Vanessa Williams
Vanessa A. Williams (born May 12, 1963) is an American actress who has appeared in numerous television series. She is best known for her roles as Anne-Marie McCoy in the 1992 horror film Candyman and Rhonda Blair in the first season of the television soap opera, Melrose Place. In 1995, she was also a series regular in the television series Murder One. Though not related, she is sometimes confused with American actress, singer, and former Miss America 1984 Vanessa L. Williams. Both women were also coincidentally born in New York in the same year. In addition, Vanessa A. Williams starred in the television soap opera, Soul Food (TV series), while Vanessa L. Williams starred in the original film Soul Food (film).
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- Born:
- May 12, 1963 In Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 111
- First Appeared:
- In the series Miss America 1954-09-18
- Latest Project:
- Movie Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story 2022-09-19
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story | Lucille | 2022-09-19 |
| Movie | Mid-Century | Beverly Gordon | 2022-06-17 |
| Series | Queen of the Universe | Self - Judge | 2021-12-02 |
| Movie | Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunion | Eve Christmas | 2021-11-29 |
| Movie | Candyman | Anne-Marie McCoy | 2021-08-25 |
| Series | A Luv Tale | Candice | 2021-06-03 |
| Movie | Bad Hair | Zora | 2021-05-05 |
| Movie | Love on a Two Way Street | Gloria | 2020-12-12 |
| Series | Calling All T.O.T.S. | Captain Beakman (voice) | 2020-03-30 |
| Movie | Singleholic | Jackie Chisolm | 2020-03-27 |
| Series | American Style | 2019-01-13 | |
| Series | T.O.T.S. | Captain Beakman (voice) | 2019-06-14 |
| Movie | Miss Virginia | Sally Rae | 2019-10-18 |
| Movie | One Fine Christmas | Susan | 2019-11-15 |
| Movie | Batman: Hush | Amanda Waller (voice) | 2019-07-19 |
| Movie | The Legend of Hallowaiian | Fire Goddess (voice) | 2018-10-18 |
| Movie | Thriller | Mrs. Walker | 2018-09-23 |
| Movie | Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay | Amanda Waller (voice) | 2018-03-23 |
| Movie | The Man from Earth: Holocene | Carolyn | 2017-10-13 |
| Series | Daytime Divas | Maxine Robinson | 2017-06-05 |
| Movie | Not Black Enough | Self | 2017-04-28 |
| Movie | The Secret She Kept | Beverly | 2016-07-10 |
| Movie | Show Boat | Julie LaVerne | 2015-10-16 |
| Movie | Crossed the Line | Juice | 2014-01-01 |
| Movie | Men, Money & Gold Diggers | Sandra Winslow | 2014-01-01 |
| Movie | Swim Little Fish Swim | Naked Artist Throwing Ping Pong Balls on Mouse Traps | 2014-01-22 |
| Movie | The Trip to Bountiful | Jessie Mae Watts | 2014-03-08 |
| Series | The Flash | Francine West | 2014-10-07 |
| Movie | Raising Izzie | Tonya | 2013-08-06 |
| Movie | He's Way More Famous Than You | Vanessa Williams | 2013-05-10 |
| Movie | Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor | Janice | 2013-03-29 |
| Movie | Tyler Perry's Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor | Janice | 2013-03-29 |
| Series | 666 Park Avenue | Olivia Doran | 2012-09-30 |
| Movie | Sugar Mommas | Lynn | 2012-01-21 |
| Movie | A Mother's Love | Rochelle Richardson | 2011-02-22 |
| Movie | Imagine That | Lori Strother | 2009-06-19 |
| Movie | Contradictions of the Heart | Lea | 2009-06-01 |
| Movie | Hannah Montana: The Movie | Vita | 2009-04-10 |
| Movie | Flirting with Forty | Kristine | 2008-12-06 |
| Series | The Wendy Williams Show | Unknown | 2008-07-14 |
| Movie | Ice Spiders | Dr. April Sommers | 2007-06-09 |
| Movie | And Then Came Love | Julie | 2007-01-01 |
| Series | Ugly Betty | Willhelmina Slater | 2006-09-28 |
| Movie | Rehearsing a Dream | 2006-08-25 | |
| Series | South Beach | Elizabeth Bauer | 2006-01-11 |
| Movie | My Brother | L'Tisha Morton | 2006-01-01 |
| Movie | Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards | Witch (segment "Into the Woods") | 2005-08-07 |
