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Vanessa Williams, the first Black Miss America in 1984, navigated a scandalous resignation when nude photographs were published, only to carve out a multifaceted career in music and acting. Her vocal prowess and acting range have earned her critical acclaim and millions in album sales, cementing her status as a resilient and multifaceted icon of American entertainment.
The roles that explain the career.
58 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wild Rose | Joyce | TV |
| 2024 | Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field | Self | Film |
| 2021 | Candyman | Anne-Marie McCoy | Film |
| 2019 | T.O.T.S. | Captain Beakman (voice) | TV |
| 2019 | Batman: Hush | Amanda Waller (voice) | Film |
| 2018 | The Legend of Hallowaiian | Fire Goddess (voice) | Film |
| 2018 | Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay | Amanda Waller (voice) | Film |
| 2013 | He's Way More Famous Than You | Vanessa Williams | Film |
| 2013 | Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor | Janice | Film |
| 2012 | Raising Izzie | Tonya | Film |
| 2009 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | Vita | Film |
| 2009 | Imagine That | Lori Strother | Film |
| 2009 | Contradictions of the Heart | Lea | Film |
| 2008 | Flirting with Forty | Kristine | Film |
| 2007 | Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies | Mama Mirabelle (voice) | TV |
| 2007 | And Then Came Love | Julie | Film |
| 2007 | Ice Spiders | Dr. April Sommers | Film |
| 2006 | My Brother | L'Tisha Morton | Film |
| 2006 | South Beach | Elizabeth Bauer | TV |
| 2006 | Ugly Betty | Wilhelmina Slater | TV |
| 2005 | Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards | Witch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage) | Film |
| 2004 | Johnson Family Vacation | Dorothy Johnson | Film |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives | Renee Perry | TV |
| 2003 | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | Film | |
| 2003 | Black Listed | J.W. | Film |
| 2002 | Our America | Sandra Williams | Film |
| 2002 | Miss America | Self (archival footage) | Film |
| 2000 | Soul Food | Maxine Chadway | TV |
| 2000 | The Courage to Love | Mother Henriette Delille | Film |
| 2000 | Shaft | Carmen Vasquez | Film |
| 2000 | A Diva's Christmas Carol | Ebony Scrooge | Film |
| 2000 | Don Quixote | Dulcinea / Aldonza | Film |
| 2000 | The Courage to Love | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | Queen of Trash | Film |
| 1999 | Light It Up | Audrey McDonald | Film |
| 1999 | Futuresport | Alexandra 'Alex' Torres | Film |
| 1998 | Dance with Me | Ruby Sinclair | Film |
| 1998 | Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia | Self | Film |
| 1997 | Hoodlum | Francine Hughes | Film |
| 1997 | Soul Food | Teri | Film |
| 1997 | The Odyssey | Calypso | TV |
| 1996 | Mother | Donna | Film |
| 1996 | Eraser | Lee Cullen | Film |
| 1995 | Bye Bye Birdie | Rose Alvarez | Film |
| 1995 | Nothing Lasts Forever | Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter | Film |
| 1994 | Lamineros y ficheras | Dancer | Film |
| 1994 | Drop Squad | Mali | Film |
| 1993 | David Foster's Christmas Album | Self | Film |
| 1992 | The Jacksons: An American Dream | Suzanne de Passe | TV |
| 1992 | Candyman | Anne-Marie McCoy | Film |
| 1991 | Another You | Gloria | Film |
| 1991 | Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | Lulu Daniels | Film |
| 1991 | New Jack City | Keisha | Film |
| 1991 | Fatal Bond | Waitress | Film |
| 1990 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer | Terri Knight | Film |
| 1989 | Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal | Valentine Hayward | Film |
| 1987 | The Pick-up Artist | Rae, Girl with Dog | Film |
| 1980 | A Capitol Fourth | Self | TV |
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