Highest rated as cast or director
Soul Food
1997
Ugly Betty
2006 · 4 Seasons
666 Park Avenue
2012 · 1 Season
Shaft
2000
Dance with Me
1998
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.
Acted in 91
2020s
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
Show of Titles
"Dear World" Performer
- 2020
Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side
Movie
Singleholic
Jackie Chisolm
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
Daytime Divas
Maxine Robinson · 10 episodes
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
The Trip to Bountiful
Jessie Mae Watts
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
A Mother's Love
Rochelle Richardson
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
Mama Mirabelle (voice) · 26 episodes
Shear Genius
TV
And Then Came Love
Julie
- 2006
Desperate Housewives: Les Secrets de la Série
Renee Perry
South Beach
Elizabeth Bauer · 8 episodes
My Brother
L'Tisha Morton
- 2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Witch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
- 2004
Christmas in Washington
Movie
- 2003
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Movie
- 2002
Keep the Faith, Baby
Hazel Scott
- 2001
Santa, Baby!
Alicia (voice)
WW3
M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams)
- 2000
A Diva's Christmas Carol
Ebony Scrooge
Don Quixote
Dulcinea / Aldonza
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
VH1 Divas
TV
- 1997
- 1996
- 1995
Bye Bye Birdie
Rose Alvarez
Nothing Lasts Forever
Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter · 2 episodes
Nothing Lasts Forever
Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
- 1994
Score with Chicks
Movie
- 1993
- 1992
Stompin' at the Savoy
Pauline
- 1991
- 1990
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Lynette Parks
Seriously... Phil Collins
Rachel - TV Executive
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Terri Knight
1980s
- 1989
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
Valentine Hayward
- 1988
Under the Gun
Samantha Richards
- 1987
- 1985
Motown Returns to the Apollo
Movie
- 1984
Partners in Crime
TV
- 1982
1960s
- 1965
Produced 1
Appearances56
2020s
- 2026
- 2024
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
Self
The Little Pageant That Could
Self (archive footage)
- 2023
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
Self
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
Narrator (voice)
- 2022
Los lunes a las 9
Self (Archive Footage)
- 2021
Queen of the Universe
Self - Judge · 14 episodes
- 2020
Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams
Self - Host · 1 episode
2010s
- 2019
American Style
Self · 4 episodes
- 2018
- 2017
Not Black Enough
Self
- 2016
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
Self
- 2012
Bethenny
Self - Guest · 1 episode
- 2011
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Self
- 2007
- 2005
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Self
Gift for the Living
Narrator
- 2004
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
Self
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Self (archive footage)
- 2003
- 2002
It's Black Entertainment
Self - Host
Miss America
Self (archival footage)
- 2001
1990s
- 1998
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
Self
- 1997
- 1996
- 1995
MADtv
Self · 1 episode
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
Self
- 1993
David Foster's Christmas Album
Self
- 1992
The Jaleel White Special
Self
1980s
- 1988
- 1980
