-15
7
Calling All T.O.T.S.
2020-03-30
0
Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams
2020-12-15
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
2007-02-22
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26