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Vanessa Williams

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Vanessa Williams

Born March 18, 1963 in Tarrytown, New York, USA49 films

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.

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Batman: Hush posterFirst watchBatman: Hush20197.2as Amanda Waller (voice)A mysterious new villain known only as Hush uses a gallery of villains to destroy Batman's crime-fighting career as well as Bruce Wayne's personal life, which has been further complicated…View film

Essential films

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Hannah Montana: The Movie poster6.6Hannah Montana: The Movie2009Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay poster7.1Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay2018Eraser poster6.1Eraser1996Shaft poster6.0Shaft2000Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man poster6.3Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man1991Dance with Me poster6.9Dance with Me1998Hoodlum poster6.5Hoodlum1997Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor poster6.7Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor2013

Filmography

49 films as actor
  1. TBAWomen Like Us
  2. 2023Tripped UpPatricia Chamberlain
  3. 2021Bad HairZora
  4. 2020Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side
  5. 2020SingleholicJackie Chisolm
  6. 2019Miss VirginiaSally Rae
  7. 2019Batman: HushAmanda Waller (voice)
  8. 2018The Legend of HallowaiianFire Goddess (voice)
  9. 2018Suicide Squad: Hell to PayAmanda Waller (voice)
  10. 2017The Man from Earth: HoloceneCarolyn
  11. 2016The Secret She KeptBeverly
  12. 2015Show BoatJulie LaVerne
  13. 2014The Trip to BountifulJessie Mae Watts
  14. 2013He's Way More Famous Than YouVanessa Williams
  15. 2013Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage CounselorJanice
  16. 2011A Mother's LoveRochelle Richardson
  17. 2009Hannah Montana: The MovieVita
  18. 2007And Then Came LoveJulie
  19. 2006My BrotherL'Tisha Morton
  20. 2005Gift for the LivingNarrator
  21. 2004Christmas in Washington
  22. 2004Johnson Family VacationDorothy Johnson
  23. 2002Keep the Faith, BabyHazel Scott
  24. 2001Santa, Baby!Alicia (voice)
  25. 2001WW3M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams)
  26. 2000A Diva's Christmas CarolEbony Scrooge
  27. 2000ShaftCarmen Vasquez
  28. 2000Don QuixoteDulcinea / Aldonza
  29. 2000The Courage to LoveMother Henriette Delille
  30. 1999Light It UpAudrey McDonald
  31. 1999The Adventures of Elmo in GrouchlandQueen of Trash
  32. 1999FuturesportAlexandra 'Alex' Torres
  33. 1998Dance with MeRuby Sinclair
  34. 1997Soul FoodTeri
  35. 1997HoodlumFrancine Hughes
  36. 1996EraserLee
  37. 1995Bye Bye BirdieRose Alvarez
  38. 1995Nothing Lasts ForeverDr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
  39. 1994Score with Chicks
  40. 1992Stompin' at the SavoyPauline
  41. 1991Harley Davidson and the Marlboro ManLulu Daniels
  42. 1991Another YouGloria
  43. 1990The Kid Who Loved ChristmasLynette Parks
  44. 1990Seriously... Phil CollinsRachel - TV Executive
  45. 1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced SingerTerri Knight
  46. 1989Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes ScandalValentine Hayward
  47. 1988Under the GunSamantha Richards
  48. 1987The Pick-up ArtistRae, Girl with Dog
  49. 1985Motown Returns to the Apollo