Vanessa Williams
Actor · Executive Producer
Born Mar 18, 1963 · Tarrytown, New York, USA
Active 1965–present · 5′6″ (168 cm)
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.
Filmography
Modern Family (2009) — RhondaThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) — Danny MitchellDesperate Housewives (2004) — Renee PerryStar Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) — ArandisHannah Montana: The Movie (2009) — VitaThe Good Wife (2009) — Courtney PaigeBatman: Hush (2019) — Amanda Waller (voice)The Odyssey (1997) — CalypsoSuicide Squad: Hell to Pay (2018) — Amanda Waller (voice)Eraser (1996) — Dr. Lee CullenThe Librarians (2014) — Cynthia RockwellShaft (2000) — Carmen VasquezBroad City (2014) — Elizabeth CarltonHarley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991) — Lulu DanielsThe Proud Family (2001) — Debra (voice)Ally McBeal (1997) — Sheila HuntDance with Me (1998) — Ruby SinclairUgly Betty (2006) — Wilhelmina SlaterHoodlum (1997) — Francine HughesTemptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013) — JaniceThe Mindy Project (2012) — Dr. PhillipsElsbeth (2024) — Roslyn BridwellDays of Our Lives (1965) — Valerie GrantThe Man from Earth: Holocene (2017) — Carolyn