| Movie | Christmas in Washington | 2004-12-15 | |
| Movie | The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest | Self | 2004-12-04 |
| Series | Desperate Housewives | Renee Perry | 2004-10-03 |
| Movie | Johnson Family Vacation | Dorothy Johnson | 2004-04-07 |
| Series | Cold Case | Unknown | 2003-09-28 |
| Movie | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | 2003-02-10 | |
| Movie | Black Listed | J.W. | 2003-01-21 |
| Movie | It's Black Entertainment | Self - Host | 2002-02-08 |
| Movie | Like Mike | Pharmacist | 2002-07-03 |
| Movie | Keep the Faith, Baby | Hazel Scott | 2002-02-11 |
| Movie | Our America | Sandra Williams | 2002-07-28 |
| Movie | Santa, Baby! | Alicia (voice) | 2001-12-17 |
| Series | Good Day Live | Unknown | 2001-09-17 |
| Movie | WW 3 | M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams) | 2001-07-12 |
| Movie | A Diva's Christmas Carol | Ebony Scrooge | 2000-12-13 |
| Series | Soul Food | Maxine Chadway | 2000-06-28 |
| Movie | Shaft | Carmen Vasquez | 2000-06-15 |
| Movie | Don Quixote | Dulcinea / Aldonza | 2000-04-09 |
| Movie | The Courage to Love | Mother Henriette Delille | 2000-01-24 |
| Movie | Punks | Jennifer | 2000-01-24 |
| Movie | Playing with Fire | Riana Roberts | 2000-01-01 |
| Series | Total Recall 2070 | Unknown | 1999-01-05 |
| Movie | Incognito | Wilhelmina Hunter | 1999-09-17 |
| Movie | Futuresport | Alexandra 'Alex' Torres | 1999-09-30 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | Queen of Trash | 1999-10-01 |
| Movie | Light It Up | Audrey McDonald | 1999-11-04 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | Queen of Trash | 1999-10-01 |
| Series | L.A. Doctors | Dr. Leanne Barrows | 1998-09-21 |
| Movie | Dance with Me | Ruby Sinclair | 1998-08-21 |
| Movie | Pavarotti & Friends 5 - For the Children of Liberia | Self | 1998-06-09 |
| Movie | Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia | Self | 1998-06-09 |
| Movie | Soul Food | Teri | 1997-09-26 |
| Series | Between Brothers | Unknown | 1997-09-11 |
| Movie | Hoodlum | Francine Hughes | 1997-08-27 |
| Series | The Odyssey | Calypso | 1997-05-18 |
| Movie | Eraser | Lee Cullen | 1996-06-21 |
| Series | Buddies | Unknown | 1996-03-05 |
| Series | The Pretender | Unknown | 1996-09-19 |
| Series | The Steve Harvey Show | Unknown | 1996-08-25 |
| Series | Malcolm & Eddie | Unknown | 1996-08-26 |
| Movie | Mother | Donna | 1996-12-25 |
| Movie | Bye Bye Birdie | Rose Alvarez | 1995-12-03 |
| Series | Nothing Lasts Forever | Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter | 1995-11-05 |
| Movie | Nothing Lasts Forever | Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter | 1995-11-04 |
| Series | Murder One | Lila | 1995-09-20 |
| Movie | Drop Squad | Mali | 1994-10-28 |
| Series | Chicago Hope | Unknown | 1994-09-18 |
| Movie | Score with Chicks | 1994-01-01 | |
| Series | Living Single | Unknown | 1993-08-29 |
| Movie | Stompin' at the Savoy | Pauline | 1992-04-19 |
| Movie | Candyman | Anne-Marie McCoy | 1992-10-16 |
| Series | The Jacksons: An American Dream | Suzanne de Passe | 1992-11-15 |
| Movie | Fatal Bond | Waitress | 1991-10-25 |
| Movie | Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | Lulu Daniels | 1991-08-23 |
| Movie | Another You | Gloria | 1991-07-26 |
| Movie | New Jack City | Keisha | 1991-03-08 |
| Movie | The Kid Who Loved Christmas | Lynette Parks | 1990-12-14 |
| Series | Law & Order | Unknown | 1990-09-13 |
| Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer | Terri Knight | 1990-05-20 |
| Movie | Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal | Valentine Hayward | 1989-02-05 |
| Movie | Under the Gun | Samantha Richards | 1988-04-25 |
| Movie | The Pick-up Artist | Rae, Girl with Dog | 1987-09-18 |
| Series | The Cosby Show | Unknown | 1984-09-20 |
| Series | Miss America | 1954-09-18 |